{"product_id":"n8n-workflow-validate-apify-supplier-price-comparisons","title":"n8n Workflow: Validate Apify Supplier Price Comparisons","description":"\u003ch3\u003eValidate Apify Supplier Price Comparisons (Download Clean CSV + Diagnostics)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis manual n8n workflow starts or resumes an \u003cstrong\u003eApify “Supplier Catalog Comparison”\u003c\/strong\u003e actor run, waits for it to finish, then \u003cstrong\u003evalidates the downloaded outputs\u003c\/strong\u003e—exporting a validated \u003cstrong\u003eCOMPARISON.csv\u003c\/strong\u003e plus a \u003cstrong\u003eDIAGNOSTICS.json\u003c\/strong\u003e report for downstream processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this workflow does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for n8n users and automation engineers, this workflow automates the critical “trust-but-verify” step after an Apify supplier price comparison completes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRun control \u0026amp; settings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Loads comparison settings and defaults to resuming an existing Apify actor run ID.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eValidation before execution:\u003c\/strong\u003e Validates the provided settings and either continues with the provided run ID or starts a single new Apify run only when explicitly confirmed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolling for completion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Checks the Apify actor run status up to \u003cstrong\u003e18 times\u003c\/strong\u003e, waiting \u003cstrong\u003e10 seconds\u003c\/strong\u003e between checks while the run is in progress.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFetch Apify outputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once successful, downloads \u003cstrong\u003eSUMMARY\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e (JSON records) and \u003cstrong\u003eCOMPARISON.csv\u003c\/strong\u003e from the actor run’s Apify key-value store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutput verification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Validates status codes, row counts, required CSV headers, CSV formatting, and size limits—then flags common data risks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDownloads for you:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exports \u003cstrong\u003eCOMPARISON.csv\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDIAGNOSTICS.json\u003c\/strong\u003e as binary attachments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eResume a paused or previously started Apify supplier comparison and quickly confirm the CSV is ready for imports.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCatch issues early (missing headers, malformed CSV, unexpected row counts) before loading price data into your SaaS pipeline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProvide operators with a DIAGNOSTICS.json audit trail for repeatable price comparison results.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntegration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Apify via \u003cstrong\u003en8n HTTP Request\u003c\/strong\u003e using an \u003cstrong\u003eApify HTTP Header Auth\u003c\/strong\u003e credential (e.g., \u003ccode\u003eAuthorization: Bearer \u0026lt;APIFY_TOKEN\u0026gt;\u003c\/code\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorkflow nodes:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ccode\u003eif\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ecode\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eno op\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ewait\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003esticky note\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ehttp request\u003c\/code\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e validated \u003cstrong\u003eCOMPARISON.csv\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDIAGNOSTICS.json\u003c\/strong\u003e for downstream automation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"N8N Commerce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46075748221107,"sku":"N8N-19831","price":55.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/6279\/6723\/files\/KMGEuBivtacunlpGsJCWk_ibgcInMy.png?v=1790154185","url":"https:\/\/buyflowscripts.com\/products\/n8n-workflow-validate-apify-supplier-price-comparisons","provider":"N8N Commerce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}