Automate research paper collection with Bright Data & n8n
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 6 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Google Sheets. It also calls api.brightdata.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Set Research topic (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: Topic
- Send Request to Bright Data API (HTTP Request): calls api.brightdata.com (POST)
- Extract Data from HTML (Title, Author, etc.) (HTML): parses or builds HTML
- Clean & Structure Extracted Data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Save Results to Google Sheet (Google Sheets): append
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.brightdata.com
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Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (6)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - HTML
n8n-nodes-base.html - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
From the author
Description This workflow automatically collects and organizes research papers from academic databases and journals into Google Sheets. It helps researchers and students save time by eliminating manual searches across multiple academic sources and…