Does this scrape Google directly?

No — it uses SerpAPI, an official third-party API built for this purpose, so results are reliable and Google's terms are respected.

How many keywords can I track?

As many as you add rows for — just budget your SerpAPI plan's monthly search quota (the free tier covers about 25 keywords checked weekly).

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AI SEO Rank Tracker & Digest

Every week, this automation reads your tracked keyword list, queries SerpAPI's official Google Search API for your current ranking position on each one, and logs the result to a history sheet. The week's rankings are then summarized by AI into a short digest highlighting what's ranking well and what's slipping — delivered to your inbox and Slack, no manual rank-checking required.

Automation flow

Step 1

Weekly Trigger

Every Monday at 8am, the workflow reads your tracked keyword list.

Step 2

Fetch Rankings

SerpAPI's official Google Search API returns the current organic results for each keyword.

Step 3

Extract & Log Position

Your domain's position is found and logged as a new row in your rank history sheet.

Step 4

AI Summary

The week's results are sent to AI, which writes a digest of what's improving and what needs attention.

Step 5

Deliver Digest

The digest is emailed and posted to Slack.

How it works

1Every Monday at 8am, n8n reads your tracked keyword list.
2For each keyword, it queries SerpAPI's official Google Search API and finds your domain's position in the organic results (or null if you're not in the top 100).
3Every result is logged as a new row in your Rank History sheet, so you keep a full history over time.
4The week's results are summarized and sent to the AI, which writes a short digest highlighting what's ranking well and what needs attention.
5You get the digest by email and/or Slack.

Services used

SerpAPIGoogle SheetsAI API (BYO key)GmailSlack

What you'll need

| Tool | Cost | Why | |---|---|---| | n8n Cloud or self-hosted | Free tier works | Runs the automation | | [SerpAPI](https://serpapi.com) | Free tier (100 searches/month) | Official Google search results API — no scraping | | An AI API key (OpenAI or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint) | Pay-per-use, a few cents/week at this volume | Writes the weekly summary | | Google account | Free | Sheets for keyword list + rank history | | Gmail and/or Slack | Free | Delivers the digest |

What's included

Official Google Search API — no scraping
Full rank history logged automatically
AI-written weekly digest, not just raw numbers
Works with any number of tracked keywords

Estimate what this could save you

Times per week

Minutes each time

Your hourly value ($)

3.6 hours/month

≈ $108/month in your time

A rough estimate based on what you enter above — not a guarantee. Actual time saved depends on your process.

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Structurally validated: automatically checked for valid n8n format before every deploy.

Difficulty: Medium
Setup time: ~20 min
Integrations: 5
Node count: 10
Format: .json + guide