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  "name": "Generate keyword ideas with search volume and difficulty into Google Sheets",
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        "content": "## Generate keyword ideas with search volume and difficulty into Google Sheets\n\n### Who's it for\nBloggers, content marketers and SEO agencies who plan articles or campaigns and need keyword ideas with real metrics.\n\n### How it works\n1. A form asks for seed keywords (one per line), the type of ideas (long-tail suggestions, related searches or same-topic ideas), the country and optional minimum volume.\n2. The **Keyword Ideas Generator** Actor on Apify (`plainrows/keyword-ideas-generator`) returns up to 1,000 ideas per seed with Google search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, competition and search intent.\n3. A Code node keeps the ideas found and formats them.\n4. Ideas are appended to the `Ideas` tab of your Google Sheet, ready to sort and filter.\n\n### Requirements\n- An Apify account (free plan available) and its API token.\n- A Google Sheets account and a spreadsheet with an `Ideas` tab.\n- The Apify node is the verified community node `@apify/n8n-nodes-apify` (available on n8n Cloud; on self-hosted n8n install it from Settings > Community nodes).\n\n### How to customize\n- Add include/exclude words or a maximum difficulty to the Apify node input.\n- Send the best ideas to Notion or Airtable as a content calendar.\n- Chain an AI node to cluster ideas by topic.\n\nPricing: a small fee per seed plus a price per idea returned.",
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        "content": "### Setup\n1. Add your Apify credential (free account at apify.com) to *Generate keyword ideas*.\n2. Connect Google Sheets, paste your spreadsheet URL and create a tab named `Ideas`.\n3. Open the form URL from the trigger and submit a seed keyword.\n\nCost: a small fee per seed plus a price per idea returned (see the Actor's Pricing tab). The node's *Maximum Cost per Run* caps every run.",
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      "parameters": {
        "formTitle": "Keyword ideas",
        "formDescription": "One seed keyword per line.",
        "formFields": {
          "values": [
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Seed keywords",
              "fieldType": "textarea",
              "placeholder": "coffee maker",
              "requiredField": true
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Mode",
              "fieldType": "dropdown",
              "fieldOptions": {
                "values": [
                  {
                    "option": "Long-tail suggestions"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "Related searches"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "Same topic ideas"
                  }
                ]
              },
              "requiredField": true
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Country",
              "fieldType": "dropdown",
              "fieldOptions": {
                "values": [
                  {
                    "option": "US"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "GB"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "CA"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "AU"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "IE"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "IN"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "DE"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "AT"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "CH"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "FR"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "BE"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "ES"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "MX"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "IT"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "NL"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "PT"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "BR"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "PL"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "SE"
                  },
                  {
                    "option": "JP"
                  }
                ]
              },
              "requiredField": true
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Ideas per seed",
              "fieldType": "number",
              "placeholder": "100"
            },
            {
              "fieldLabel": "Minimum monthly searches",
              "fieldType": "number",
              "placeholder": "50"
            }
          ]
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        "options": {}
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      "name": "Keyword research form",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
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      "parameters": {
        "resource": "Actors",
        "operation": "Run actor and get dataset",
        "actorId": "plainrows~keyword-ideas-generator",
        "customBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({\n  seedKeywords: $json['Seed keywords'].split('\\n').map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean),\n  mode: { 'Long-tail suggestions': 'suggestions', 'Related searches': 'related', 'Same topic ideas': 'ideas' }[$json['Mode']] || 'suggestions',\n  country: $json['Country'],\n  maxIdeasPerSeed: Number($json['Ideas per seed']) || 100,\n  minSearchVolume: Number($json['Minimum monthly searches']) || undefined\n}) }}",
        "maxTotalChargeUsd": 5
      },
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      "name": "Generate keyword ideas",
      "type": "@apify/n8n-nodes-apify.apify",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
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          "name": "Apify account"
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// One row per keyword idea, ready for Google Sheets.\nreturn $input.all()\n  .filter((item) => item.json.found !== false)\n  .map(({ json: k }) => ({\n    json: {\n      keyword: k.keyword,\n      seed: k.seed,\n      searchVolume: k.searchVolume ?? null,\n      cpcUsd: k.cpcUsd ?? null,\n      keywordDifficulty: k.keywordDifficulty ?? null,\n      searchIntent: k.searchIntent ?? null,\n      competition: k.competitionLevel ?? null,\n      trendYearlyPct: k.trendYearlyPct ?? null,\n      country: k.country,\n      generatedAt: k.observedAt,\n    },\n  }));"
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      "parameters": {
        "operation": "append",
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "",
          "mode": "url"
        },
        "sheetName": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "Ideas",
          "mode": "name"
        },
        "columns": {
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          "value": {},
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      "name": "Append ideas to Google Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "typeVersion": 4.5,
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          "name": "Google Sheets account"
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