{ "name": "Score a Google Sheets list of link prospects by domain authority and spam score", "nodes": [ { "parameters": { "content": "## Score a Google Sheets list of link prospects by domain authority and spam score\n\n### Who's it for\nLink builders, SEO agencies, PR and outreach teams who collect prospect sites in Google Sheets and want to drop weak or spammy domains before sending a single e-mail, without a Moz or Ahrefs seat.\n\n### How it works\n1. Reads every domain from the `Prospects` tab (column `domain`; URLs are fine).\n2. A Code node sends them in one batch to the **Bulk Domain Authority Checker** Actor on Apify (`plainrows/domain-authority-checker`).\n3. The Actor returns a 0-100 domain rank (DataForSEO, based on the backlink profile) and a 0-100 spam score for each domain.\n4. A Code node labels each domain `keep`, `check (low rank)`, `skip (spam)` or `no data`, from the thresholds in **Settings**.\n5. One row per domain is written to the `Scores` tab.\n\n### Requirements\n- An Apify account (free plan available) and its API token.\n- A Google Sheets account and a spreadsheet with a `Prospects` tab and a `Scores` 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- Change `minRank` and `maxSpamScore` in the **Settings** node.\n- Add `includeBacklinks: true` or `includeReferringDomains: true` to the Actor input for backlink counts (one more batch fee per 1,000 domains each).\n- Swap the Manual Trigger for a Schedule Trigger to re-score the list every month.\n\nPricing: pay per domain with data, a tiny lookup fee per domain sent and a fee per batch of up to 1,000 domains (see the Actor's Pricing tab); duplicates and invalid entries are not billed.", "height": 760, "width": 520 }, "id": "3bbc96fe-ee68-5d72-a90c-aa528137716d", "name": "Description", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ -660, -340 ] }, { "parameters": { "content": "### Setup\n1. Create a spreadsheet with two tabs: `Prospects` (header `domain` in A1, one domain or URL per row) and `Scores` (empty).\n2. Connect Google Sheets in both Sheets nodes and paste the spreadsheet URL.\n3. Add your Apify credential (free account at apify.com) to *Check authority*.\n4. Set `minRank` and `maxSpamScore` in **Settings** to your own link-building rules.\n\nThe Apify free plan checks the first 50 domains of a run; a paid Apify plan checks up to 10,000 in one run.", "height": 340, "width": 420, "color": 7 }, "id": "0f9ad01b-73f3-5026-96d6-486bd99a3b7a", "name": "Setup", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 440, -340 ] }, { "parameters": {}, "id": "0d457df2-d08d-5a3e-82a9-b84b2de78dd5", "name": "Start", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ -220, 120 ] }, { "parameters": { "assignments": { "assignments": [ { "id": "41aa286f-fe5a-56a9-acd0-a371a2e1f20b", "name": "minRank", "value": 30, "type": "number" }, { "id": "111fa695-56b8-54f8-8232-6e3039f0fd57", "name": "maxSpamScore", "value": 30, "type": "number" } ] }, "options": {} }, "id": "f07c0a54-713d-5b9f-b692-d23da8b5dc2b", "name": "Settings", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "typeVersion": 3.4, "position": [ 0, 120 ] }, { "parameters": { "documentId": { "__rl": true, "value": "", "mode": "url" }, "sheetName": { "__rl": true, "value": "Prospects", "mode": "name" }, "options": {} }, "id": "aebf4108-a766-52bf-951f-b3dfc8d24af0", "name": "Read prospects", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets", "typeVersion": 4.5, "position": [ 220, 120 ], "credentials": { "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": { "id": "", "name": "Google Sheets account" } } }, { "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Collect the domains of column \"domain\" into one list (one Actor run for the whole sheet, up to 10,000 domains).\nconst domains = $input.all()\n .map((item) => String(item.json.domain ?? '').trim())\n .filter(Boolean);\nif (domains.length === 0) throw new Error('No domain found: add a column named \"domain\" to the Prospects tab.');\nreturn [{ json: { domains } }];" }, "id": "9e675042-d43d-5102-9084-2db1efc6538f", "name": "Collect domains", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 440, 120 ] }, { "parameters": { "resource": "Actors", "operation": "Run actor and get dataset", "actorId": "plainrows~domain-authority-checker", "customBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ domains: $json.domains, includeSpamScore: true }) }}", "maxTotalChargeUsd": 5 }, "id": "c923ac21-b149-57f0-a812-d5e428470243", "name": "Check authority", "type": "@apify/n8n-nodes-apify.apify", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 660, 120 ], "credentials": { "apifyApi": { "id": "", "name": "Apify account" } } }, { "parameters": { "jsCode": "// One row per domain with a keep / check / skip verdict from the thresholds in Settings.\nconst { minRank, maxSpamScore } = $('Settings').first().json;\nreturn $input.all()\n .map((i) => i.json)\n .filter((d) => d.domain)\n .map((d) => {\n let verdict = 'no data';\n if (d.found !== false && d.domainRank != null) {\n if (d.spamScore != null && d.spamScore > maxSpamScore) verdict = 'skip (spam)';\n else if (d.domainRank >= minRank) verdict = 'keep';\n else verdict = 'check (low rank)';\n }\n return {\n json: {\n domain: d.domain,\n domainRank: d.domainRank ?? null,\n spamScore: d.spamScore ?? null,\n verdict,\n checkedAt: d.observedAt,\n },\n };\n });" }, "id": "326f6045-aafc-5f8f-9926-8ff726e6066b", "name": "Score prospects", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [ 880, 120 ] }, { "parameters": { "operation": "append", "documentId": { "__rl": true, "value": "", "mode": "url" }, "sheetName": { "__rl": true, "value": "Scores", "mode": "name" }, "columns": { "mappingMode": "autoMapInputData", "value": {}, "matchingColumns": [], "schema": [] }, "options": {} }, "id": "51623643-bf10-5af0-90d2-ca60accefbe0", "name": "Write scores", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets", "typeVersion": 4.5, "position": [ 1100, 120 ], "credentials": { "googleSheetsOAuth2Api": { "id": "", "name": "Google Sheets account" } } } ], "connections": { "Start": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Settings", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Settings": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Read prospects", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Read prospects": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Collect domains", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Collect domains": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Check authority", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Check authority": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Score prospects", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Score prospects": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Write scores", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } }, "pinData": {}, "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" }, "meta": { "templateCredsSetupCompleted": false } }