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    "owner": "n8n-user",
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        "content": "## Generate SEO Keyword Search Volume Data using Google API\n\n## Use Case\nGenerate accurate search volume data for SEO keyword research:\n- You have a list of potential keywords to target for your website SEO but don't know their actual search volume\n- You need historical data to identify seasonal trends in keyword popularity\n- You want to assess keyword difficulty to prioritize your content strategy\n- You need data-driven insights for planning your SEO campaigns\n\n## What this Workflow Does\nThe workflow connects to Google's Keyword Planner API to retrieve keyword metrics for your SEO research:\n\n- Fetches monthly search volume for each keyword\n- Provides historical trends data for the past 12 months\n- Calculates keyword difficulty scores\n- Delivers competition metrics from Google Ads\n\n\n## Setup\n1. Fill the `Set 20 Keywords` with up to 20 Keywords of your choosing in an array e.g. [\"keyword 1\", \"keyword 2\",...]\n2. Create a Google Ads API account and add credentials to `Get Search Data` node\n3. Replace the `Connect to your own database` with your own database for the output\n\n\n## How to Adjust it to Your Needs\n- Change the `Set 20 Keywords` node input to a source of your choosing e.g. Airtable database with 20 keywords\n- Connect to output source of your choosing \n\n\nMade by Simon @ automake.io"
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        "content": "**Update record in own Database**"
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        "content": "**POST request to Google API for Keyword Data**"
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        "content": "**REQUIRED**\nRemove pinned data in 'Set >= 20 Keywords' to test and connect to own datasource if desired"
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      "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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        "content": "**REQUIRED**\nAt this time 15/10/2024 this API endpoint is the latest, it will need to be updated as it changes\n{{ $env.API_BASE_URL }}\n\n**Replace the following in the HTTP request with your own account values**\n- URL >> customer_id must be your own account customer id e.g. '1234567890' in {{ $env.API_BASE_URL }}\n- developer-token\n- login-customer-id"
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  "name": "Manualtrigger Workflow",
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    "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
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    "timezone": "UTC",
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  "description": "Automated workflow: Manualtrigger Workflow. This workflow integrates 7 different services: stickyNote, httpRequest, splitOut, set, stopAndError. It contains 14 nodes and follows best practices for error handling and security.",
  "tags": [
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    "n8n",
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    "optimized"
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  "notes": "Excellent quality workflow: Manualtrigger Workflow. This workflow has been optimized for production use with comprehensive error handling, security, and documentation."
}