Automate Daily Keyword Research with Google Sheets, Suggest API & Custom Search

Who's it for

This workflow is perfect for SEO specialists, marketers, bloggers, and content creators who want to automate keyword research using Google Sheets, Google Suggest, and Google Custom Search. Ideal for those building content pipelines, researching trends, or powering AI content generation with fresh search data.

What it does

This workflow automates the process of discovering a new keyword daily. It:

Rotates through a keyword list in Google Sheets

Selects one keyword per day

Fetches autocomplete suggestions from Google Suggest

Queries the Google Custom Search API for top results

Returns structured JSON containing titles, links, and snippets

How it works

Manual Trigger – Initiates workflow manually

Google Sheets – Reads keywords from a sheet (column: Title or Keyword)

Code Node – Selects a daily keyword based on the number of days since July 4, 2025

Set Node – Saves the selected keyword as seed_keyword

HTTP Request – Fetches autocomplete suggestions from Google Suggest API

Function Node – Parses suggestions into usable items

HTTP Request – Calls Google Custom Search API for each suggestion

Code Node – Formats the search results into JSON

How to set up

Connect your Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials in n8n

Use credential variables for Google Custom Search (⚠️ do not hardcode your key and cx)

Replace the sample sheet ID with your own

Run the workflow manually or schedule it daily

Requirements

Google account

Enabled Custom Search JSON API on Google Cloud

Google Sheet with a column labeled Title or Keyword

n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)

How to customize

Change the start date to control the keyword rotation cycle

Randomize keyword selection instead of rotating

Enrich results using tools like Ahrefs or SEMrush

Push final output to Telegram, Notion, Slack, or Airtable

Add filtering logic based on CPC, volume, or duplicates

Example Sheet

📄 Click Here to access the example Google Sheet

Sheet must contain a column Title or Keyword in the first row:

Title

teknologi AI

berita viral

tren startup