Collect LinkedIn Profiles with AI Processing using SerpAPI, OpenAI, and NocoDB

What problem does this solve?

It fetches LinkedIn profiles for a multitude of purposes based on a keyword and location via Google search and stores them in an Excel file for download and in a NocoDB database. It tries to avoid using costly services and should be n8n beginner friendly. It uses the serpapi.com to avoid being blocked by Google Search and to process the data in an easier way.

What does it do?

Based on criteria input, it searches LinkedIn profiles It discards unnecessary data and turns the follower count into a real number The output is provided as an Excel table for download and in a NocoDB database

How does it do it?

Based on criteria input, it uses serpAPI.com to conduct Google search of the respective LinkedI profiles With OpenAI.com the name of the respective company is being added With OpenAI.com the follower number e.g., 300+ is turned into a real number: 300 All unnecessary metadata is being discarded As an output an Excel file is being created The output is stored in a nocodb.com table

Step-by-step instruction

Import the Workflow: Copy the workflow JSON from the "Template Code" section below. Import it into n8n via "Import from File" or "Import from URL".

Set up a free account at serpapi.com and get API credentials to enable good Google search results

Set up an API account at openai.com and get API key

Set up a nocodb.com account (or self-host) and get the API credentials

Create the credentials for serpapi.com, opemnai.com and nocodb.com in n8n.

Set up a table in NocoDB with the fields indicated in the note above the NocoDB node

Follow the instructions as detailed in the notes above individual nodes

When the workflow is finished, open the Excel node and click download if you need the Excel file