Automate Web Scraping in n8n with AlterLab API

Automate Web Scraping in n8n with AlterLab's API n8n is a workflow automation tool that connects APIs, databases, and services. Pair it with a scraping API that handles anti-bot bypass, proxy rotation, and headless rendering, and you get a pipeline that pulls structured data from any website on a schedule. This tutorial shows how to build that pipeline. You will configure an n8n workflow that sends scrape requests, receives clean JSON, and routes the data to a database, spreadsheet, or webhook. Prerequisites An n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud) An API key from alterlab.io/signup Basic familiarity with n8n's node-based workflow editor Step 1: Configure the HTTP Request Node Create a new workflow in n8n. Add an HTTP Request node and configure it as follows: Method : POST URL : https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape Authentication : Header Auth Header Name : X-API-Key Header Value : Your API key Send Body : JSON Set the JSON body to: ```json title="HTTP Request Body" { "url": " https://examp