Generate Shopify collection blog posts with Perplexity, Gemini and Google Sheets

Shopify Collections to AI Blog Automation Pipeline

This Shopify AI automation is an advanced n8n-powered workflow that transforms Shopify product collections into SEO-optimized blog articles with images, while maintaining full visibility and control through Google Sheets.

It combines Shopify APIs, Google Sheets, AI research agents, AI content generation, and AI image creation to automate the entire collection-to-content lifecycle — from detecting collections to publishing blogs.

Built for scalable ecommerce content automation, this workflow is ideal for stores with large or growing catalogs that want consistent, high-quality SEO content without manual effort.

🚀 Features

🗂️ Automatic Collection Tracking — Captures both existing and newly created Shopify collections
📊 Google Sheets as Control Center — Centralized tracking with clear statuses for every collection
🧠 AI-Powered Collection Research — Buyer intent, pain points, use cases, and SEO insights
✍️ Long-Form Blog Generation — Conversion-focused, structured blog articles in HTML
🖼️ AI Image Generation — Creates and uploads collection-specific images to Shopify
🛍️ Automated Blog Publishing — Publishes articles to Shopify and stores live URLs
🔁 Fully Auditable Workflow — Every step is logged and updated back into Google Sheets

🧩 Workflow Preparation

Before running the workflow:

• Ensure Shopify Admin API access is enabled
• Prepare a Google Sheet with required columns (id, title, handle, description, status, etc.)
• Decide your content workflow statuses (pending, generated, sent for approval, posted)
• Create or identify the Shopify blog where articles will be published

This setup allows both manual control and fully automated execution.

⚙️ How It Works

The workflow supports multiple triggers and follows a structured, production-safe pipeline.

Notes:
You can run this workflow manually, schedule it, or let it react automatically to new Shopify collections.

🔄 Step-by-Step Process

Step 1: Collect Shopify Collection Data

• Fetches all existing collections via Shopify GraphQL
• Listens for newly created collections via Shopify trigger
• Normalizes collection data (ID, title, handle, description, updated time)
• Stores everything in Google Sheets with clear type labels

Step 2: Select Pending Collections

• Filters collections marked as pending
• Processes items in controlled batches to avoid API limits
• Ensures safe and repeatable execution

Step 3: AI Research & Buyer Intent Analysis

• AI analyzes each collection from a buyer and SEO perspective
• Identifies problems, motivations, objections, and search intent
• Outputs structured research JSON for downstream use

Step 4: AI Blog Content Generation

• Converts research into long-form, conversion-focused blog articles
• Generates titles, sections, FAQs, tags, and image prompts
• Outputs Shopify-ready HTML content

Step 5: AI Image Generation & Shopify Upload

• Generates collection images using AI
• Uploads images to Shopify using staged uploads
• Retrieves CDN URLs and maps them back to content

Step 6: Publish Blog & Update Sheet

• Publishes the final article to the Shopify blog
• Writes the live article URL back to Google Sheets
• Updates status to reflect completion

🛠️ n8n Nodes Used

• Manual Trigger / Schedule Trigger / Shopify Trigger
• Shopify (GraphQL + REST via HTTP Request)
• Google Sheets
• AI Agent Nodes (Research, Writing, Image Generation)
• IF / Switch Nodes (Status & logic handling)
• Split In Batches (Controlled processing)
• Code Nodes (HTML structuring and replacements)

🔐 Credentials Required

Before running the workflow, configure the following credentials in n8n:

• Shopify Admin API Access Token
• Google Sheets OAuth
• Google Gemini API (text + image models)

👤 Ideal For

This workflow is ideal for:

• Shopify stores with many product collections
• Ecommerce teams scaling SEO content production
• Agencies building Shopify content automation systems
• Businesses replacing manual blog writing with AI-driven workflows

💬 Extensibility

This workflow is modular and easy to extend. You can add:

• Multi-language blog generation
• Internal linking automation
• Category-specific content logic
• Approval workflows before publishing
• Social or email promotion triggers after publishing

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📌 Notes

• No AI fine-tuning required
• Research-driven, not promotional AI writing
• Designed for accuracy, traceability, and scale
• Safe for production ecommerce environments