Automate hyper-personalized outreach at scale with Bright Data and LLMs

LinkedIn Enrichment & Ice Breaker Generator For SDRs, growth marketers, and founders looking to scale personalized outreach. This workflow enriches LinkedIn profile data using Bright Data and generates AI-powered ice breakers using Claude (Anthropic). It automates research and messaging to help you connect smarter and faster — without manual effort. --- 🧩 How It Works This workflow combines Google Sheets, Brigt Data, and Claude (Anthropic) to fully automate your outreach research: 1. Trigger - Manually trigger the workflow or run it on a schedule (via Manual Trigger or Schedule Trigger). 2. Read Input Sheet - Fetches rows from a Google Sheet. Each row must contain at least a LinkedinURLPerson and rownumber. 3. Prepare Input - Formats each row for Bright Data’s API using Set and SplitInBatches nodes. 4. Enrich Profile (Bright Data API) - Sends LinkedIn URLs to Bright Data’s Dataset API via HTTP Request. - Waits for snapshot to be ready using polling logic with Wait, If, and Snapshot Progress nodes. - Once ready, retrieves the enriched profile data including: - Name - City - Current company - About section - Recent posts 5. Update Sheet with Profile Data - Writes the retrieved enrichment data into the corresponding row in Google Sheets (via rownumber). 6. Generate Ice Breaker (Claude AI) - Sends enriched profile content to Claude (Anthropic) using a custom prompt. - Focuses on recent posts for crafting relevant, respectful, 1–4-line ice breakers. 7. Update Sheet with Ice Breaker - Writes the generated ice breaker to the Ice Breaker 1 column in the original row. --- ✅ Requirements To use this workflow, you must have the following: Google Sheets - A Google account - A Google Sheet with at least one sheet/tab containing: - Column: LinkedinURLPerson - Column: rownumber (used for mapping input and output rows) Bright Data - A Bright Data account with access to the Dataset API - An active dataset that accepts LinkedIn URLs - API key with Dataset API access Anthropic Claude - An Anthropic API key (for Claude 3.5 Haiku or other Claude models) n8n Environment - Access to HTTP Request, Set, Wait, SplitInBatches, If, and Google Sheets nodes - Access to Claude integration (via LangChain nodes: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain) - Credential manager properly configured with: - Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials - Bright Data API key - Anthropic API key --- ⚙️ Setup Instructions Step 1: Copy the Google Sheets Template > 📄 Click here to make a copy - Fill the LinkedinURLPerson column with LinkedIn profile URLs you want to enrich - Do not modify headers or add filters to the sheet - Leave other columns (name, city, about, posts, ice breaker) blank — the workflow fills them --- Step 2: Connect Your Accounts in n8n 1. Google Sheets: Create a credential under Google Sheets OAuth2 API 2. Bright Data: Add your API key as a credential under HTTP Request (Authorization header) 3. Anthropic: Create a credential for Anthropic API with your Claude key --- Step 3: Import and Configure the Workflow 1. Import the workflow into your n8n instance. 2. In each Google Sheets node: - Select the copied Google Sheet - Select the correct tab (usually input or Sheet1) 3. In the HTTP Request node to Bright Data: - Paste your Bright Data dataset ID 4. In the Claude prompt node: - Optionally adjust the tone and length of the ice breaker prompt --- Step 4: Run the Workflow - Test it using the Manual Trigger node - For daily automation, enable the Schedule Trigger and configure interval settings - Watch your Google Sheet populate with enriched data and tailored ice breakers --- 🧠 Tips & Best Practices - Bright Data Delay: Snapshots may take time. The workflow polls the status until complete. - Retry Protection: If and Wait nodes avoid infinite loops by checking snapshot status. - Mapping via rownumber: Critical to ensure data is updated in the right row. - Prompt Engineering: You can fine-tune Claude's behavior by editing the text prompt. --- 🧾 Output Example Once complete, each row in your Google Sheet will contain: | LinkedinURLPerson | Name | City | Company | Recent Post | Ice Breaker | |---------------------|------|------|---------|-------------|--------------| | linkedin.com/... | Jane Doe | NYC | ACME Corp | “Why AI should replace meetings” | "Loved your post about AI and meetings — finally someone said it!" | --- 💬 Support & Feedback Questions? Want to tweak the prompt or expand the enrichment? 📧 Email: Yaron@nofluff.online 📺 YouTube: @YaronBeen 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yaronbeen ---