Serper.dev + Google dorks + n8n = quick public data scraper (sample: LinkedIn profiles)

Hey folks 👋 just wanna share a small lifehack — haven’t seen anyone post this combo here yet.

I’ve been using **Serper.dev** (Google Search API) with **n8n** to automate Google dorks, and it’s super useful for **enriching company or key people profiles** — without having to do manual searching.

💡 The cool part is it’s **not limited to LinkedIn or profiles only** — this is just a sample use case. You can point it to any type of public data indexed by Google (like GitHub, company sites, job pages, etc.).

How it works:

- Run your Google dork → Serper.dev returns clean results

- n8n grabs those links → fetches public fields you want

- Save it to Google Sheets or CSV

Example dorks:

- `site:linkedin.com/in "software engineer" "Manila"`

- `site:github.com "data analyst" "Philippines"`

- `site:crunchbase.com "Your Company Name"`

Mini n8n flow:

- HTTP Request → Serper.dev (`q` = your dork + `serper_api_key`)

- Set/Function → extract `organic_results[].link`

- SplitInBatches (size 1) → HTTP Request (fetch HTML)