⚡ Monitor flight price drops and send email alerts with SerpAPI and Gmail
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Description
Problem:
🚨It is difficult to manually track changing flight prices and quickly identify the best time to book a ticket. Many travelers miss deals or spend too much time monitoring fares for their specific routes and travel dates.
Prerequisites:
- An active SerpAPI account (for flight search API access)
- Gmail or another email service account (for email alerts)
This would be helpful for:
- Frequent flyers wanting to book flights at the lowest price
- Budget travelers planning trips in advance
- Corporate travelers managing travel expenses
- Travel agencies monitoring deals for clients
Step-by-step workflow:
Takes 5-10 minutes to set up
- Set your preferred flight route and travel date
- Choose the price alert threshold
- Automatically monitor flight prices at your selected interval
- Get notified by email when a price drop is detected
Sample Query
Input: Origin: “JFK” (New York) Destination: “SEA” (Seattle) Outbound Date: “2025-09-06” Price Threshold: $250 Notification Email: your@email.com
Output: If flight from JFK to SEA on 2025-09-06 drops to $250 or below, you’ll receive an email notification: “Hi! The flight price to Seattle just dropped to $242. Book your ticket now!”
🔗 Nodes Used
Cron, Function, HTTP Request, Gmail
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File