Template of AI Search Visibility Tracker (Perplexity & ChatGPT)
Brief
Monitors brand recommendations by simulating user queries on Perplexity and ChatGPT and extracting the generated responses.
This template automates the interaction with major AI search engines. It navigates to the web interfaces of Perplexity and ChatGPT, inputs a specific natural language query (e.g., "What are the best tools for X?"), and scrapes the full text of the resulting answer, including any cited sources or recommended links.
In the context of the workflow, this template acts as the data collector for "Generative Engine Optimization" (GEO). It captures the raw "voice" of the AI, providing the text that allows the system to determine if a brand is being recommended, ignored, or misrepresented to potential customers searching for solutions.
- Platform: Perplexity / ChatGPT
- Data Points:
- Full AI Response Text
- Cited Sources/Links (Perplexity)
- Sentiment/Context of recommendations
- Follow-up questions suggested by the AI
- Run via n8n: Trigger the "Track brand visibility on Perplexity and ChatGPT" workflow via the weekly scheduler.
- Provide Input: Map the AI-generated "Research Query" or "Conversational Query" to the template's search input field.
- Output: The template returns the complete text of the answer provided by the AI engine.
- Next Steps: The text is passed to the GEO Analyst (AI Agent) node to grade the brand's visibility and sentiment.
- Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): Track your "share of voice" in AI answers, which are increasingly replacing traditional search.
- Brand Safety: Instantly detect if AI models are "hallucinating" incorrect facts or negative sentiment about your brand.
- Competitive Intelligence: Discover which competitors the AI recommends when users ask about your industry.
This template is a dependency for the n8n workflow: Track brand visibility on Perplexity and ChatGPT. It provides the critical raw data needed to assess brand presence on AI platforms.
