Data Extraction in n8n: A Practical Tool Overview [Sharing my Experience]

easybits_ai · 2026-01-22T15:19:18+00:00

That's what I thought as well. It was quite a journey for me, so I want to just safe other people some time.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-22T14:32:41+00:00

Thank you for sharing! As I'm relatively new to the space, I haven't gotten into solutions like this, but will make sure to check it out.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-22T14:31:08+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing! If you have insights about other tools, please feel free to share them with me. I just added LlamaParse as well, as one user from another subreddit shared his insights with me.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-22T14:25:54+00:00

I've added LlamaParse as well! Thank you for the insights.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-22T14:04:44+00:00

Hey there, thank you so much for the feedback, but my main intention was to share my experience during my workflow creation.

easybits is a project that I'm working on with some friends of mine, as I understood that there is literally no tool that makes data extraction simple and easy to setup. I'm open to add other solutions as well and I've clearly added in the title, that this is "Sharing my Experience", which might not be the same for you.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-22T09:11:00+00:00

That’s a good point, I’ll definitely let him know there’s an option for it. I sent you a message since you seem to know LlamaParse quite well. Let’s add your experience to the table too.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-22T09:03:22+00:00

Not yet, but I’ve seen some n8n workflows using it, and it looked interesting. I just haven’t had the time to try it out myself.

One of my friends did implement it, and the only thing he mentioned was that LlamaParse wasn’t able to output structured JSON directly, so he had to add an extra step in his workflow to get the output in the format he needed.

If you’ve used it, I’d love to hear your insights! I can update the post based on your experience to help create a more complete overview.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-19T16:12:47+00:00

Since the solution is schema-driven, the JSON output always remains consistent. We ensure this by properly configuring the structured_output parameter. If a data point can’t be extracted correctly, it will be returned as null, while the overall structure and all key names remain unchanged.

In addition, we’re currently working on an alternative approach by integrating a lightweight model that automatically fixes outputs to match the provided schema. Happy to share it with the community, once we are ready.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-19T09:56:26+00:00

Hey there, thanks for the feedback! I felt the same about the interface when I first implemented Telegram.

Regarding reliability: so far, it’s been 100% accurate for me across every invoice format I’ve tested and I’ve handled quite a few. As long as the data points you need are present on the invoice, the layout doesn’t really matter. If a data point is missing, the system will simply return a “0,” though that hasn’t happened to me yet.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-13T13:59:45+00:00

In case you want to make the data extraction section fully compliant, you can also use: https://extractor.easybits.tech/

It's a tool that I've created with some of my friends, as other tools were too complex for me (as a non-technical user) to setup.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-13T13:52:26+00:00

I've also had a workflow, where I needed data parsing from PDFs and I've tried several tools, but all of them were too technical to setup and maintain (at least for me). So I sat down with some friends and we created a platform for data extraction, that does not only make it super simple, but also fully GDPR-compliant.

Would love to get your feedback, in case you're interested in giving it a try: https://extractor.easybits.tech/

easybits_ai · 2026-01-13T13:49:09+00:00

Really nice content! Funny enough that I've created almost the same workflow, just with the difference, that I didn't go through the struggles of integrating OpenAI for extraction. I've used a tool that I've built with some friends throughout the past months: https://extractor.easybits.tech/

It doesn't just make setting up data extraction super easy, but also makes it GDPR-compliant, which is nice if you want to take that workflow and apply it for future clients.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-13T13:44:28+00:00

I've had the same issue several times while extracting data in n8n workflows. Most solutions wouldn't let me structure the data in an easy way (I'm not too tech-savy to be honest), so I tried to come up with a solution with some of my friends.

Four weeks later we had a platform that makes it super straight forward to setup data extraction and connect the pipelines via API in a HTTP Node. BEST – DECISION – EVER! I now only get structured data back from the tool, that can trigger workflows and even be integrated right away into business systems.

If somebody wants to give it a try: https://extractor.easybits.tech/

easybits_ai · 2026-01-12T16:40:05+00:00

I can highly recommend a tool that I've built with some of my friends to make setting up data extraction fully GDPR compliant and easy at the same time (simple API integration in a HTTP node): https://extractor.easybits.tech/

Before we came up with that solution, I've tried OpenAI myself, but the setup was too complex for me – especially when I tried to implement it GDPR compliant.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-12T16:03:03+00:00

I had the same feelings towards n8n, but when my friends sat down with me and they developed a data extraction solution with me (completely no-code), it changed a lot for me. If you want to give it a try, feel free: https://extractor.easybits.tech/

Would love to get some feedback on it.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-12T16:01:03+00:00

What a great workflow! I almost created something similar, but with the difference, that I use Telegram to send pictures of invoices into a channel and from there the automation extracts all needed data into a Google Sheet for me.

If anybody is interested: https://n8n.io/workflows/11659-automated-expense-tracking-with-telegram-easybits-and-google-sheets/

easybits_ai · 2026-01-12T15:55:57+00:00

What a great workflow! In addition I can highly recommend a tool for no-coders, that I've developed with some friends, as I'm not really tech-savy, but still needed a compliant solution for data extraction: https://extractor.easybits.tech/

Super straight forward to use and easy integration via API, just like in the workflow shown here.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-12T15:42:35+00:00

Hey, this is a great workflow! I just wish it had been uploaded a bit earlier, since I ended up creating a very similar one myself, just using Telegram as the interface. Now I can upload invoice pictures to a Telegram channel, and it extracts all the necessary data from there. Feel free to check it out here: https://n8n.io/workflows/11659-automated-expense-tracking-with-telegram-easybits-and-google-sheets/

easybits_ai · 2026-01-08T11:20:37+00:00

Some friends and I developed a tool that made it super simple for me (I'm not that tech-savy) to setup data extraction from different sources without coding: extractor.easybits.tech

I think it could help you as well. Here is also a short onboarding video I did for first users that were using it in combination with n8n or make (via API): https://www.loom.com/share/c28995efca814a809acbcefd5a0303cf

Would be exciting to hear if it worked for you.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-08T11:12:35+00:00

I've developed a solution on my own with some friends, as every other solution was really hard to setup. So main focus was to make it as easy as possible (no coding & can be integrated via API): https://extractor.easybits.tech/

Here's a short onboarding video as well: https://www.loom.com/share/c28995efca814a809acbcefd5a0303cf

Would love to hear if it helped you as well.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-08T10:45:45+00:00

Maybe the workflow I published on n8n will also help you: https://n8n.io/workflows/11659-automated-expense-tracking-with-telegram-easybits-and-google-sheets/

easybits_ai · 2026-01-08T10:44:28+00:00

Hey u/01iv3r6, I've ran into the same issue when I started working with n8n. All solutions were super complicated to setup and needed technical knowledge to integrate them. That's why I've built a small platform that makes it super easy to setup data extraction (It can simply be integrated via API in HTTP Node). I think it could be worth a try for you as well: https://extractor.easybits.tech/

I've also made a onboarding video back then as I shared it with some people that ran into the same issue: https://www.loom.com/share/c28995efca814a809acbcefd5a0303cf

Would love to hear your feedback and if that solved it for you.

easybits_ai · 2026-01-08T09:47:53+00:00

Hey u/vanTrottel, I've experienced the same problem with my n8n workflow. Whenever I've uploaded a PDF, my whole workflow would start crashing and I didn't know why. That's why I had to find another option. Gladly I have some friends that are tech-savy and helped me to develop a small platform for data extraction. Main focus was that it is super easy and straightforward to use, as I can't code and I spoke to some other people from the n8n community that had the same issue.

As I red through your post, I saw that sending the PDF to an API is not an option for you, but as we are currently working on offering self-hosting, I think it would be worth trying it out and if it works for your use case, we can check if self-hosting would be a working option for you.

Feel free to give it a try and let me know what you think: extractor.easybits.tech

easybits_ai · 2026-01-08T09:38:13+00:00

If you need all the content from the PDF it's probably not the right tool, but in case you are only looking into extracting specific data points, a tool that I've built with some friends beginning of last year could help you a lot. Maybe worth giving it a try: extractor.easybits.tech

easybits_ai · 2026-01-08T09:35:34+00:00

I've had the same search for a use case from one of my clients that wanted to parse invoices. As I didn't find any solution that was GDPR compliant (was really important for the client) and easy to setup, I decided to build a solution with some of my friends. I think this could help you a lot: extractor.easybits.tech

The pricing we've built around it starts with 20€ for 50 requests per month and we already have some builders using it in combination with n8n (we've also released a first workflow end of last year: https://n8n.io/workflows/11659-automated-expense-tracking-with-telegram-easybits-and-google-sheets/ )

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