n8n-nodes-legacy-orchestrator

Self-healing AI web scraper for enterprise portals, legacy systems, and protected sites.

This n8n community node lets you extract data from difficult websites using natural language. Unlike traditional scrapers that break when UIs change, Legacy Orchestrator uses AI-powered visual navigation that automatically fixes itself.

Features

• 🧠 Natural Language Tasks - Describe what you want in plain English
• 🔄 Self-Healing - Automatically adapts when UI elements change
• 🛡️ Anti-Bot Bypass - Stealth levels 1-3 for protected sites
• 👁️ Vision Fallback - Uses computer vision when selectors fail
• 🌐 Multi-System - Web portals, SSH terminals, Telnet mainframes, VNC desktops
• ⚡ GPT-4o Planning - Optional AI planning via your own n8n webhook

Installation

Community Nodes (Recommended)

1. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
2. Select Install a community node
3. Enter n8n-nodes-legacy-orchestrator
4. Agree to the risks and click Install

Manual Installation

cd ~/.n8n/nodes
npm install n8n-nodes-legacy-orchestrator

Credentials

You'll need an Apify API token:

1. Create a free account at apify.com
2. Go to Settings → Integrations
3. Copy your API token
4. Add it as credentials in n8n

Operations

Extract Data

Extract information from any web page using natural language.

Parameters:

• Target URL - The page to scrape
• Task Description - What to extract (e.g., "Extract the top 5 products with prices")
• System Type - Web portal, SSH, Telnet, or VNC
• Planning Webhook - (Optional) Your n8n webhook for GPT-4o navigation

Navigate & Execute

Perform multi-step workflows with AI guidance.

Get Run Status

Check if an orchestration run has completed.

Get Results

Retrieve extracted data from a completed run.

Examples

Basic Extraction

URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL
Task: Extract the current stock price, daily change, and market cap

Output:

{
  "extractedData": {
    "stockPrice": "248.04",
    "dailyChangePercentage": "-0.12%",
    "marketCap": "3665T"
  }
}

Multi-Step Navigation

URL: https://portal.company.com
Task: Log in, navigate to Reports, download the Q4 sales data
Planning Webhook: https://your-n8n.com/webhook/legacy-planner

AI Planning Workflow

For complex navigation, import the AI planning workflow:

https://ef1e9a0f-1267-4cd9-bc9f-029ef9b8b0d2.usrfiles.com/ugd/ef1e9a_953db7c04b5a4e7abd93f1c7a7f3a9fc.json

1. Import this URL into your n8n instance
2. Add your OpenAI API credentials
3. Activate and copy the webhook URL
4. Use it in the "Planning Webhook URL" field

Security

• 🔒 Credentials isolated - Your API tokens never leave the actor
• 🔒 No code execution - Only predefined actions (click, type, wait)
• 🔒 Audit logging - Every action recorded for compliance

Pricing

Uses Apify platform credits:

• ~$0.02 per extraction
• ~$0.50/hour for compute time

Support

• Documentation: jasonpellerinfreelance.com
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Email: jason@jasonpellerin.com

License

MIT License - Built by Jason Pellerin AI Solutionist

Stop writing brittle scrapers. Let AI handle the complexity.