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Check New Content for Plagiarism Before It Publishes

Protect your credibility and SEO — automatically run every new draft through a plagiarism check and flag anything too similar before it goes live.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 35 minresult No content publishes without an originality check, protecting your reputation and search rankings.
  1. 1

    Detect New Drafts

    Add a Google Drive Trigger node on a drafts folder or a manual submit.

  2. 2

    Run the Check

    Add an HTTP Request to a plagiarism API returning any matching sources and similarity scores.

  3. 3

    Evaluate the Result

    Add an IF node continuing to publish only when similarity is below your threshold.

  4. 4

    Flag High Similarity

    Add a Slack node alerting the editor with the matched sources when a draft is too similar.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow and submit a copied paragraph. Confirm it's flagged.

Frequently asked questions

What similarity is acceptable?

Small matches on common phrases are normal; set a threshold that flags substantial overlap, not incidental.

Can it check AI-generated text too?

Add an AI-detection API alongside the plagiarism check if editorial policy requires original human writing.

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