n8n Workflow

Send A Random Recipe Once A Day To Telegram

This n8n workflow automates tasks using Other Tools. Send A Random Recipe Once A Day To Telegram - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.

n8n workflow.json

About This Script

This n8n workflow automates tasks using Other Tools. Send A Random Recipe Once A Day To Telegram - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.
Features:
  • Scheduled automation with cron triggers
  • Conditional logic and branching
  • Makes HTTP requests to external APIs
  • Integrates with Other Tools
  • Sends notifications or updates
Source Code
{
    "nodes": [
        {
            "name": "Cron",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
            "position": [
                440,
                440
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "triggerTimes": {
                    "item": [
                        []
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "b352c4c1-aeac-49d5-b2af-12ea9860565e"
        },
        {
            "name": "Airtable2",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
            "notes": "Grab our list of chats from Airtable to send a random recipe",
            "position": [
                660,
                440
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "table": "Table 1",
                "operation": "list",
                "application": "your_sheet_id",
                "additionalOptions": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "airtableApi": {
                    "id": "5",
                    "name": "Airtable account"
                }
            },
            "notesInFlow": true,
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "47398a0c-c348-4ea4-ac8b-35cbb05de98f"
        },
        {
            "name": "Set",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
                860,
                600
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "values": {
                    "number": [
                        {
                            "name": "chatid",
                            "value": "={{$node[\"Airtable2\"].json[\"fields\"][\"chatid\"]}}"
                        }
                    ],
                    "string": []
                },
                "options": []
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "82b59bfd-7cb7-4684-a006-a29a1bbc8fdc"
        },
        {
            "name": "Recipe Photo",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
            "position": [
                1240,
                440
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "file": "={{$node[\"Get recipes from API\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"image\"]}}",
                "chatId": "={{$node[\"Set\"].json[\"chatid\"]}}",
                "operation": "sendPhoto",
                "additionalFields": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "telegramApi": {
                    "id": "1",
                    "name": "Telegram account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "continueOnFail": true,
            "id": "738ee258-6159-49db-88bf-65db8f1be8d3"
        },
        {
            "name": "Recipe URL",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
            "position": [
                1420,
                440
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "text": "=\n{{$node[\"Get recipes from API\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"title\"]}}\n\n{{$node[\"Get recipes from API\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"sourceUrl\"]}}",
                "chatId": "={{$node[\"Set\"].json[\"chatid\"]}}",
                "additionalFields": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "telegramApi": {
                    "id": "1",
                    "name": "Telegram account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "continueOnFail": true,
            "id": "4f7fbc38-6656-4966-b2c3-5a3d8c7b5cc2"
        },
        {
            "name": "IF",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
            "notes": "If the chat ID isn't in our airtable, we add it. This is to send a new recipe daily. ",
            "position": [
                860,
                -80
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "conditions": {
                    "number": [],
                    "string": [
                        {
                            "value1": "= {{$node[\"Airtable1\"].parameter[\"fields\"][1]}}",
                            "value2": "= {{$node[\"Airtable1\"].parameter[\"fields\"][0]}}",
                            "operation": "notEqual"
                        }
                    ],
                    "boolean": []
                }
            },
            "notesInFlow": true,
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "3ccc307f-4d9a-416a-8d7e-726bd78ce1fd"
        },
        {
            "name": "Airtable",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
            "position": [
                620,
                -80
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "table": "Table 1",
                "operation": "list",
                "application": "your_sheet_id",
                "additionalOptions": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "airtableApi": {
                    "id": "5",
                    "name": "Airtable account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "7aff3a63-0e64-44f3-8986-ed547c20fbcf"
        },
        {
            "name": "Airtable1",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
            "position": [
                1340,
                -100
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "table": "Table 1",
                "fields": [
                    "chatid",
                    "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
                    "Name",
                    "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}"
                ],
                "options": [],
                "operation": "append",
                "application": "your_sheet_id",
                "addAllFields": false
            },
            "credentials": {
                "airtableApi": {
                    "id": "5",
                    "name": "Airtable account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "5cc5bc92-469a-465e-b729-fac564877a2a"
        },
        {
            "name": "Telegram Recipe Image",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
            "position": [
                980,
                180
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "file": "={{$node[\"Get recipes\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"image\"]}}",
                "chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
                "operation": "sendPhoto",
                "additionalFields": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "telegramApi": {
                    "id": "1",
                    "name": "Telegram account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "16f0b044-1e8c-4af9-b281-65936f68173a"
        },
        {
            "name": "Telegram Recipe URL",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
            "position": [
                1180,
                180
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "text": "=\n{{$node[\"Get recipes\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"title\"]}}\n\n{{$node[\"Get recipes\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"sourceUrl\"]}}",
                "chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
                "additionalFields": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "telegramApi": {
                    "id": "1",
                    "name": "Telegram account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "3e7cfe4b-b557-41df-9cbd-4d63a3e97440"
        },
        {
            "name": "Set1",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
                1120,
                -100
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "values": {
                    "string": [
                        {
                            "name": "chatid",
                            "value": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "Name",
                            "value": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "options": []
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "928f4161-601c-4530-92e4-ca64ad4fb9fe"
        },
        {
            "name": "Get recipes from API",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
            "notes": "https://spoonacular.com/food-api/docs",
            "position": [
                1080,
                440
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "url": "https://api.spoonacular.com/recipes/random?apiKey=APIKEYHERE&number=1&tags=vegan",
                "options": {
                    "fullResponse": false
                },
                "queryParametersUi": {
                    "parameter": []
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "683ef14e-cd10-4c88-994c-35025e58fee9"
        },
        {
            "name": "Get recipes",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
            "notes": "https://spoonacular.com/food-api/docs",
            "position": [
                800,
                180
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "url": "https://api.spoonacular.com/recipes/random?apiKey=APIKEYHERE&number=1&tags=vegan",
                "options": {
                    "fullResponse": false
                },
                "queryParametersUi": {
                    "parameter": []
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "a3ac79e5-5451-4366-940f-52cb18b35021"
        },
        {
            "name": "Telegram Trigger - people join bot",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger",
            "position": [
                420,
                140
            ],
            "webhookId": "your_bot_id",
            "parameters": {
                "updates": [
                    "message"
                ],
                "additionalFields": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "telegramApi": {
                    "id": "1",
                    "name": "Telegram account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "741706a5-14eb-47fc-a2c4-c6b620b2c77f"
        },
        {
            "name": "Telegram - Welcome Message",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
            "position": [
                620,
                180
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "text": "=Welcome! This bot will send you one vegan recipe a day. Here is your first recipe!",
                "chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
                "additionalFields": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "telegramApi": {
                    "id": "1",
                    "name": "Telegram account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1,
            "id": "1e99ab65-a051-44a0-bbfa-4c0ea3350bf2"
        }
    ],
    "connections": {
        "IF": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Set1",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Set": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Get recipes from API",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Cron": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Airtable2",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Set1": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Airtable1",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Airtable": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "IF",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Airtable2": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Set",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Get recipes": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Telegram Recipe Image",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Recipe Photo": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Recipe URL",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Get recipes from API": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Recipe Photo",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Telegram Recipe Image": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Telegram Recipe URL",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Telegram - Welcome Message": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Get recipes",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Telegram Trigger - people join bot": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Airtable",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    },
                    {
                        "node": "Telegram - Welcome Message",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        }
    },
    "n8n_version": "1.5.0"
}
Requirements
n8n instance, Airtable API credentials, Telegram API credentials
Tags
#n8n #automation #workflow
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