{ "id": "kjm0WTQM3an5e7Ng", "name": "Send gold and WTI price alerts to Telegram with SiftingIO", "tags": [], "nodes": [ { "id": "4dea1c3d-8deb-413e-ac0d-6153fe76423c", "name": "Workflow overview", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -992, 144 ], "parameters": { "width": 526, "height": 548, "content": "## Gold & WTI price alerts \u2014 SiftingIO \u2192 Telegram\n\nMonitor **Gold (XAUUSD)** and **WTI crude oil (WTIUSD)** every 15 minutes and send Telegram alerts when your chosen thresholds are crossed.\n\n### Requirements\n- An n8n Cloud workspace\n- A SiftingIO API key\n- A Telegram bot credential\n- A Telegram chat ID\n\nThis template uses only built-in n8n nodes. No community package or hardcoded secret is required.\n\nGet a SiftingIO API key:\nhttps://sifting.io/register?utm_source=n8n&utm_medium=workflow_template&utm_campaign=commodity_price_alerts" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "eea5ea55-0412-4424-8d66-6cc6b5d470fe", "name": "SiftingIO setup", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -128, 0 ], "parameters": { "width": 356, "height": 316, "content": "### 1. Connect SiftingIO\n\nCreate one **HTTP Header Auth** credential:\n\n- **Header name:** `X-API-Key`\n- **Header value:** your SiftingIO API key\n\nSelect the same credential in both HTTP Request nodes:\n- **Get gold price**\n- **Get WTI price**" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "4a1517f2-6346-45ac-9426-d3c455e318a8", "name": "Threshold setup", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 256, 0 ], "parameters": { "width": 366, "height": 332, "content": "### 2. Configure alert thresholds\n\nOpen **Check alert thresholds**.\n\nFor the first manual test, keep:\n`TEST_MODE = true`\n\nAfter Telegram receives the test message:\n1. Set `TEST_MODE = false`\n2. Edit the Gold and WTI `above` / `below` values\n3. Save the workflow" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "79bc9d7e-b5ee-45a0-b5fd-9199764f6d2a", "name": "Telegram setup", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 640, 0 ], "parameters": { "width": 386, "height": 336, "content": "### 3. Connect Telegram and activate\n\n1. Select or create a Telegram bot credential\n2. Replace `REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CHAT_ID`\n3. Click **Execute workflow** once\n4. Confirm both API requests succeed and Telegram receives the message\n5. Disable test mode, then activate the workflow\n\nThe workflow imports inactive and contains no credentials or API keys." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "cda4158e-c3f2-461e-8966-d3034c8c29c8", "name": "Every 15 minutes", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "position": [ -384, 480 ], "parameters": { "rule": { "interval": [ { "field": "minutes", "minutesInterval": 15 } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1.2 }, { "id": "1642ca28-f197-4663-b6e7-ca862b8192d8", "name": "Get gold price", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ -96, 368 ], "parameters": { "url": "https://api.sifting.io/v1/last/trade/commodities/XAUUSD", "options": {}, "authentication": "genericCredentialType", "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth" }, "typeVersion": 4.3 }, { "id": "45f5958e-21c4-4efa-9d42-32b759f6d710", "name": "Get WTI price", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ -96, 608 ], "parameters": { "url": "https://api.sifting.io/v1/last/trade/commodities/WTIUSD", "options": {}, "authentication": "genericCredentialType", "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth" }, "typeVersion": 4.3 }, { "id": "78268a2f-2ff4-416a-8f3e-0aacd46ef2d6", "name": "Wait for both prices", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge", "position": [ 192, 480 ], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "e3337276-6d90-4d21-9221-2b4b5a17ccac", "name": "Check alert thresholds", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [ 400, 480 ], "parameters": { "jsCode": "// First run: keep TEST_MODE = true so Telegram receives a test message.\n// After the test succeeds, set it to false and edit the thresholds below.\nconst TEST_MODE = true;\n\nconst thresholds = {\n XAUUSD: { label: 'Gold', above: 4000, below: 2000 },\n WTIUSD: { label: 'WTI crude oil', above: 120, below: 40 },\n};\n\nfunction readPrice(payload) {\n const queue = [payload];\n while (queue.length) {\n const current = queue.shift();\n if (!current || typeof current !== 'object') continue;\n\n const candidates = [\n current.p, current.price, current.last, current.last_price,\n current.c, current.close, current.mid, current.m\n ];\n for (const value of candidates) {\n const n = Number(value);\n if (Number.isFinite(n)) return n;\n }\n\n const bid = Number(current.b ?? current.bid);\n const ask = Number(current.a ?? current.ask);\n if (Number.isFinite(bid) && Number.isFinite(ask)) return (bid + ask) / 2;\n\n for (const key of ['data', 'result', 'trade', 'quote']) {\n if (current[key] && typeof current[key] === 'object') queue.push(current[key]);\n }\n }\n\n throw new Error(`No numeric price found in response: ${JSON.stringify(payload)}`);\n}\n\nconst rows = [\n { symbol: 'XAUUSD', payload: $('Get gold price').first().json },\n { symbol: 'WTIUSD', payload: $('Get WTI price').first().json },\n];\n\nconst alerts = [];\nfor (const row of rows) {\n const price = readPrice(row.payload);\n const cfg = thresholds[row.symbol];\n\n if (TEST_MODE) {\n alerts.push({\n symbol: row.symbol,\n price,\n message: `SiftingIO test alert\\n${cfg.label} (${row.symbol}): ${price}\\nUTC: ${new Date().toISOString()}`\n });\n continue;\n }\n\n if (price >= cfg.above) {\n alerts.push({\n symbol: row.symbol,\n price,\n message: `${cfg.label} alert\\n${row.symbol} is ${price}, at or above ${cfg.above}.\\nUTC: ${new Date().toISOString()}`\n });\n } else if (price <= cfg.below) {\n alerts.push({\n symbol: row.symbol,\n price,\n message: `${cfg.label} alert\\n${row.symbol} is ${price}, at or below ${cfg.below}.\\nUTC: ${new Date().toISOString()}`\n });\n }\n}\n\nreturn alerts.map((alert) => ({ json: alert }));" }, "typeVersion": 2 }, { "id": "a668344c-1299-4fcb-a4f3-2a7b84b123fa", "name": "Send Telegram alert", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram", "maxTries": 3, "position": [ 640, 480 ], "parameters": { "text": "={{ $json.message }}", "chatId": "REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CHAT_ID", "additionalFields": { "appendAttribution": false } }, "retryOnFail": true, "typeVersion": 1.2, "waitBetweenTries": 1000 } ], "active": false, "settings": { "binaryMode": "separate", "availableInMCP": false, "executionOrder": "v1" }, "versionId": "2a5586ef-f276-4150-8b9f-dad961323492", "nodeGroups": [], "connections": { "Get WTI price": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Wait for both prices", "type": "main", "index": 1 } ] ] }, "Get gold price": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Wait for both prices", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Every 15 minutes": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Get gold price", "type": "main", "index": 0 }, { "node": "Get WTI price", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Wait for both prices": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Check alert thresholds", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Check alert thresholds": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Send Telegram alert", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } } }