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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "8e0a3745-348b-42db-82cc-55676c897ad7",
"name": "Start thread",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1260,
180
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=\ud83e\uddf5 Got request to `{{ $json.command }}` from @{{$json.user}}",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $json.alerts_channel }}"
},
"otherOptions": {
"link_names": true
}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "ee413d6c-dad3-4e57-b08d-ffd0f84c682e",
"name": "send help",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
880,
560
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.response_url }}",
"options": {},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"responseFormat": "string",
"bodyParametersJson": "={\n\"attachments\": [\n{\n\"text\": \"\u2139\ufe0f <{{ $json.help_docs_url }}|You can find help page here>\"\n}\n]\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "47c146f9-1223-46a7-bfd6-0fa6ff701efe",
"name": "Validate Slack token",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
320,
280
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json.slack_token }}",
"value2": "={{ $json.request_token }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7733505c-d02c-4cb2-be78-f2272e5b7d6e",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-440,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 549.1826144791862,
"height": 326.46772464213774,
"content": "## \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfa4 Setup\n1. Add Slack command and point it up to the webhook\n2. Add the following to the **Set config** node\n- `alerts_channel` with alerts channel to start threads on\n- `instance_url` with this instance url to make it easy to debug\n- `slack_token` with slack bot token to validate request\n- `slack_secret_signature` with slack secret signature to validate request\n- `help_docs_url` with help url to help users understand the commands \n3. Build other workflows to call and add them to `commands` in **Set Config**. Each command must be mapped to a workflow id with an `Execute Workflow Trigger` node\n4. Activate workflow \ud83d\ude80"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "30355072-5d75-4deb-af67-909ba59e6eb3",
"name": "Reply to user that command was received",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
500,
40
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.response_url }}",
"options": {},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"responseFormat": "string",
"bodyParametersJson": "={\n\"attachments\": [\n{\n\"text\": \"\u2139\ufe0f Got command `{{ $json.command_name }} {{ $json.command_text }}`\"\n}\n]\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a2217c45-700e-4923-96e4-455a733bc1e4",
"name": "if has workflow",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
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280
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "d0a35e4f-3141-4e94-bb1a-fe7747a58dfc",
"operator": {
"type": "object",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.workflow }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "7ff12aa4-680f-42af-aa2f-c9dd6a733976",
"name": "Set config",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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280
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "ba8fd958-188a-4e27-bdf1-928de8ae7d4f",
"name": "commands",
"type": "object",
"value": "={{\n{\n \"info\": { workflowId: 142, startThread: false },\n \"delete-user\": { workflowId: \"pTh9HMZVYcQNXypJ\" }\n}\n}}"
},
{
"id": "105d2881-72b7-4547-a076-83ddb0966256",
"name": "alerts_channel",
"type": "string",
"value": "#adore_bot_test"
},
{
"id": "9672bea2-3a6a-4162-9966-107bf2ddbee5",
"name": "instance_url",
"type": "string",
"value": "https://x.app.n8n.cloud/"
},
{
"id": "52b53b37-5f69-4fb8-9569-f62788d91af1",
"name": "slack_token",
"type": "string",
"value": "FILL_TOKEN_HERE"
},
{
"id": "4d8d06f2-f1a5-4eb2-a559-42d98ceddffb",
"name": "slack_secret_signature",
"type": "string",
"value": "FILL_SECRET_HERE"
},
{
"id": "c2c7de20-a264-495e-934e-dda1a0bc64b9",
"name": "help_docs_url",
"type": "string",
"value": "ADD_LINK_HERE"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true
},
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"id": "4c730be9-d3f5-45ee-8f2b-b6bfd685ea78",
"name": "Send debug url",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1260,
440
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.response_url }}",
"options": {},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"responseFormat": "string",
"bodyParametersJson": "={\n\"attachments\": [\n{\n\"text\": \"<{{ $json.instance_url }}/workflow/{{ $workflow.id }}/executions/{{ $execution.id }}|To debug entry point execution>\"\n}\n]\n}"
},
"retryOnFail": false,
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "f4ccc237-d703-4963-8112-cc38ae9d6b2a",
"name": "if create thread",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
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280
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "or",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "7eadbf0d-f8ec-45cf-abf3-aafb8d7e16b4",
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "true",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.workflow.startThread }}",
"rightValue": ""
},
{
"id": "2f28e7dd-6473-4f85-a449-674e00b29b4d",
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "notExists",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.workflow.startThread }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "ed9f2ed8-5266-42a3-9d47-621050e5bf97",
"name": "Alert user that thread was created",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1260,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.response_url }}",
"options": {},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"responseFormat": "string",
"bodyParametersJson": "={\n\"attachments\": [\n{\n\"text\": \"\ud83e\uddf5 Thread created on {{ $json.alerts_channel }}\"\n}\n]\n}"
},
"retryOnFail": false,
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "9904180a-e937-43fd-9b04-627e860d693a",
"name": "Add debug info",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1540,
60
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=<{{ $vars.instance_url }}/workflow/{{ $workflow.id }}/executions/{{ $execution.id }}|To debug entry point execution>",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.channel }}"
},
"otherOptions": {
"thread_ts": {
"replyValues": {
"thread_ts": "={{ $json.message.ts }}"
}
}
}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "6b385f75-4ebf-46c8-a799-babdb6231f4e",
"name": "Execute target workflow",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"position": [
1940,
500
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"workflowId": "={{ $json.commands.info.workflowId }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5fde8d57-6ef3-4b01-9422-16fd2f176c5d",
"name": "Add thread info",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
1760,
320
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {},
"combinationMode": "multiplex"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "c4892e34-53af-4d95-a3b6-ca16fdef1aa7",
"name": "Handle other commands",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
640,
620
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"outputKey": "help",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
"rightValue": "help"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
}
]
},
"options": {
"fallbackOutput": "extra"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "7dabe06a-8d87-4e68-b8d9-53bf7f29a9ab",
"name": "Set thread info",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
1540,
240
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "channel_id",
"value": "={{ $json.channel }}"
},
{
"name": "thread_ts",
"value": "={{ $json.message.ts }}"
}
]
},
"options": {},
"keepOnlySet": true
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e56875c4-ce2b-4639-aabc-21f1562a3858",
"name": "Unknown command",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
880,
740
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.response_url }}",
"options": {},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"responseFormat": "string",
"bodyParametersJson": "={\n\"attachments\": [\n{\n\"text\": \"\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Sorry, unknown command `{{ $json.command }}`\"\n}\n]\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3fab88ce-4a80-483b-b558-12e111f16c98",
"name": "Set vars",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
-280,
280
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "8fa0d712-1076-49b7-82da-e98390182ac6",
"name": "command_text",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.body.text }}"
},
{
"id": "ef82aa1f-2882-4970-b10a-86e7faef6562",
"name": "user",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.body.user_name }}"
},
{
"id": "633fe37e-850c-4e95-8728-f19ceb4afe76",
"name": "response_url",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.body.response_url }}"
},
{
"id": "bbab2bb9-3e90-41c4-b5be-8c7873c61707",
"name": "request_token",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.body.token }}"
},
{
"id": "3e6dd0e2-fec4-48cb-a44c-1342a8eb619c",
"name": "command_name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.body.command }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"id": "99cab485-4099-4505-9c9e-33ea389818e5",
"name": "Webhook to call for Slack command",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
"position": [
-480,
280
],
"parameters": {
"path": "a14585bb-b757-410e-a5b2-5f05a087b388",
"options": {
"rawBody": true,
"responseData": "Wait for it...",
"binaryPropertyName": "data"
},
"httpMethod": "POST"
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "09dc7ecf-a577-427e-a193-ed29d260c5fe",
"name": "Reply to user directly",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1460,
900
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.response_url }}",
"options": {},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"responseFormat": "string",
"bodyParametersJson": "={\n\"attachments\": [\n{\n\"text\": \"<{{ $json.instance_url }}workflow/{{ $workflow.id }}/executions/{{ $execution.id }}|To debug subworkflow execution>\"\n}\n]\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 2,
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"id": "a38b3343-8e8e-4d6c-95ef-66efafdfa913",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1160,
660
],
"parameters": {
"width": 1255.4495374151727,
"height": 655.2393233866135,
"content": "## Example subworkflow for command WITHOUT Slack thread..\n\n### Build this in a separate workflow\n### and add the id to `commands` in **Set Config**"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "87f764b3-135c-4dc3-8633-b58e2c3a4e2d",
"name": "Command workflow trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger",
"disabled": true,
"position": [
1220,
1020
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "3a52d7e3-ef56-47db-844a-1efb6c20ad35",
"name": "if has flag",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1400,
1120
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "d8478e87-6e7c-40ea-a28d-099a3896001b",
"operator": {
"type": "array",
"operation": "contains",
"rightType": "any"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.flags }}",
"rightValue": "--full-info"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "78718555-e266-4f58-ab9d-6e78f50afac2",
"name": "If matches env variable",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1620,
1120
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "1ccb9f5d-0e7d-44f9-86e3-d5c0e15cb648",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.env.env }}",
"rightValue": "prod"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "0ca15a51-2e56-4ef4-8be6-96f45ed17867",
"name": "Found user",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
2220,
1120
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('Command workflow trigger').item.json.response_url }}",
"options": {},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"responseFormat": "string",
"bodyParametersJson": "={{ $json.slack_message }}"
},
"typeVersion": 2,
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"id": "ad83305f-9ca5-428f-a731-9afe3a82258a",
"name": "Format data into nice structure",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
2040,
1120
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const user = {\n id: '1',\n email: 'mutasem@n8n.io',\n name: 'Mutasem Aldmour',\n username: 'mutasem',\n profile_url: 'https://n8n.io/creators/mutasem/',\n}\n\nconst fields = [\n `*id:*\\n${user.id}`,\n `*email:*\\n${user.email}`,\n `*name:*\\n${user.name}`,\n `*urls:*\\n<${user.profile_url}|creator profile>`\n];\n\n// remember no more than 10 fields per section\nconst output = {\n \"blocks\":\n [\n {\n \"type\": \"section\",\n \"text\":\n {\n \"type\": \"mrkdwn\",\n \"text\": `User: *${user.username}*`\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\": \"section\",\n \"fields\": fields.map((text) => {\n return {\n \"type\": \"mrkdwn\",\n text,\n };\n })\n }\n ]\n}\n\nreturn { slack_message: output };"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6bdbd120-68ac-46ad-bd34-c43d7a447be4",
"name": "REPLACE ME WITH TRIGGER",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
1240,
1680
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"id": "e2b0b88d-be4a-4b66-be15-3e8c6052d0f7",
"name": "Delete user here for example",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgres",
"disabled": true,
"position": [
1500,
1800
],
"parameters": {
"table": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "=user"
},
"where": {
"values": [
{
"value": "={{ $json.params[0] }}",
"column": "username"
}
]
},
"schema": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "public"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "deleteTable",
"deleteCommand": "delete"
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "b0dc9a07-4957-4643-972b-49952d6fc001",
"name": "Get user here for example",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgres",
"disabled": true,
"position": [
1840,
1120
],
"parameters": {
"table": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "test"
},
"where": {
"values": [
{
"value": "={{ $json.params[0] }}",
"column": "username"
}
]
},
"schema": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "public"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "select"
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "1f2eff56-a89b-4d6d-af8b-477c81c8bab3",
"name": "Confirm user was deleted",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1720,
1800
],
"parameters": {
"text": "Deleted user \u2705",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Command workflow trigger').item.json.channel_id }}"
},
"otherOptions": {
"thread_ts": {
"replyValues": {
"thread_ts": "={{ $('Command workflow trigger').item.json.thread_ts }}"
}
}
}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "0c0d0487-a594-4e88-b777-21b4816115cd",
"name": "Replying to thread",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1500,
1580
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=<{{ $json.instance_url }}workflow/{{ $workflow.id }}/executions/{{ $execution.id }}|To debug subworkflow execution>",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.channel_id }}"
},
"otherOptions": {
"thread_ts": {
"replyValues": {
"thread_ts": "={{ $json.thread_ts }}"
}
}
}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "2c055ef4-4c0a-475d-b521-30002a45950b",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1160,
1380
],
"parameters": {
"width": 961.7738517807816,
"height": 589.0078772779973,
"content": "## Example subworkflow for command WITH Slack thread..\n\n### Build this in a second separate workflow\n### and add the id to `commands` in **Set Config**\n\nUsed Edit Fields node here as trigger because you can only have one\nExecute Workflow Trigger per workflow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "aec1b842-1219-4367-9238-3c7a118ce68f",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-80,
460
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 150,
"height": 83.26656725254155,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffd Set all custom config here "
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "dd8f1a00-dfd4-4966-a76c-3c8e2a243bab",
"name": "parse command",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
560,
280
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const text = $input.first().json.command_text;\nconst parts = text.split(' ');\n\n\n// GET COMMAND\n// for example /cloudbot info mutasem\n// should return \"info\"\nconst command = parts[0];\n\n\n// GET FLAGS \n// for example /cloudbot info mutasem --test --flag\n// should return ['--test', '--flag']\nconst flags = parts.filter((part) => part.startsWith('--'));\n\n\n// GET PARAMS\n// for example /cloudbot info mutasem test\n// should return [\"mutasem\", \"test\"]\nlet params = parts\n .filter((part, i) => i > 0 && !part.startsWith('--'));\nparams = params.filter((param, i) => {\n if (param === '-e') {\n return false;\n }\n if (params[i - 1] === '-e') {\n return false;\n }\n\n return true;\n});\n\n\n// GET ENV VARS\n// for example /cloudbot info mutasem -e env=prod\n// should return {env: \"prod\"}\nconst env = parts.filter((val, i) => {\n return i > 0 && parts[i - 1] === '-e';\n})\n .reduce((accu, opt) => {\n if (!opt.includes('=')) {\n return accu;\n }\n\n const key = opt.split('=')[0];\n const val = opt.split('=')[1];\n \n accu[key] = clean(val);\n return accu;\n}, {});\n\n// Add workflow to run\nconst commands = $input.first().json.commands;\nlet workflow;\nif (commands[command]) {\n workflow = commands[command];\n}\n\nreturn {\n ...$input.first().json,\n command,\n flags,\n env,\n params,\n workflow,\n}\n\nfunction clean(str) {\n return str.replaceAll(`\u2018`, '\\'').replaceAll('\u201c', '\"').replaceAll('\u201d', '\"').replaceAll('\u2019', '\\'');\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "22b8502c-dec3-4456-9947-639761517881",
"name": "Validate webhook signature",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
100,
280
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const SIGNING_SECRET = $input.first().json.slack_secret_signature;\nconst item = $('Webhook to call for Slack command').first();\n\nif (!item.binary) {\n throw new Error('Missing binary data');\n}\n\nconst crypto = require('crypto');\nconst { binary: { data } } = item;\n\nif (\n !item.json.headers['x-slack-request-timestamp'] ||\n Math.abs(\n Math.floor(new Date().getTime() / 1000) -\n +item.json.headers['x-slack-request-timestamp']\n ) > 300\n) {\n throw new Error('Unauthorized, request not fresh');\n}\n\nconst rawBody = Buffer.from(data.data, 'base64').toString()\n\n// compute the basestring\nconst baseStr = `v0:${item.json.headers['x-slack-request-timestamp']}:${rawBody}`;\n\n// extract the received signature from the request headers\nconst receivedSignature = item.json.headers['x-slack-signature'];\n\nconst expectedSignature = `v0=${crypto.createHmac('sha256', SIGNING_SECRET)\n.update(baseStr, 'utf8')\n.digest('hex')}`;\n\n// match the two signatures\nif (expectedSignature !== receivedSignature) {\nthrow new Error('Unauthorized, umatched signatures');\n}\n\nreturn $input.all();"
},
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}
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set config",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set config": {
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[
{
"node": "Validate webhook signature",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"if has flag": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If matches env variable",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Start thread": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Add debug info",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Set thread info",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"parse command": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "if has workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Add thread info": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Execute target workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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{
"node": "Add thread info",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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},
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "if create thread",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
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{
"node": "Handle other commands",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"if create thread": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Start thread",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Alert user that thread was created",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Add thread info",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
],
[
{
"node": "Send debug url",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Execute target workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Validate Slack token": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Reply to user that command was received",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "parse command",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Handle other commands": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "send help",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Unknown command",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If matches env variable": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get user here for example",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"REPLACE ME WITH TRIGGER": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Replying to thread",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Delete user here for example",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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{
"node": "Reply to user directly",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "if has flag",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format data into nice structure",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Validate Slack token",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Delete user here for example": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Confirm user was deleted",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format data into nice structure": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Found user",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Webhook to call for Slack command": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set vars",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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How this works
This workflow empowers teams to build a sophisticated Slackbot that processes user commands securely and efficiently, saving hours of manual coordination by automating responses and triggering downstream actions. It's ideal for developers or operations managers in collaborative environments who need a reliable bot for tasks like querying databases or launching sub-processes without constant oversight. The key step involves validating the incoming Slack token via an IF node before routing to custom logic, seamlessly integrating with Slack for messaging and HTTP Request for external API calls.
Use this when handling complex, multi-step Slack interactions that require token validation and conditional branching, such as internal ticketing or data lookups from Postgres. Avoid it for simple bots without security needs, where basic Slack apps suffice, or if your setup lacks webhook endpoints. Common variations include adding AI nodes for natural language processing or swapping Postgres for other databases like MySQL to fit specific data sources.
About this workflow
Advanced Slackbot With N8N. Uses slack, httpRequest, stickyNote, executeWorkflow. Webhook trigger; 34 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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