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{
"name": "Birthday Retry Runner",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "minutes",
"minutesInterval": 10
}
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
240,
300
],
"id": "retry-trigger",
"name": "Every 10 Minutes"
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "backend-url",
"name": "backend_url",
"value": "http://127.0.0.1:4000",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "service-token",
"name": "service_token",
"value": "dev_n8n_service_token_0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
460,
300
],
"id": "set-vars",
"name": "Set Variables"
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.backend_url }}/api/system/config",
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "x-service-token",
"value": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.service_token }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.3,
"position": [
680,
300
],
"id": "check-system",
"name": "Check System Status"
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "paused",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.system_paused }}",
"rightValue": true,
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
900,
300
],
"id": "system-paused",
"name": "System Paused?"
},
{
"parameters": {
"errorMessage": "System is paused, retry worker stopped"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1120,
200
],
"id": "stop-paused",
"name": "Stop (Paused)"
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.backend_url }}/api/retry-queue/due",
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "x-service-token",
"value": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.service_token }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.3,
"position": [
1120,
400
],
"id": "fetch-due-retries",
"name": "Fetch Due Retries"
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "loose",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "has-retries",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.retries?.length || 0 }}",
"rightValue": 0,
"operator": {
"type": "number",
"operation": "gt"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
1340,
400
],
"id": "has-retries",
"name": "Has Retries?"
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const retries = $json.retries || [];\nreturn retries.map(r => ({ json: r }));"
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
1560,
400
],
"id": "split-retries",
"name": "Split Retries"
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "is-email",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.channel }}",
"rightValue": "EMAIL",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
1780,
400
],
"id": "channel-split",
"name": "Channel?"
},
{
"parameters": {
"fromEmail": "info@diplomaticresidences.in",
"toEmail": "={{ $json.payload.email }}",
"subject": "={{ $json.payload.subject || 'Birthday Greetings' }}",
"message": "={{ $json.payload.message || 'Happy Birthday!' }}",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"position": [
2000,
300
],
"id": "retry-email",
"name": "Retry Email Send",
"credentials": {
"smtp": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $json.payload.whatsapp_url || 'https://live-mt-server.wati.io/304793/api/v1/sendTemplateMessage' }}",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.payload.whatsapp_body || {}) }}",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
2000,
500
],
"id": "retry-whatsapp",
"name": "Retry WhatsApp Send",
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "loose",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "success",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.messageId || $json.result }}",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"position": [
2220,
400
],
"id": "retry-success",
"name": "Retry Success?"
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "DELETE",
"url": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.backend_url }}/api/retry-queue/{{ $json.id }}",
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "x-service-token",
"value": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.service_token }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.3,
"position": [
2440,
300
],
"id": "delete-retry",
"name": "Delete Retry Job"
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "PUT",
"url": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.backend_url }}/api/retry-queue/{{ $json.id }}/increment",
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "x-service-token",
"value": "={{ $('Set Variables').first().json.service_token }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.3,
"position": [
2440,
500
],
"id": "increment-retry",
"name": "Increment Retry Count"
}
],
"connections": {
"Every 10 Minutes": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Variables",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Variables": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check System Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check System Status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "System Paused?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"System Paused?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Stop (Paused)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Fetch Due Retries",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fetch Due Retries": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Has Retries?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Has Retries?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Retries",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Retries": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Channel?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Channel?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Retry Email Send",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Retry WhatsApp Send",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Retry Email Send": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Retry Success?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Retry WhatsApp Send": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Retry Success?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Retry Success?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Delete Retry Job",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Increment Retry Count",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
}
}
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