This workflow follows the HTTP Request → Telegram Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Commands",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"updates": [
"message"
],
"additionalFields": {}
},
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],
"id": "4f98edbb-3efb-4027-9294-9fca3b4c9cd6",
"name": "Telegram Trigger",
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "help-text-assignment",
"name": "text",
"value": "\ud83d\udc18 *Goaliphant Commands*|*Goals*/add {text} - Add a goal/list - Show today's goals/complete {n} - Mark done/uncomplete {n} - Mark undone/delete {n} - Remove goal*Info*/wallet - Check ticket balance/help - Show this message",
"type": "string"
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],
"id": "9582611e-92fe-4472-b6a1-e25371b86a92",
"name": "Set Help Text"
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('Extract Command').item.json.baseUrl }}/users/{{ $json.chatId }}/tickets",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
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],
"id": "62d47204-f99b-4124-8642-c06826d3edbc",
"name": "GET /users/tickets"
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "wallet-text-assignment",
"name": "text",
"value": "=\ud83d\udcb0 *Your Wallet*\n\nYou have *{{ $json.tickets }}* tickets \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f",
"type": "string"
}
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"id": "c923558e-fc8f-4bff-b02c-0d30a402c1e6",
"name": "Set Wallet Text"
},
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"values": [
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": false,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
"rightValue": "add",
"operator": {
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"operation": "startsWith"
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"conditions": [
{
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
"rightValue": "list",
"operator": {
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"operation": "equals",
"name": "filter.operator.equals"
}
}
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"renameOutput": true,
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"conditions": [
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
"rightValue": "complete",
"operator": {
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"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "complete"
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{
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"conditions": [
{
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
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"conditions": [
{
"id": "90668c5e-96db-443a-aeee-dfe29fc25efe",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
"rightValue": "delete",
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"outputKey": "delete"
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{
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"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
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},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "help-condition-id",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
"rightValue": "help",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals",
"name": "filter.operator.equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "help"
},
{
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": false,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
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"conditions": [
{
"id": "wallet-condition-id",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.command }}",
"rightValue": "wallet",
"operator": {
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"operation": "equals",
"name": "filter.operator.equals"
}
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"outputKey": "wallet"
}
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"id": "9b616c5e-7140-4f2b-bffc-75e8de38c98c",
"name": "Switch"
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const message = $('Telegram Trigger').first().json.message;\nlet text = message.text\nif (text[0] === '/') {\n text = text.substring(1).trim();\n}\n\nconst command = text.split(' ')[0].toLowerCase();\nconst args = text.substring(command.length).trim();\n\n// Convert 1-based user input to 0-based API index\nconst firstArg = args.split(' ')[0];\nconst argsAsIndex = firstArg ? parseInt(firstArg) - 1 : null;\n\nreturn {\n baseUrl: \"https://5fxpi3bue4dkhwv4kf5re3vcyi0cowqn.lambda-url.us-east-2.on.aws/api/v1\",\n name: message.from.first_name,\n chatId: message.chat.id.toString(),\n date: new Date(message.date * 1000),\n text,\n command,\n args,\n argsAsIndex,\n}"
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"name": "Extract Command"
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"value": "YaviUPj9bCI6EsJr",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "Send Telegram Markdown"
},
"workflowInputs": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"chatId": "={{ $json.message.chat.id.toString() }}",
"text": "=Thinking... \ud83e\udd14",
"bot": "goaliphant"
},
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{
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{
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"workflowInputs": {
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"value": {
"chatId": "={{ $('Switch').item.json.chatId }}",
"text": "={{ $json.text }}",
"bot": "goaliphant",
"messageId": "={{ $('Send Thinking Message').item.json.result.message_id.toString() }}"
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"value": "=Successfully added goal: \\n> {{$json.goal.text }}\\nI believe in you!",
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"id": "a11687ea-4aad-45a4-a809-ba2863c42b3f",
"name": "Set Add Text"
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"value": "={{ $json.chatId }}"
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"connections": {
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"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Help Text": {
"main": [
[
{
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}
]
]
},
"GET /users/tickets": {
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[
{
"node": "Set Wallet Text",
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"index": 0
}
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]
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"Set Wallet Text": {
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}
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[
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[
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],
[
{
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"index": 0
}
],
[
{
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"index": 0
}
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},
"Send Telegram Message": {
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"Set Add Text": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send Telegram Message",
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"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Build List Text": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send Telegram Message",
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"index": 0
}
]
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"Set Complete Text": {
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{
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]
},
"Set Delete Text": {
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{
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"POST /goals": {
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[
{
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},
"GET /goals": {
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{
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"POST /goals/{index}/complete": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Complete Text",
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}
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]
},
"DELETE /goals/{index}/complete": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Complete Text2",
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}
]
]
},
"DELETE /goals/{index}": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Delete Text",
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}
]
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}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
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"meta": {
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"id": "YnAkuie3F0qcqWTq",
"tags": []
}
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Commands. Uses telegramTrigger, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 34 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/brendan-mcmahon/goaliphant/blob/e99978baa2aca297aadb39e61f9efd51c4375744/n8n/Commands.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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