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{
"name": "contact manager",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"triggerOn": "folder",
"path": "<YOUR_PATH>",
"events": [
"change",
"add",
"unlink"
],
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.localFileTrigger",
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],
"id": "f02be3de-e2c9-444b-82ec-891a8b701016",
"name": "Local File Trigger"
},
{
"parameters": {
"fileSelector": "={{ $json.path }}",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile",
"typeVersion": 1,
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],
"id": "edb3aa0b-f34b-4e34-9100-2117f472b95c",
"name": "Read/Write Files from Disk"
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{
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},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
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440,
40
],
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"name": "Extract from File",
"alwaysOutputData": true
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{
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{
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"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "a74db505-4121-48fd-9907-64378ffd108c",
"leftValue": "={{ $json['\ufeffid'] }}",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "hipe_id"
},
{
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"typeValidation": "strict",
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},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "fd1f454d-f086-4aa7-9261-406e15422fb2",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.externalId }}",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
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"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
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"outputKey": "externalId"
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]
},
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],
"id": "6b66a6c0-284d-46b4-bc86-c09d206124ec",
"name": "Switch"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "update",
"id": "={{ $json['\ufeffid'] }}",
"updateFields": {
"email": "={{ $json.email }}",
"externalId": "={{ $json.externalId }}",
"firstName": "={{ $json.first_name || \"\"}}",
"lastName": "={{ $json.last_name || \"\" }}",
"mobilePhone": "={{ $json.mobile_phone || \"\" }}",
"phoneNumber": "={{ $json.phone_number || \"\" }}"
},
"resource": "user"
},
"type": "@packitoo/n8n-nodes-hipe.hipe",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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"id": "c4be2ef2-ce69-4928-a78a-1e593ed7dfc9",
"name": "Update"
},
{
"parameters": {
"filters": {
"externalId": "={{ $json.externalId }}"
},
"sort": {},
"resource": "user"
},
"type": "@packitoo/n8n-nodes-hipe.hipe",
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"position": [
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],
"id": "4ca8a036-5ae6-4dab-8f86-ebcba9725c45",
"name": "Get many",
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{
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{
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"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 2
},
"conditions": [
{
"leftValue": "={{ $json.data }}",
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"operation": "empty",
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"id": "d5336c09-31fc-4b17-8e4a-7d550505a379"
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"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "need_creation"
},
{
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"conditions": [
{
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.data }}",
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"singleValue": true
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"renameOutput": true,
"outputKey": "update"
}
]
},
"options": {
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}
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],
"id": "2c2a30c2-99ad-4113-83b9-981613c01431",
"name": "Switch1"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "createContact",
"firstName": "={{ $('Switch').item.json.first_name }}",
"lastName": "={{ $('Switch').item.json.last_name }}",
"email": "={{ $('Switch').item.json.email }}",
"externalId": "={{ $('Switch').item.json.externalId }}",
"phoneNumber": "={{ $('Switch').item.json.phone_number }}",
"mobilePhone": "={{ $('Switch').item.json?.mobile_number}}",
"additionalFields": {
"customFields": "={\n\"test_text\": {{ $('Switch').item.json.email.extractDomain() }}\n}"
},
"resource": "user"
},
"type": "@packitoo/n8n-nodes-hipe.hipe",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
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],
"id": "9d1224be-a598-4312-ad7a-d40e8dbad058",
"name": "Create contact"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "update",
"id": "={{ $json.data[0].id }}",
"updateFields": {
"customFields": "={\n \"test_text\": {{ $json.data[0].email.extractDomain() }}\n} ",
"email": "={{ $json.data[0].email }}",
"firstName": "={{ $json.data[0].firstName }}",
"lastName": "={{ $json.data[0].lastName }}"
},
"resource": "user"
},
"type": "@packitoo/n8n-nodes-hipe.hipe",
"typeVersion": 1,
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],
"id": "60ef7533-a0a9-4144-9603-30178c45ada0",
"name": "Update1"
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"connections": {
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{
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"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read/Write Files from Disk": {
"main": [
[
{
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}
]
]
},
"Extract from File": {
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[
{
"node": "Switch",
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}
]
]
},
"Switch": {
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[
{
"node": "Update",
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}
],
[
{
"node": "Get many",
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}
]
]
},
"Get many": {
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[
{
"node": "Switch1",
"type": "main",
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}
]
]
},
"Switch1": {
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[
{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Update1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create contact": {
"main": [
[]
]
}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "1d7d15da-3d3f-4ce3-9ff3-b30cabd2f011",
"meta": {
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},
"id": "FqhYORuePgv7RGyy",
"tags": []
}
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About this workflow
contact manager. Uses localFileTrigger, readWriteFile, @packitoo/n8n-nodes-hipe. Event-driven trigger; 9 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Packitoo/n8n-nodes-hipe/blob/0c130b21efa475ef187cfb92b739cf20b31579ea/examples/manage_contacts.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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