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This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #6012 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"meta": {
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},
"name": "Create a Privacy-Focused AI Assistant with Telegram, Ollama, and Whisper",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
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"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"updates": [
"message"
],
"additionalFields": {
"download": true
}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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"name": "Get Voice File",
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"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"fileId": "={{ $json.message.voice.file_id }}",
"resource": "file"
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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"operator": {
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.message.from.id }}",
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"name": "Send a text message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"text": "I am sorry, you have no access to my services.",
"chatId": "={{ json.message.from.id }}",
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},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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{
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"name": "Whisper ASR HTTP Request",
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"parameters": {
"url": "http://localhost:9000/asr",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "audio_file",
"parameterType": "formBinaryData",
"inputDataFieldName": "data"
}
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"name": "Send a text message1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $json.output }}",
"chatId": "",
"additionalFields": {
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"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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{
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"name": "AI Agent",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "=You are my personal chatbot assistant.\nMy input: '{{ $json.message.text }}'.\nYour Answer: ",
"options": {},
"promptType": "define"
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},
{
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"name": "Ollama Chat Model",
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"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"model": "llama3.2:1b",
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"ollamaApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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{
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"name": "Simple Memory",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
"sessionKey": "={{ $json.message.text }}",
"sessionIdType": "customKey",
"contextWindowLength": 2
},
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},
{
"id": "bafa884d-00e4-4882-8a45-551ebaafeb57",
"name": "Rename Transcription Key",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.renameKeys",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"keys": {
"key": [
{
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"currentKey": "data"
}
]
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"name": "Sticky Note",
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"parameters": {
"content": "## Telegram Trigger\nStart when Telegram message is received"
},
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"parameters": {
"content": "## IF\nDetect is message is sent by authorised user"
},
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"name": "Sticky Note4",
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"parameters": {
"content": "## Switch\nDetect if message is a text or audio message"
},
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"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"content": "## Transcription\nTranscribe audio locally with Whisper API"
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"name": "Sticky Note5",
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],
"parameters": {
"content": "## AI Agent \nFormulate answer from AI Agent"
},
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"name": "Sticky Note3",
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],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Telegram\nSend response to the user"
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"settings": {
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"executionOrder": "v1"
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"connections": {
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}
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"Simple Memory": {
"ai_memory": [
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}
]
]
},
"Get Voice File": {
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},
"Telegram Trigger": {
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"Ollama Chat Model": {
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},
"Message Type Switch": {
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{
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},
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}
}
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About this workflow
Title: Create a Privacy-Focused AI Assistant with Telegram, Ollama, and Whisper
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/6012/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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