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Daily Business Ideas From Ideabrowser to Telegram

ByFemi Ad @hgray on n8n.io

Transform your daily business inspiration routine by automatically receiving curated business ideas from IdeaBrowser directly in Telegram. This workflow scrapes the "Idea of the Day" content and delivers it to your Telegram chat with beautiful formatting and smart content…

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity11 nodesHTTP RequestTelegram
Slack & Telegram Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 11 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #8922 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the HTTP Request → Telegram recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "Daily Idea Scraper to Telegram",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "3d4b43f5-1337-413e-8db4-7541d2e14e0a",
      "name": "Daily Schedule",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        272,
        512
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "triggerAtHour": 9
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "fa88370d-42a8-4ee7-bc32-1d84fa55ef1f",
      "name": "Manual Test Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        272,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "3212e88a-9486-4805-8d56-05f85390393a",
      "name": "Scrape Idea of the Day",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        496,
        416
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://www.ideabrowser.com/idea-of-the-day",
        "options": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "da48c32b-ad35-4df6-acad-d83f8f7885ab",
      "name": "Extract Content",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
      "position": [
        720,
        416
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "trimValues": true
        },
        "operation": "extractHtmlContent",
        "extractionValues": {
          "values": [
            {
              "key": "title",
              "cssSelector": "h1, .idea-title, .main-title"
            },
            {
              "key": "description",
              "cssSelector": ".idea-description, .main-content, p"
            },
            {
              "key": "pricing",
              "cssSelector": ".pricing, .offer, .price"
            },
            {
              "key": "market",
              "cssSelector": ".market, .target, .analysis"
            },
            {
              "key": "features",
              "cssSelector": ".features, .benefits, ul li"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "97da4819-dd3a-4ef8-862a-db29d684a402",
      "name": "Format Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        944,
        416
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const today = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-US', {\n  weekday: 'long',\n  year: 'numeric',\n  month: 'long',\n  day: 'numeric'\n});\n\nconst title = $json.title || 'Business Idea';\nconst description = $json.description || 'No description available';\nconst pricing = $json.pricing || 'Pricing not specified';\nconst market = $json.market || 'Market analysis not available';\nconst features = $json.features || 'Features not listed';\n\nconst message = `\ud83d\ude80 Daily Business Idea - ${today}\\n\\n\ud83d\udccb ${title}\\n\\n\ud83d\udca1 Description:\\n${description.substring(0, 500)}${description.length > 500 ? '...' : ''}\\n\\n\ud83d\udcb0 Revenue Model:\\n${pricing.substring(0, 300)}${pricing.length > 300 ? '...' : ''}\\n\\n\ud83c\udfaf Target Market:\\n${market.substring(0, 300)}${market.length > 300 ? '...' : ''}\\n\\n\u26a1 Key Features:\\n${features.substring(0, 300)}${features.length > 300 ? '...' : ''}\\n\\n\ud83d\udd17 View Details: https://www.ideabrowser.com/idea-of-the-day`;\n\nreturn {\n  json: {\n    formattedMessage: message,\n    originalUrl: 'https://www.ideabrowser.com/idea-of-the-day',\n    scrapedDate: new Date().toISOString()\n  }\n};"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "e7da6ef2-b49b-45aa-b854-cc76e0c31623",
      "name": "Check Message Length",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        1168,
        416
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "version": 2,
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "f397b0f0-7b90-470b-bebd-fa49d4d41ffb",
              "operator": {
                "type": "number",
                "operation": "lte"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.formattedMessage.length }}",
              "rightValue": 4096
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.2
    },
    {
      "id": "9fa23b57-f3f4-4d85-8a06-4b6cc8758415",
      "name": "Send to Telegram",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "position": [
        1392,
        320
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ $json.formattedMessage }}",
        "chatId": "{{ $credentials.telegramChatId }}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "appendAttribution": false
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "e39552d3-7394-46dc-bb66-7ac0367825d2",
      "name": "Truncate Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        1392,
        512
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const originalMessage = $json.formattedMessage;\nconst maxLength = 4000;\n\nlet truncatedMessage = originalMessage;\nif (originalMessage.length > maxLength) {\n  truncatedMessage = originalMessage.substring(0, maxLength - 100) + '\\n\\n...\\n\\n\ud83d\udd17 Read more: https://www.ideabrowser.com/idea-of-the-day';\n}\n\nreturn {\n  json: {\n    ...input.json,\n    formattedMessage: truncatedMessage\n  }\n};"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "3966ac84-5b18-4b87-b4c8-20974077d01f",
      "name": "Send Truncated Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "position": [
        1616,
        512
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ $json.formattedMessage }}",
        "chatId": "{{ $credentials.telegramChatId }}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "appendAttribution": false
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "b8278b32-cfe4-48a0-ab93-2051da451213",
      "name": "Workflow Context",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        48,
        144
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 7,
        "width": 600,
        "height": 120,
        "content": "# Daily Idea Scraper to Telegram\n\nScrapes https://www.ideabrowser.com/idea-of-the-day daily at 9 AM and sends formatted content to Telegram."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "00ced4bd-2b4e-40f9-a004-409b907e2fb0",
      "name": "Setup Instructions",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        1856,
        128
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 500,
        "height": 200,
        "content": "## Setup Required:\n\n1. **Telegram Bot Token**: Create bot via @BotFather\n2. **Chat ID**: Get your chat ID (use @userinfobot)\n3. **Credentials**: Add Telegram credentials in n8n\n4. **Test**: Use manual trigger to test before scheduling\n\n**Daily Schedule**: Runs at 9:00 AM"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "connections": {
    "Daily Schedule": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Scrape Idea of the Day",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Format Message": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Check Message Length",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extract Content": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Format Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Truncate Message": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Truncated Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Manual Test Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Scrape Idea of the Day",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Check Message Length": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send to Telegram",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Truncate Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Scrape Idea of the Day": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract Content",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

Transform your daily business inspiration routine by automatically receiving curated business ideas from IdeaBrowser directly in Telegram. This workflow scrapes the "Idea of the Day" content and delivers it to your Telegram chat with beautiful formatting and smart content…

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/8922/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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