The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"name": "Switch",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"notes": "check bot commands",
"position": [
460,
480
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"rules": [
{
"value2": "/start"
},
{
"output": 1,
"value2": "/getweather"
}
]
},
"value1": "={{$json[\"message\"][\"text\"]}}",
"dataType": "string",
"fallbackOutput": 3
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_greet",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1820,
300
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Nice to meet you, {{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}.\nI am n8n-powered bot, I can send you a weather data for several European capitals. The data is an image generated in ggplot2 package of R programming language.\nType /getweather to begin.",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_wrongcommand",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1820,
1160
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Sorry, {{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}, your command was not recognized.\n/getweather - show image with the weather info.",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Telegram Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger",
"position": [
300,
480
],
"parameters": {
"updates": [
"message"
],
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_getweather",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
2020,
820
],
"parameters": {
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"operation": "sendPhoto",
"binaryData": true,
"additionalFields": {
"caption": "=Here's your image, {{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}."
}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "City List",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
1040,
640
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "return [{Cityid: 2643743, Cityname:\"London\", Country: \"GB\"},\r\n {Cityid: 2950159, Cityname:\"Berlin\", Country: \"DE\"},\r\n {Cityid: 3117735, Cityname:\"Madrid\", Country: \"ES\"},\r\n {Cityid: 3169070, Cityname:\"Rome\", Country: \"IT\"},\r\n {Cityid: 683506, Cityname:\"Bucharest\", Country: \"RO\"},\r\n {Cityid: 2968815, Cityname:\"Paris\", Country: \"FR\"},\r\n {Cityid: 2761369, Cityname:\"Vienna\", Country: \"AT\"},\r\n {Cityid: 756135, Cityname:\"Warsaw\", Country: \"PL\"},\r\n {Cityid: 3054638, Cityname:\"Budapest\", Country: \"HU\"},\r\n {Cityid: 792680, Cityname:\"Belgrade\", Country: \"RS\"}];"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Convert API response",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
860,
840
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "// this data is stored as a CSV file and then processed in the R script. Please check the R code here:\n// https://gist.github.com/ed-parsadanyan/0561cd12d545e642fcef17dcb0872b00\nvar data = [];\n\nfor (item of items) {\n data.push({CityName: item.json.name+', '+item.json.sys.country,\n TempCur : item.json.main.temp,\n TempMin : item.json.main.temp_min,\n TempMax : item.json.main.temp_max\n });\n}\n\nreturn data;"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Get weather data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1220,
640
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?id={{$json[\"Cityid\"]}}&units=metric&appid=6d3fff582a101700576faf74734f9535",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"name": "Spreadsheet File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.spreadsheetFile",
"position": [
1040,
840
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"fileName": "={{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"filename\"]}}.{{$parameter[\"fileFormat\"]}}"
},
"operation": "toFile",
"fileFormat": "csv"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Write csv",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.writeBinaryFile",
"position": [
1220,
840
],
"parameters": {
"fileName": "={{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"foldername\"]}}{{$binary.data.fileName}}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Filename",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
860,
640
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "filename",
"value": "=request_from{{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"id\"]}}_{{DateTime.now().toISO({ format: 'basic' }).split('.')[0]}}"
},
{
"name": "foldername",
"value": "/home/node/.n8n/weather-bot/"
},
{
"name": "imgname",
"value": "=request_from{{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"id\"]}}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_errorAPI",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1820,
640
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Sorry, {{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}, an error occurred while fetching weather data. Please try again later.",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {
"parse_mode": "Markdown"
}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Any errors API?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1580,
640
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{$json[\"error\"][\"name\"]}}",
"value2": "Error"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_errorR",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1820,
1000
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Sorry, {{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}, an error occurred while creating an image. Please try again later.",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {
"parse_mode": "Markdown"
}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Read Binary File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
"position": [
1820,
820
],
"parameters": {
"filePath": "={{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"foldername\"]}}{{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"imgname\"]}}.png"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "R successful?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1580,
840
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"number": [
{
"value1": "={{$json[\"exitCode\"]}}",
"operation": "equal"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
680,
1160
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "passThrough"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Merge1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
680,
300
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "passThrough"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_pleasewait",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1820,
460
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Please wait while your request is being processed...",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {
"parse_mode": "Markdown"
}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Merge2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
680,
640
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "wait"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Run R script",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"position": [
1400,
840
],
"parameters": {
"command": "=Rscript --vanilla '{{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"foldername\"]}}dumbbell_plot.R' '{{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"foldername\"]}}{{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"filename\"]}}.csv' '{{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"foldername\"]}}{{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"imgname\"]}}.png' >& {{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"foldername\"]}}{{$node[\"Filename\"].json[\"filename\"]}}.log"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"continueOnFail": true
}
],
"connections": {
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "msg_wrongcommand",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "msg_greet",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Filename",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "msg_pleasewait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
null,
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Filename": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "City List",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"City List": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get weather data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Write csv": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Run R script",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Run R script": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "R successful?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"R successful?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read Binary File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "msg_errorR",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"msg_pleasewait": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge2",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Any errors API?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "msg_errorAPI",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Convert API response",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get weather data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Any errors API?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Binary File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "msg_getweather",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Spreadsheet File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Write csv",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Telegram Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Convert API response": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Spreadsheet File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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telegramApi
About this workflow
Extend N8N With Additional Tools. Uses telegram, telegramTrigger, httpRequest, spreadsheetFile. Event-driven trigger; 21 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →