Khairul Muhtadin This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4020 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Chainllm → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"url": "=https://api.telegram.org/bot{{ $credentials.yourbottoken }}/getFile?file_id={{ $json.message.photo[3].file_id }}",
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"url": "=https://api.telegram.org/file/bot{{ $credentials.yourbottoken }}/{{ $node['Get Telegram File'].json['result']['file_path'] }}",
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"content": "## \ud83d\udcf2 **Telegram Trigger**\nReceives user messages (text or photo) from Telegram to start the expense tracking flow."
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"name": "AI Categorizer",
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"text": "={{ $json.text }}",
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"message": "=You are a financial planner expert with a robust parser algorithm. Category options are:\n- Income\n- Expense\n\nExpense options are:\n- Food & Beverages\n- Household\n- Transport\n\nInput may be in English, or Bahasa Indonesia. Always generate output in Input Language.\n\nAnalyze the input. If no expenses or income detected, return 'not found' and 0 for the total. If date is not specified, use {{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.date}}. For relative dates (e.g., yesterday, tomorrow), use {{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.date}} as the base. Example: yesterday is {{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.date}} - 1."
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"rightValue": "Looks like an input error, total is 0? Did you get this for free? Please check again."
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"content": "## \ud83d\udd0d **Check for Image**\nDetermines whether the input is an image or text to route accordingly."
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"name": "Receipt Parser",
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"jsonSchemaExample": "{\n \"store\": {\n \"store_name\": \"Store A\",\n \"store_location\": \"Store location\"\n },\n \"transaction\": {\n \"date\": \"Transaction date\",\n \"time\": \"Transaction time\",\n \"receipt_number\": \"Receipt number\"\n },\n \"items\": [\n {\n \"description\": \"Item name\",\n \"quantity\": \"Quantity\",\n \"unit_price\": \"Unit price\",\n \"total_price\": \"Item total price\"\n }\n ],\n \"summary\": {\n \"total\": \"Total (number)\",\n \"payment_method\": \"Payment method\",\n \"expense_category\": \"Household\"\n }\n}"
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"id": "aa36fb3b-fc38-419d-b520-7fd5cc474697",
"name": "Send Error Message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
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"parameters": {
"text": "=hello {{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.from.first_name }}\n\n{{ $json.message }}",
"chatId": "={{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.chat.id }}",
"additionalFields": {}
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"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"name": "Send Expense Summary",
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"parameters": {
"text": "=hello {{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.from.first_name }}\n\nIni Rekap Belanjamu\n{{ $json.message }}",
"chatId": "={{ $('Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.chat.id }}",
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"content": "## **MoneyMate is free to use!**\nGot feedback, ideas, or just wanna chat? Find me at [khmuhtadin.com](https://khmuhtadin.com). \n\nWanna buy me a coffee to fuel more workflows? Head to [buymeacoffee.com/khmuhtadin](https://buymeacoffee.com/khmuhtadin)! \u2615"
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"content": "## \ud83d\udcec **Send Expense Summary**\nSends a summary of the recognized receipt or input to the user's Telegram chat."
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky - Extract Text Input1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"content": "## \ud83d\udcdd **Extract Text Input**\nHandles plain text inputs when no image is provided by the user."
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"content": "## \ud83d\udcca **Parse Receipt Data**\nConverts AI output into structured JSON with store, transaction, items, and totals."
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"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky - Get Telegram File1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": null,
"width": 260,
"content": "## \ud83d\udce6 **Get Telegram File**\nFetches the file ID of a receipt image uploaded via Telegram."
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky - Download Image2",
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"parameters": {
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"width": 260,
"content": "## \u2b07\ufe0f **Download Image**\nDownloads the receipt photo and prepares it for text extraction."
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"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky - Download Image3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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0,
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"parameters": {
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"width": 260,
"content": "## \ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f **Text Extractor**\nExtract text from given image "
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"name": "Sticky - Format Summary Message1",
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"parameters": {
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"width": 260,
"content": "## \ud83e\uddfe **Format Message**\nCreates a clear summary of expenses with store, date, items, total, and category."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Sticky - AI Categorizer1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
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"width": 280,
"content": "## \ud83e\udde0 **AI Categorizer**\nUses AI to classify input into categories like income or expenses, handling dates and languages."
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky - Send Error Message1",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"width": 340,
"content": "## \u2757 **Send Error Message**\nSends a warning to the user if the input is invalid or incomplete."
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"parameters": {
"color": null,
"width": 280,
"content": "## \ud83d\udeab **Check Invalid Input**\nDetects and flags incorrect or zero-value entries before sending a response."
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"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky - OpenRouter AI Model1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": null,
"width": 300,
"content": "## \ud83e\udd16 **OpenRouter AI Model**\nConfigures the language model to extract structured information from natural language input."
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"typeVersion": 1
}
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"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
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"Download Image": {
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}
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Effortlessly track your expenses with MoneyMate, an n8n workflow that transforms receipts into organized financial insights.
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