Pull GitHub Analytics to Postgres Daily

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "GitHub Analytics Pull (github-pull)",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "hours",
              "hoursInterval": 24
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "schedule-trigger-github",
      "name": "Schedule Trigger (24h)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "repository",
        "operation": "get",
        "owner": "={{ $env.GITHUB_ORG }}",
        "repository": "={{ $env.GITHUB_REPO }}"
      },
      "id": "github-repo-stats",
      "name": "GitHub Repository Stats",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        460,
        200
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "githubApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "=https://api.github.com/repos/{{ $env.GITHUB_ORG }}/{{ $env.GITHUB_REPO }}/traffic/views",
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "nodeCredentialType": "githubApi",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "fullResponse": false
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "id": "github-traffic-views",
      "name": "GitHub Traffic Views",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.1,
      "position": [
        460,
        400
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "githubApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Map GitHub stats \u2192 analytics_events rows\n// Refs: docs/specs/devrel-analytics-stack.md Decision 4\nconst repoData = $('GitHub Repository Stats').first().json;\nconst trafficData = $('GitHub Traffic Views').first().json;\nconst rows = [];\nconst occurredAt = new Date().toISOString();\nconst repo = `${$env.GITHUB_ORG}/${$env.GITHUB_REPO}`;\nconst contentId = `github:${repo}`;\n\n// Stars\nif (repoData.stargazers_count !== undefined) {\n  rows.push({\n    platform: 'github',\n    content_id: contentId,\n    event_type: 'star',\n    occurred_at: occurredAt,\n    metric_value: repoData.stargazers_count,\n    metadata: JSON.stringify({ repo, forks: repoData.forks_count })\n  });\n}\n\n// Traffic views (last 14 days, broken by day)\nconst views = trafficData.views || [];\nfor (const dayView of views) {\n  rows.push({\n    platform: 'github',\n    content_id: contentId,\n    event_type: 'view',\n    occurred_at: dayView.timestamp || occurredAt,\n    metric_value: dayView.count || 0,\n    metadata: JSON.stringify({ uniques: dayView.uniques, repo })\n  });\n}\n\nreturn rows.map(row => ({ json: row }));"
      },
      "id": "map-github-to-analytics",
      "name": "Map \u2192 analytics_events",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        680,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "executeQuery",
        "query": "INSERT INTO analytics_events (occurred_at, platform, content_id, event_type, metric_value, metadata) VALUES ($1::timestamptz, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6::jsonb) ON CONFLICT (platform, content_id, event_type, occurred_at) DO UPDATE SET metric_value = EXCLUDED.metric_value, ingested_at = NOW()",
        "additionalFields": {
          "queryParams": "={{ [$json.occurred_at, $json.platform, $json.content_id, $json.event_type, $json.metric_value, $json.metadata] }}"
        }
      },
      "id": "upsert-github-events",
      "name": "Upsert analytics_events",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgres",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        900,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "postgres": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Schedule Trigger (24h)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "GitHub Repository Stats",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "GitHub Traffic Views",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "GitHub Repository Stats": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Map \u2192 analytics_events",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "GitHub Traffic Views": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Map \u2192 analytics_events",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Map \u2192 analytics_events": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Upsert analytics_events",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "saveManualExecutions": true
  },
  "tags": [
    "devrel-analytics",
    "tier-1",
    "github"
  ],
  "versionId": "v1",
  "notes": "Phase V Part A \u2014 AC-3. Pulls GitHub repo stats (stars, traffic views/clones) every 24h. Prereq: GITHUB_ORG + GITHUB_REPO env vars + GitHub PAT credential. The PAT needs repo:traffic scope."
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• githubApi
• postgres

About this workflow

GitHub Analytics Pull (github-pull). Uses github, httpRequest, postgres. Scheduled trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Xipher-Labs/walter-os/blob/main/setup/walter-host/services/n8n/workflows/github-pull.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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