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GitHub Daily Trends Extractor with OpenAI

Original n8n title: Github Day Trend

Github Day Trend. Uses httpRequest, openAi. Event-driven trigger; 11 nodes.

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexityAI-powered11 nodesHTTP RequestOpenAI
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This workflow follows the HTTP Request → OpenAI recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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{
  "name": "Github Day Trend",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "id": "4e2b685b-3400-4777-b5eb-3919786bd1c2",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        140,
        -120
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "extractHtmlContent",
        "extractionValues": {
          "values": [
            {
              "key": "box",
              "cssSelector": "div.Box",
              "returnValue": "html"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "9b986b58-b10e-4e37-8317-af5f79434d8d",
      "name": "Extract Box",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
      "position": [
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        -120
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://github.com/trending",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "9146465f-a848-4a2d-a62b-b8c9b820368d",
      "name": "Request to Github Trend",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        360,
        -120
      ],
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "fieldToSplitOut": "repositories",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "720f5ddf-a75a-4341-846c-a47b01277bed",
      "name": "Turn to a list",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "position": [
        1000,
        -120
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
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            {
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              "name": "author",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $('Extract repository data').item.json.repository.split('/')[0].trim() }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "a2bd790a-784e-4d72-9a4e-92be22edea8f",
              "name": "title",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $('Extract repository data').item.json.repository.split('/')[1].trim() }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "baff9a9f-020a-4968-bb80-a4a91a94144a",
              "name": "url",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "=https://github.com/{{ $('Extract repository data').item.json.repository.replaceAll(' / ','/') }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "2ca08813-154b-43a9-8b4b-696edf22ae55",
              "name": "stargazers_count",
              "value": "={{ $('Get Star').item.json.stargazers_count }}",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "d7b2c5d9-5afe-4b9a-80fa-bc092d505d75",
              "name": "content",
              "value": "={{ $json.message.content }}",
              "type": "string"
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        "includeOtherFields": "=",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "4b5fc53c-fd69-440b-90f4-fe076d90cb6b",
      "name": "Set Result Variables",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
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      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
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        "dataPropertyName": "repositories",
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              "cssSelector": "a.Link"
            },
            {
              "key": "language",
              "cssSelector": "span.d-inline-block"
            },
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              "cssSelector": "p"
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      "name": "Extract repository data",
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      "position": [
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        "dataPropertyName": "box",
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              "returnValue": "html",
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      "name": "Extract all repositories",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.html",
      "position": [
        800,
        -120
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.github.com/repos/{{ $json.repository.replace(' / ','/') }}",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpBearerAuth",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
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      ],
      "id": "9b700b57-8f2c-47a8-9fd0-dc3908afbff7",
      "name": "Get Star",
      "credentials": {
        "httpBearerAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.github.com/repos/{{ $json.full_name }}/readme ",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpBearerAuth",
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
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      "id": "05456a66-3cf7-4bc2-9629-45f4fb8363c8",
      "name": "Get Readme",
      "credentials": {
        "httpBearerAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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    },
    {
      "parameters": {
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      "name": "Decode Readme"
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    {
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          "mode": "id"
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        "options": {}
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      "id": "f9aa896e-11cc-4bca-9a9e-8fb531a54892",
      "name": "Summarize",
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Extract Box": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract all repositories",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Turn to a list": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract repository data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
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    "Extract repository data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get Star",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
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    "Request to Github Trend": {
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          {
            "node": "Extract Box",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extract all repositories": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Turn to a list",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Request to Github Trend",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set Result Variables": {
      "main": [
        []
      ]
    },
    "Get Star": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get Readme",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get Readme": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Decode Readme",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
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      ]
    },
    "Decode Readme": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Summarize",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Summarize": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set Result Variables",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "settings": {
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  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "id": "aqsmS2yI4gaVGuKu",
  "tags": []
}

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About this workflow

Github Day Trend. Uses httpRequest, openAi. Event-driven trigger; 11 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/tmstack/n8n-workflow-templates/blob/e2bbfefab9099134825e78eef770c2164b84e50d/templates/Github-Day-Trend.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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