n8n Global Error Handler with Telegram & Google Sheets

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "globalerrhandler",
  "name": "global-error-handler",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "id": "cccccccc-cccc-4ccc-8ccc-cccccccccccc",
      "name": "Error Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "manual",
        "includeOtherFields": true,
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "cfg1",
              "name": "ALERT_WEBHOOK_URL",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "http://mock-api:3000/alert"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4bbb-8bbb-bbbbbbbbbbbb",
      "name": "Workflow Config",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3.5,
      "position": [
        220,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "manual",
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "s1",
              "name": "source",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "global-error-handler"
            },
            {
              "id": "s2",
              "name": "executionId",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.execution.id }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "s3",
              "name": "executionUrl",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.execution.url }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "s4",
              "name": "workflowId",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.workflow.id }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "s5",
              "name": "workflowName",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.workflow.name }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "s6",
              "name": "lastNode",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.execution.lastNodeExecuted }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "s7",
              "name": "errorMessage",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "={{ $json.execution.error?.message }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "dddddddd-dddd-4ddd-8ddd-dddddddddddd",
      "name": "Build Log Entry",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3.5,
      "position": [
        440,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "={{ $('Workflow Config').first().json.ALERT_WEBHOOK_URL }}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "contentType": "json",
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify($json) }}",
        "options": {
          "timeout": 10000
        }
      },
      "id": "eeeeeeee-eeee-4eee-8eee-eeeeeeeeeeee",
      "name": "Send Alert",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.4,
      "position": [
        660,
        0
      ],
      "retryOnFail": true,
      "maxTries": 3,
      "waitBetweenTries": 500
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Error Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Workflow Config",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Workflow Config": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Build Log Entry",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Build Log Entry": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Alert",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "active": false
}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleSheetsOAuth2Api
• telegramApi

About this workflow

99_global_error_handler. Uses errorTrigger, telegram, googleSheets, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/gulnaz-bakinova/n8n-automation-integrations-showcase/blob/main/99_global_error_handler.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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