Hello World (slack)

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "1-hello-world",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        -304,
        -32
      ],
      "id": "4be2b281-8219-43fd-b068-1c4c575d6ab7",
      "name": "Trigger Workflow"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "5b4bce1b-e737-4845-bb79-355134428d55",
              "name": "message",
              "value": "Hello NetSIG Folks!",
              "type": "string"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3.4,
      "position": [
        -96,
        -32
      ],
      "id": "d5e85f07-ee6b-4ac7-8244-b2c7d9f1a164",
      "name": "Set Message"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "select": "channel",
        "channelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "#test",
          "mode": "name"
        },
        "text": "={{ $json.message }}",
        "otherOptions": {
          "includeLinkToWorkflow": false
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "typeVersion": 2.3,
      "position": [
        112,
        -32
      ],
      "id": "650ee080-950e-47a8-8545-d63a91a9567e",
      "name": "Send Message",
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## Hello World Workflow\n* Generate and send message to Slack\n",
        "height": 96,
        "width": 320
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -304,
        -160
      ],
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "id": "a719007e-8f07-4e79-ac4f-771b58464dda",
      "name": "Sticky Note"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Trigger Workflow": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set Message": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "d517eed2-02a4-4037-a742-7c8344c937d3",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "id": "cQBzgLDTfyd0M6a1",
  "tags": []
}

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• slackApi

About this workflow

1-hello-world. Uses slack. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/netserf/netsig-presentation-n8n-for-newbies/blob/53e0536b2ae41c7bfbfc7c59fbf495caa21056a2/workflows/1-hello-world.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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