Import CSV from URL to Excel

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{
  "id": "xcl8D1sukz9Rak69",
  "name": "Import CSV from URL to Excel",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "580d8a47-32cc-4976-a464-793523ae3d1e",
      "name": "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "2ca1b012-db79-415a-8983-53ac23cd42d1",
      "name": "Import CSV",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spreadsheetFile",
      "position": [
        1260,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "delimiter": ";",
          "headerRow": true
        },
        "fileFormat": "csv"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "5bc0a423-91bc-4b52-af05-2869223bbbff",
      "name": "Download CSV",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1060,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://opendata.potsdam.de/api/v2/catalog/datasets/veranstaltungsplaetze-potsdam/exports/csv",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "file"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.1
    },
    {
      "id": "d403206d-e53c-44d7-b39e-361fa8fc3a23",
      "name": "Convert to Excel",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spreadsheetFile",
      "position": [
        1460,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "fileName": "=converted_csv.{{ $parameter.fileFormat }}",
          "headerRow": true,
          "sheetName": "csv_page"
        },
        "operation": "toFile",
        "fileFormat": "xlsx"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "66279cfc-4bde-45af-910f-84854eca9a70",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 808,
        "height": 385,
        "content": "## Convert CSV to Excel (.xlsx)\n1. Click Execute Workflow to begin\n2. Download the data from the Web\n3. Import CSV binary data as a JSON\n4. Convert JSON to .xlsx file\n\nSource:\nhttps://data.europa.eu/data/datasets/veranstaltungsplaetze-potsdam-potsdam?locale=en"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "bf39a01f-0bb5-48e1-914c-8eec4d91cf35",
  "connections": {
    "Import CSV": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Convert to Excel",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Download CSV": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Import CSV",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Download CSV",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Import CSV from URL to Excel. Uses manualTrigger, spreadsheetFile, httpRequest, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

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