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Manual HTTP Request and File Workflow

Original n8n title: Manual Http (http Request) #4

Manual Http. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, readWriteFile. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Event trigger★☆☆☆☆ complexity3 nodesHTTP RequestRead Write File
General Trigger: Event Nodes: 3 Complexity: ★☆☆☆☆ Added:

This workflow follows the HTTP Request → Readwritefile recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "fe599878-c955-4354-bbd0-a24fc1e3e933",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -340,
        -40
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "e03c7cef-4897-4234-b285-7be69e3c970d",
      "name": "Create Transcript1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        100,
        -40
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/speech-to-text",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "sendBody": true,
        "contentType": "multipart-form-data",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "file",
              "parameterType": "formBinaryData",
              "inputDataFieldName": "data"
            },
            {
              "name": "model_id",
              "value": "scribe_v1"
            }
          ]
        },
        "genericAuthType": "httpCustomAuth",
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "multipart/form-data"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpCustomAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "ea48aabf-1d93-41b4-84a0-53115aba53b4",
      "name": "Read/Write Files from Disk",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile",
      "position": [
        -120,
        -40
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "fileSelector": "/files/tmp/tst1.mp4"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Read/Write Files from Disk": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Create Transcript1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read/Write Files from Disk",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

Manual Http. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, readWriteFile. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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