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This workflow follows the HTTP Request → Telegram recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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{
"nodes": [
{
"name": "chatID",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"notes": "username and language",
"position": [
-100,
680
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "// Telegram uses the following language codes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag\r\n\r\nvar data = $node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json;\r\nconst botlang = [\"ru\", \"en\"]; // Update this after adding new language in the dictionary\r\n\r\n// Assign the default language if the translation is not yet ready\r\nvar curlang = botlang.includes(data.message.from.language_code) ? data.message.from.language_code : \"en\";\r\n\r\nreturn [{json: {chatID : data.message.chat.id,\r\n lang : curlang\r\n}}];"
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"notes": "Wait for dictionary to load",
"position": [
480,
460
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "passThrough"
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Switch",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"notes": "check bot commands",
"position": [
620,
460
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"rules": [
{
"value2": "/start"
},
{
"output": 1,
"value2": "/help"
}
]
},
"value1": "={{$node[\"Merge\"].json[\"message\"][\"text\"]}}",
"dataType": "string",
"fallbackOutput": 3
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "IF",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
940,
300
],
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"boolean": [
{
"value1": "={{$json[\"empty\"]}}",
"value2": "={{true}}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": false
},
{
"name": "msg_greet",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1260,
220
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{$evaluateExpression($node[\"botmessages\"].json[\"greeting\"][$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"lang\"]])}}",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_welcomeback",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1260,
380
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{$evaluateExpression($node[\"botmessages\"].json[\"welcomeback\"][$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"lang\"]])}}",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_help",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1260,
540
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{$evaluateExpression($node[\"botmessages\"].json[\"help\"][$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"lang\"]])}}",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {
"parse_mode": "Markdown"
}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "msg_wrongcommand",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
1260,
700
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{$evaluateExpression($node[\"botmessages\"].json[\"wrongcommand\"][$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"lang\"]])}}",
"chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}",
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "New user?",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
780,
300
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "return [{json: {empty: Object.keys($node[\"CheckUser\"].json).length == 0}}];"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "CheckUser",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.nocoDb",
"position": [
380,
680
],
"parameters": {
"table": "TG_users",
"options": {
"where": "=(TG_account_ID,eq,{{$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"chatID\"]}})"
},
"operation": "getAll",
"projectId": "n8n_multilang_bot_wzhb"
},
"credentials": {
"nocoDb": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"name": "LoadDictionary",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.nocoDb",
"position": [
60,
680
],
"parameters": {
"table": "botmessages",
"options": {},
"operation": "getAll",
"projectId": "n8n_multilang_bot_wzhb",
"returnAll": true
},
"credentials": {
"nocoDb": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"name": "botmessages",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
220,
680
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "\nlet data = {};\n\nfor (item of items) {\n data[item.json.botmessage]=item.json;\n}\n\nreturn data;"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Telegram Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger",
"position": [
240,
460
],
"parameters": {
"updates": [
"message"
],
"additionalFields": {}
},
"credentials": {
"telegramApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "HTTP AddUser",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1100,
220
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://database.digigin.eu/api/v1/db/data/noco/n8n_multilang_bot_wzhb/TG_users",
"options": {
"bodyContentType": "json"
},
"requestMethod": "POST",
"authentication": "headerAuth",
"bodyParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "TG_account_ID",
"value": "={{$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"chatID\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "Last_language_used",
"value": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"language_code\"]}}"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "HTTP UpdateUser",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1100,
380
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://database.digigin.eu/api/v1/db/data/noco/n8n_multilang_bot_wzhb/TG_users/{{$node[\"CheckUser\"].json[\"id\"]}}",
"options": {
"bodyContentType": "json"
},
"requestMethod": "PATCH",
"authentication": "headerAuth",
"bodyParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "TG_account_ID",
"value": "={{$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"chatID\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "Last_language_used",
"value": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"language_code\"]}}"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "AddUser",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.nocoDb",
"disabled": true,
"position": [
1460,
220
],
"parameters": {
"table": "TG_users",
"fieldsUi": {
"fieldValues": [
{
"fieldName": "TG_account_ID",
"fieldValue": "={{$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"chatID\"]}}"
},
{
"fieldName": "Last_language_used",
"fieldValue": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"language_code\"]}}"
}
]
},
"operation": "create",
"projectId": "n8n_multilang_bot_wzhb"
},
"credentials": {
"nocoDb": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "UpdateUser",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.nocoDb",
"disabled": true,
"position": [
1460,
380
],
"parameters": {
"id": "={{$node[\"CheckUser\"].json[\"id\"]}}",
"table": "TG_users",
"fieldsUi": {
"fieldValues": [
{
"fieldName": "TG_account_ID",
"fieldValue": "={{$node[\"chatID\"].json[\"chatID\"]}}"
},
{
"fieldName": "Last_language_used",
"fieldValue": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"language_code\"]}}"
}
]
},
"operation": "update",
"projectId": "n8n_multilang_bot_wzhb"
},
"credentials": {
"nocoDb": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1440,
80
],
"parameters": {
"width": 440,
"height": 460,
"content": "## What's this?\nDue to some breaking API changes in NocoDB some of its node options are not working at the moment (MAY 2022). These two nodes were replaced by HTTP request nodes. Functionality is still the same."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"IF": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP AddUser",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "HTTP UpdateUser",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Switch": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "New user?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "msg_help",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
null,
[
{
"node": "msg_wrongcommand",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"chatID": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "LoadDictionary",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"CheckUser": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"New user?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "IF",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"botmessages": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "CheckUser",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTTP AddUser": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "msg_greet",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"LoadDictionary": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "botmessages",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTTP UpdateUser": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "msg_welcomeback",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Telegram Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "chatID",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
An example workflow for a multilanguage Telegram bot. It allows adding many new languages to the bot without editing the workflow.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/1583/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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