Real-time Error Detection with Slack Alerts and Jira Ticket Creation for…

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{
  "id": "1M8eORwpbrr0gS6O",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "Instant Error Alert Bot for Production Downtime Prevention",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "2f1543ae-0f43-4797-85a7-da4aadcb91b8",
      "name": "Webhook Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "notes": "This node triggers the workflow when an error is received from a service like Sentry, LogRocket, or Datadog via a POST request.",
      "position": [
        -1380,
        -220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "error-alert",
        "options": {},
        "httpMethod": "POST"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "1569b38b-c545-42dc-b2c1-9c700c9dde63",
      "name": "Filter Critical Errors",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "notes": "This IF node checks if the error level is 'critical'. Only critical errors proceed to the true branch for alerting and Jira creation.",
      "position": [
        -1160,
        -220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "string": [
            {
              "value1": "{{$node['Webhook Trigger'].json['level']}}",
              "value2": "critical"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "3dec4331-92f8-4136-8c0d-354edab95551",
      "name": "Send Slack Alert",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "notes": "This node sends a notification to the 'incidents' Slack channel with details about the critical error, including message, environment, and timestamp.",
      "position": [
        -940,
        -420
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "\ud83d\udea8 Critical Production Error: {{$node['Webhook Trigger'].json['message']}} \nEnvironment: {{$node['Webhook Trigger'].json['environment']}} \nTimestamp: {{$node['Webhook Trigger'].json['timestamp']}}",
        "channel": "incidents",
        "attachments": [],
        "otherOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "5a747244-6e20-4378-b47e-e2e3b236b119",
      "name": "Create Jira Bug",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.jira",
      "notes": "This node creates a Jira bug in the 'PROD' project with the error message as the summary and includes environment, timestamp, and stack trace in the description.",
      "position": [
        -940,
        -220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "project": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "1234"
        },
        "summary": "Critical Production Error: {{$node['Webhook Trigger'].json['message']}}",
        "issueType": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "=7654ew"
        },
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "jiraSoftwareCloudApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "d1228ff7-1cc9-4ae1-aba6-810993efe7aa",
      "name": "No Action for Non-Critical",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "notes": "This node is a placeholder for non-critical errors. No action is taken if the error is not critical.",
      "position": [
        -940,
        -20
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
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      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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        -600
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 3,
        "width": 760,
        "height": 280,
        "content": "## System Architecture\n- **Error Detection Pipeline**:\n  - **Webhook Trigger**: Captures incoming error data via POST requests.\n  - **Filter Critical Errors**: Identifies and separates critical errors.\n- **Alert Generation Flow**:\n  - **Send Slack Alert**: Notifies the team via Slack for critical errors.\n  - **Create Jira Bug**: Logs critical errors as Jira issues.\n- **Non-Critical Handling**:\n  - **No Action for Non-Critical**: Skips non-critical errors with no further action.\n"
      },
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    }
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  "active": false,
  "settings": {
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  },
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  "connections": {
    "Webhook Trigger": {
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            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Filter Critical Errors": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Slack Alert",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Create Jira Bug",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "No Action for Non-Critical",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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• jiraSoftwareCloudApi
• slackApi

About this workflow

Automates error detection and notification to prevent production downtime. Monitors incoming webhooks, filters critical errors, and triggers alerts or bug reports. Ensures rapid response to critical issues in real-time. Processes webhook triggers to detect errors instantly.…

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