Save Telegram Messages to Google Sheets

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Add entry to sheet",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        700,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "sheetId": "YOUR_SPREADSHEET_ID",
        "operation": "append"
      },
      "credentials": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Get journal reply",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger",
      "position": [
        220,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "updates": [
          "message"
        ],
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "credentials": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Parse message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.functionItem",
      "position": [
        460,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "// When telgram sees a message it will make sure its a reply to its message and from the user. \n// If thats the case then it will return {entry: string, date: string}\n\nconst botUsername = 'BOT_USERNAME'\nconst user = 'YOUR_USERNAME'\n\nconst res = item.message\n\nconst isReplyToBot = res.reply_to_message.from.username === botUsername\nconst isFromUser = res.from.username === user\n\n// This assumes your message is formatted as follows: \"SOME CUSTOM MESSAGE: YYYY-MM-DD\"\nconst date = res.reply_to_message.text.split(':')[1].replace(/\\s/g, '');\n\nconst journalEntry = res.text\n\nif (isReplyToBot && isFromUser) {\n  return {entry: journalEntry, date}\n}\n\nreturn undefined;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Parse message": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Add entry to sheet",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get journal reply": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Parse message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Save Telegram Daily Messages To Google Sheets. Uses googleSheets, telegramTrigger, functionItem. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

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