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Schedule Ticker

schedule_ticker. Uses httpRequest, emailSend. Scheduled trigger; 7 nodes.

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity7 nodesHTTP RequestEmail Send
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{
  "name": "schedule_ticker",
  "active": false,
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "tick",
      "name": "Every 5 Minutes",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "cronExpression",
              "expression": "*/5 * * * *"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "build-body",
      "name": "Build Signed Body",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        480,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// The agent verifies an HMAC over the exact request body, so the body has\n// to be built once here and reused verbatim by the HTTP node. Building it\n// twice \u2014 once to sign, once to send \u2014 is how the signature silently stops\n// matching the moment either side reformats the JSON.\nconst body = JSON.stringify({ source: 'n8n-ticker', at: new Date().toISOString() });\nreturn [{ json: { body } }];"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "run-due",
      "name": "Run Due Schedules",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4,
      "position": [
        720,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "={{ $env.AGENT_URL }}/v1/schedules/run-due",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            },
            {
              "name": "x-hub-signature-256",
              "value": "={{ 'sha256=' + $crypto.hmac($json.body, $env.WEBHOOK_SECRET, 'sha256', 'hex') }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={{ $json.body }}",
        "options": {
          "timeout": 300000
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "split-results",
      "name": "Split Results",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        960,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "fieldToSplitOut": "results",
        "options": {}
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "only-successful",
      "name": "Only Successful",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        1180,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.status }}",
              "rightValue": "ok",
              "operator": {
                "type": "string",
                "operation": "equals"
              }
            }
          ],
          "combinator": "and"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "send-report",
      "name": "Send Report Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        1400,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "fromEmail": "={{ $env.REPORT_FROM_EMAIL }}",
        "toEmail": "={{ $env.REPORT_TO_EMAIL }}",
        "subject": "=BI Agent report \u2014 {{ $json.question }}",
        "text": "={{ $json.answer }}",
        "options": {}
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "sync-index",
      "name": "Sync RAG Index",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4,
      "position": [
        720,
        480
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "={{ $env.AGENT_URL }}/v1/index/sync-due",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            },
            {
              "name": "x-hub-signature-256",
              "value": "={{ 'sha256=' + $crypto.hmac($json.body, $env.WEBHOOK_SECRET, 'sha256', 'hex') }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={{ $json.body }}",
        "options": {
          "timeout": 600000
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Every 5 Minutes": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Build Signed Body",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Build Signed Body": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Run Due Schedules",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Sync RAG Index",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Run Due Schedules": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Split Results",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Split Results": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Only Successful",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Only Successful": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Report Email",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "tags": []
}
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schedule_ticker. Uses httpRequest, emailSend. Scheduled trigger; 7 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/DhanushChinivar/BI-agent/blob/main/infra/n8n/workflows/schedule_ticker.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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