Scheduled HTTP API Call Automation

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{
  "_meta": {
    "name": "Scheduled API Call Template",
    "description": "Cron-triggered workflow that calls an API and handles response",
    "usage": "Import into n8n, set schedule and API endpoint"
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Schedule",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "hours",
              "hoursInterval": 1
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        450,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://api.example.com/endpoint",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
        "options": {}
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Check Success",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        650,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "boolean": [
            {
              "value1": "={{ $json.success }}",
              "value2": true
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "On Success",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "position": [
        850,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {}
    },
    {
      "name": "On Failure",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "position": [
        850,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {}
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Schedule": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "HTTP Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Check Success",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Check Success": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "On Success",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "On Failure",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Scheduled-Api-Call. Uses httpRequest. Scheduled trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/itsablabla/garza-os-github/blob/ea5b761ee18b142e1a174af5c3880f1f9e8790b4/templates/n8n/scheduled-api-call.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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