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{
"id": "2866",
"name": "Scrape Latest Github Trending Repositories",
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"value": "={{ $json.repository.split('/')[0].trim() }}"
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"value": "={{ $json.repository }}"
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"value": "=https://github.com/{{ $json.repository.replaceAll(' ','') }}"
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"value": "={{$now}}"
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"value": "={{ $json.description }}"
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{
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},
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},
"Request to Github Trend": {
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},
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}
}
}
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About this workflow
Scrape Latest Github Trending Repositories. Uses httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 7 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/tommyshum/n8n_template_library/blob/87d0b7db31db00fcf781424ca7d9e86f1c9a9e1b/templates/official/template_2866/workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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