Send Hourly Cryptocurrency Price Summaries to Telegram with Coingecko

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  "name": "Automated Telegram Cryptocurrency Price Updates",
  "tags": [],
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        "height": 768,
        "content": "## Automated Telegram Cryptocurrency Price Updates\n\n### This template automatically tracks cryptocurrency prices and sends a formatted summary to your Telegram channel.\n\n## How it works\n* The workflow triggers every hour (adjustable) and defines a list of assets to track.\n* Real-time market data (price and change) is fetched via the **CoinGecko Public API**.\n* Individual coin data is aggregated into a single dataset.\n* A JavaScript node transforms the raw data into a clean, human-readable HTML report.\n* The final report is pushed to your Telegram destination using the Telegram node.\n\n## Requirements\n* A Telegram Bot token.\n* A Telegram Chat ID (Group or Channel).\n\n## How to set up\n* **CoinGecko Node:** \n    * No credentials required (Public API).\n* **Telegram Node:** \n    * Create a bot via [BotFather](https://t.me/botfather) and get your API Token.\n    * Create a new Telegram Credential and paste your token.\n    * Add your bot to a channel or group as an admin and get the Chat ID.\n    * Set the Chat ID parameter in the Telegram node.\n* **Schedule Trigger:**\n    * Default is set to 1 hour. Adjust the interval to your preference.\n\n## How to customize\n* **Edit tracked coins:** Open the **'Define Coins'** node and edit tracked assets in the `coinIds` object using CoinGecko slugs.\n* **Styling:** Edit the **'Generate Telegram Message'** node to change emojis, currency formatting, or the report language.\n\n## See it in action\n* [Check this channel](https://t.me/HourlyCryptoPrices) to see live workflow"
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      "parameters": {
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        "content": "## 1. Data Preparation\nSetting up the schedule and defining which cryptocurrencies to track via API slugs."
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        "content": "## 2. Fetching & Processing\nRetrieving live data from CoinGecko and merging individual items into a single dataset."
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      "parameters": {
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        "width": 416,
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        "content": "## 3. Formatting & Sending\nGenerating an HTML-formatted summary and sending it to the Telegram destination."
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        "jsCode": "/**\n * Configuration node: Define assets to track.\n * This node maps human-readable names to CoinGecko API IDs (slugs).\n */\n\n// List of assets to be fetched from the API\nconst coinIds = {\n  Bitcoin: \"bitcoin\",\n  Ethereum: \"ethereum\",\n  BNB: \"binancecoin\",\n  Solana: \"solana\",\n  Hyperliquid: \"hyperliquid\",\n  Cardano: \"cardano\",\n  Chainlink: \"chainlink\",\n  TON: \"the-open-network\",\n  Avalanche: \"avalanche-2\",\n  Sui: \"sui\",\n  Polkadot: \"polkadot\",\n  Uniswap: \"uniswap\"\n};\n\n// Extract API slugs from the configuration object and join them into a comma-separated string for the API request.\nreturn {\n  ids: Object.values(coinIds).join(',')\n};"
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        "jsCode": "/**\n * Processes cryptocurrency market data and generates \n * a formatted HTML message for Telegram.\n */\n\n// Extract the raw data array from the preceding Aggregate node\nconst coins = $input.first().json.data;\n\n// Initialize message with a concise header\nlet message = \"<b>\ud83d\udcc8 Current Crypto Prices</b>\\n\\n\";\n\n/**\n * Iterate through the dataset to build the report lines.\n * Prices and 24h percentage changes are formatted for readability.\n */\nfor (const coin of coins) {\n  const currentPrice = coin.current_price;\n  const changePercentage = coin.price_change_percentage_24h || 0;\n  \n  // Set directional indicator based on the price movement\n  const trendIndicator = changePercentage >= 0 ? \"\ud83d\udd3c\" : \"\ud83d\udd3b\";\n\n  // Dynamic price formatting: \n  // Use 4 decimal places for low-value assets and 2 for major assets\n  const formattedPrice = currentPrice < 1 \n    ? currentPrice.toFixed(4) \n    : currentPrice.toLocaleString('en-US', { \n        minimumFractionDigits: 2, \n        maximumFractionDigits: 2 \n      });\n\n  const formattedChange = changePercentage.toFixed(2);\n\n  // Build the message line using HTML tags for Telegram ParseMode compatibility\n  message += `${coin.name}: <i>$${formattedPrice} (${formattedChange}%)</i> ${trendIndicator}\\n`;\n}\n\nreturn { message };"
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      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ $json.message }}",
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      "credentials": {
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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}

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The workflow triggers every hour (adjustable) and defines a list of assets to track. Real-time market data (price and change) is fetched via the CoinGecko Public API*. Individual coin data is aggregated into a single dataset. A JavaScript node transforms the raw data into a…

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