The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "98",
"name": "Send updates about the position of the ISS every minute to a topic in Kafka",
"nodes": [
{
"name": "Cron",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
"position": [
510,
300
],
"parameters": {
"triggerTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "HTTP Request",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
710,
300
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.wheretheiss.at/v1/satellites/25544/positions",
"options": {},
"queryParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "timestamps",
"value": "={{Date.now();}}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Set",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
910,
300
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"number": [],
"string": [
{
"name": "Name",
"value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"name\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "Latitude",
"value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"latitude\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "Longitude",
"value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"longitude\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "Timestamp",
"value": "={{$node[\"HTTP Request\"].json[\"0\"][\"timestamp\"]}}"
}
]
},
"options": {},
"keepOnlySet": true
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Kafka",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.kafka",
"position": [
1110,
300
],
"parameters": {
"topic": "iss-position",
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"kafka": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {},
"connections": {
"Set": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Kafka",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Cron": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP Request",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTTP Request": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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kafka
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About this workflow
Send updates about the position of the ISS every minute to a topic in Kafka. Uses httpRequest, kafka. Scheduled trigger; 4 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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