Send Workflow Failure Alerts via Email and Telegram Using Error Triggers

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "kGBTuEAI5bveYEdl",
  "name": "Instant Failure Alerts for Any n8n Workflow (Email + Telegram)",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "049d2427-3d63-4cbc-901a-edf04a72dd22",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -112,
        -80
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 480,
        "height": 720,
        "content": "## Instant Failure Alerts for Any n8n Workflow (Email + Telegram)\n\n### How it works\n\nThis workflow acts as an error handler for n8n workflows. When a workflow error occurs, it reads configured recipient details, formats an alert message, and sends the notification through email and Telegram.\n\n### Setup steps\n\n- Assign this workflow as the error workflow for the n8n workflows you want to monitor.\n- Edit the CONFIG - Edit Me First node with the destination alert email, sender email, and Telegram chat ID.\n- Configure valid email credentials for the Send Email Alert node.\n- Configure Telegram bot credentials for the Send Telegram Alert node and ensure the bot can message the configured chat.\n\n### Customization\n\nAdjust the Build Alert Message node to include different error fields, links, or formatting, and remove either notification node if you only want one alert channel."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "d325f27f-0d6c-4ca9-ba0a-ece6f94fe729",
      "name": "Sticky Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        448,
        144
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 7,
        "width": 896,
        "height": 304,
        "content": "## Capture and compose alert\n\nThis left-to-center cluster starts when any linked workflow fails, loads editable alert settings, and builds the subject and message used for notifications."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "45b4e6d2-63ae-4fb3-8d73-67a7c2d9422e",
      "name": "Sticky Note2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        1584,
        -80
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 7,
        "height": 720,
        "content": "## Send failure notifications\n\nThis right-side output cluster sends the prepared failure alert through both email and Telegram in parallel."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "8870f4bf-c59e-4bdc-b91d-1cc2f91b5d7f",
      "name": "When Workflow Fails",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
      "position": [
        496,
        272
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "a0e98f1a-e06d-4c02-a5f4-e3407bc20d9c",
      "name": "Set Alert Configurations",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        864,
        272
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "cfg-alert-email",
              "name": "alert_email",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "user@example.com"
            },
            {
              "id": "cfg-from-email",
              "name": "from_email",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "user@example.com"
            },
            {
              "id": "cfg-telegram-chat",
              "name": "telegram_chat_id",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "your-telegram-chat-id"
            }
          ]
        },
        "includeOtherFields": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "460efa1a-db17-4b52-9534-8ec9d5bd15c5",
      "name": "Prepare Alert Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        1200,
        272
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "alert-subject",
              "name": "subject",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "=\ud83d\udea8 Workflow FAILED: {{ $('When Workflow Fails').item.json.workflow?.name ?? 'Unknown workflow' }}"
            },
            {
              "id": "alert-message",
              "name": "message",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "=A monitored n8n workflow just failed.\n\nWorkflow: {{ $('When Workflow Fails').item.json.workflow?.name ?? 'Unknown' }}\nFailed node: {{ $('When Workflow Fails').item.json.execution?.error?.node?.name ?? $('When Workflow Fails').item.json.execution?.lastNodeExecuted ?? 'Unknown node' }}\nError message: {{ $('When Workflow Fails').item.json.execution?.error?.message ?? 'No error message available' }}\nTime: {{ $now.toISO() }}\n\nOpen the execution:\n{{ $('When Workflow Fails').item.json.execution?.url ?? 'Check the Executions tab in n8n' }}\n\n\u2014 Meridian Watchdog"
            }
          ]
        },
        "includeOtherFields": true
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "9bee14fc-980b-40f6-b788-147372c7b557",
      "name": "Email Alert Notification",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
      "position": [
        1632,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ $json.message }}",
        "options": {},
        "subject": "={{ $json.subject }}",
        "toEmail": "={{ $('Set Alert Configurations').item.json.alert_email }}",
        "fromEmail": "={{ $('Set Alert Configurations').item.json.from_email }}",
        "emailFormat": "text"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "smtp": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    },
    {
      "id": "0d0b7fb6-d1b9-4737-861c-1c660013716e",
      "name": "Telegram Alert Notification",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "position": [
        1632,
        480
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ $json.subject }}\n\n{{ $json.message }}",
        "chatId": "={{ $('Set Alert Configurations').item.json.telegram_chat_id }}",
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "binaryMode": "separate",
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "5eaf8c72-c060-4940-a918-787a9cbe7f95",
  "nodeGroups": [],
  "connections": {
    "When Workflow Fails": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set Alert Configurations",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Prepare Alert Message": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Email Alert Notification",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Telegram Alert Notification",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set Alert Configurations": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Prepare Alert Message",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• smtp
• telegramApi

About this workflow

Get notified by Email and Telegram the instant any n8n workflow fails. Connect this as an Error Workflow on your other workflows to catch failures before you notice them yourself, with the workflow name, failed node, and a direct link to the execution. Set this workflow as the…

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