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Telegram Brief

Telegram Brief. Uses telegramTrigger, httpRequest, telegram. Event-driven trigger; 7 nodes.

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This workflow follows the HTTP Request → Telegram recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "Telegram Brief",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "updates": [
          "message"
        ],
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "id": "4456fa49-618d-4440-b814-d986ac7a780f",
      "name": "Telegram Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [
        6560,
        2816
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rules": {
          "values": [
            {
              "conditions": {
                "options": {
                  "caseSensitive": true,
                  "leftValue": "",
                  "typeValidation": "strict",
                  "version": 1
                },
                "conditions": [
                  {
                    "id": "2945910e-2d71-4f1b-a4eb-0737ac8a5889",
                    "leftValue": "={{ $json.message.text }}",
                    "rightValue": "/register",
                    "operator": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "operation": "startsWith"
                    }
                  }
                ],
                "combinator": "and"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {
          "fallbackOutput": "extra"
        }
      },
      "id": "fcc9d76b-aaf1-43ad-b8f9-d66898e30af1",
      "name": "Command Router",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        6784,
        2816
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "={{ $env.THE_ROYAL_DISPATCH_API_URL }}/user/by-chat-id?chat_id={{ $json.message.chat.id }}",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "fullResponse": true
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "id": "5dea1e43-6722-421a-b165-e228dc83e69c",
      "name": "Lookup User",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        7008,
        2912
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "caseSensitive": true
          },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.statusCode }}",
              "rightValue": 200,
              "operator": {
                "type": "number",
                "operation": "equals"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "a47d507c-ae30-4537-a548-05e03407b29b",
      "name": "Sender Filter",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        7232,
        2912
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "={{ $env.THE_ROYAL_DISPATCH_API_URL }}/brief",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ text: $('Telegram Trigger').first().json.message.text, user_id: $json.body.user_id}) }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "f981e8f3-beb8-4e7b-8c8e-e9e200763aa9",
      "name": "Post Brief (text)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        7456,
        2912
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "={{ $env.THE_ROYAL_DISPATCH_API_URL }}/user/register-link",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "X-N8N-Secret",
              "value": "={{ $env.N8N_SHARED_SECRET }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ telegram_chat_id: $('Telegram Trigger').first().json.message.chat.id }) }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "4fd06a1f-935e-426a-a1e1-d76cf97cebfa",
      "name": "Get Onboarding Link",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        7008,
        2720
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "chatId": "={{ $('Telegram Trigger').first().json.message.chat.id }}",
        "text": "Set up or edit your family here: ",
        "replyMarkup": "inlineKeyboard",
        "inlineKeyboard": {
          "rows": []
        },
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "id": "7ba7f681-0843-4564-bb03-148eae034783",
      "name": "Reply With Link",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
        7232,
        2720
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Telegram Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Command Router",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Command Router": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get Onboarding Link",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        [
          {
            "node": "Lookup User",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Lookup User": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Sender Filter",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Sender Filter": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Post Brief (text)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ],
        []
      ]
    },
    "Get Onboarding Link": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Reply With Link",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": true,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "binaryMode": "separate",
    "timeSavedMode": "fixed",
    "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
    "availableInMCP": false,
    "timeSavedPerExecution": 0
  },
  "versionId": "e4270950-7728-425a-a19a-d8595cbba5e0",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "id": "rPeGAbeAeYJg8I76",
  "tags": []
}

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About this workflow

Telegram Brief. Uses telegramTrigger, httpRequest, telegram. Event-driven trigger; 7 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/RobDoan/Princess-Stories/blob/a12e91fddb122d11d3163c7db458e57d19e0023c/n8n/telegram-brief.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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