Upwork Best-time-to-bid Radar

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{
  "name": "Upwork Best-Time-to-Bid Radar",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
      "name": "\u25b6 Run now",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -360,
        540
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000002",
      "name": "\ud83d\udd52 Every hour",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        -360,
        760
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "hours",
              "hoursInterval": 1
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000003",
      "name": "\u2460 Keywords",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        40,
        620
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return ['AI automation','GoHighLevel','n8n','make.com automation'].map(q=>({json:{q}}));"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000004",
      "name": "\u2461 Search market",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        420,
        620
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "http://localhost:4178/api/search",
        "options": {},
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "q",
              "value": "={{ $json.q }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "limit",
              "value": "10"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000005",
      "name": "\u2462 Bucket by hour/day",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        800,
        620
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// tally job post times into persistent buckets (UTC)\nconst s = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');\ns.hours = s.hours || Array(24).fill(0);\ns.days = s.days || Array(7).fill(0);\ns.samples = s.samples || 0;\nlet counted = 0;\nfor (const it of $input.all()) {\n  for (const j of (it.json.jobs || [])) {\n    const d = j.published_date ? new Date(j.published_date) : null;\n    if (!d || isNaN(d)) continue;\n    s.hours[d.getUTCHours()]++; s.days[d.getUTCDay()]++; counted++;\n  }\n}\ns.samples++;\nreturn [{ json: { counted_this_run: counted, total_samples: s.samples } }];"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000006",
      "name": "\u2463 Build heatmap",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        1180,
        620
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// render an ASCII heatmap + peak windows from the tally\nconst s = $getWorkflowStaticData('global');\nconst hours = s.hours || Array(24).fill(0);\nconst days = s.days || Array(7).fill(0);\nconst dn = ['Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat'];\nconst max = Math.max(1, ...hours);\nconst bar = v => '#'.repeat(Math.round(v/max*12)).padEnd(12,'.');\nconst L = ['# Best time to bid (UTC)','',`Samples: ${s.samples||0}  \u00b7  jobs seen: ${hours.reduce((a,b)=>a+b,0)}`,'','## By hour'];\nhours.forEach((v,h)=>L.push(`${String(h).padStart(2,'0')}:00 ${bar(v)} ${v}`));\nconst topH = hours.map((v,h)=>({h,v})).sort((a,b)=>b.v-a.v).slice(0,3).map(x=>x.h+':00').join(', ');\nconst topD = days.map((v,i)=>({d:dn[i],v})).sort((a,b)=>b.v-a.v).slice(0,3).map(x=>x.d).join(', ');\nL.push('', 'Peak hours: '+topH, 'Peak days: '+topD);\nreturn [{ json: { report: L.join('\\n'), peak_hours: topH, peak_days: topD } }];"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000007",
      "name": "\ud83d\udcca Timing report",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
      "position": [
        1560,
        620
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000008",
      "name": "note-in",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        20,
        420
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 720,
        "height": 140,
        "content": "## \u2460 SAMPLE THE MARKET\nHourly, search your keywords and collect fresh postings + their publish times."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000009",
      "name": "note-bucket",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        780,
        420
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 5,
        "width": 340,
        "height": 140,
        "content": "## \u2461 BUCKET BY TIME\nTally post times into persistent hour/weekday buckets (survives runs)."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "bb000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000010",
      "name": "note-out",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        1160,
        420
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 3,
        "width": 760,
        "height": 140,
        "content": "## \u2462 HEATMAP + PEAK WINDOWS\nRender when HOT gigs actually drop, so you know when to be online."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "\u25b6 Run now": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\u2460 Keywords",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\ud83d\udd52 Every hour": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\u2460 Keywords",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\u2460 Keywords": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\u2461 Search market",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\u2461 Search market": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\u2462 Bucket by hour/day",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\u2462 Bucket by hour/day": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\u2463 Build heatmap",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\u2463 Build heatmap": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\ud83d\udcca Timing report",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  }
}

About this workflow

Upwork Best-Time-to-Bid Radar. Uses httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 10 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Majboor/upwork-mcp-cli/blob/main/examples/n8n/upwork-best-time-radar.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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