This workflow follows the Emailsend → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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{
"id": "11",
"name": "What To Eat",
"nodes": [
{
"name": "Cron",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
"position": [
100,
400
],
"parameters": {
"triggerTimes": {
"item": [
{
"hour": 10
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Search Criteria",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
300,
400
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"number": [
{
"name": "RecipeCount",
"value": 3
},
{
"name": "IngredientCount",
"value": 5
},
{
"name": "CaloriesMin"
},
{
"name": "CaloriesMax",
"value": 1500
},
{
"name": "TimeMin"
},
{
"name": "TimeMax",
"value": 30
}
],
"string": [
{
"name": "Diet",
"value": "balanced"
},
{
"name": "Health",
"value": "random"
},
{
"name": "SearchItem",
"value": "chicken"
},
{
"name": "AppID",
"value": "Enter Your Edamam AppID Here"
},
{
"name": "AppKey",
"value": "Enter Your Edamam AppKey Here"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Set Query Values",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
500,
400
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "items[0].json.calories = items[0].json.CaloriesMin + \"-\" + items[0].json.CaloriesMax;\nitems[0].json.time = items[0].json.TimeMin + \"-\" + items[0].json.TimeMax;\n\nif (items[0].json.Diet.toUpperCase() == \"RANDOM\") {\n arrDiet = [\"balanced\",\"high-fiber\",\"high-protein\",\"low-carb\",\"low-fat\",\"low-sodium\"];\n intRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 6);\n items[0].json.Diet = arrDiet[intRandomNumber];\n}\n\nif (items[0].json.Health.toUpperCase() == \"RANDOM\") {\n arrHealth = [\"alcohol-free\",\"immuno-supportive\",\"celery-free\",\"crustacean-free\",\"dairy-free\",\"egg-free\",\"fish-free\",\"fodmap-free\",\"gluten-free\",\"keto-friendly\",\"kidney-friendly\",\"kosher\",\"low-potassium\",\"lupine-free\",\"mustard-free\",\"low-fat-abs\",\"no-oil-added\",\"low-sugar\",\"paleo\",\"peanut-free\",\"pecatarian\",\"pork-free\",\"red-meat-free\",\"sesame-free\",\"shellfish-free\",\"soy-free\",\"sugar-conscious\",\"tree-nut-free\",\"vegan\",\"vegetarian\",\"wheat-free\"];\n intRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 31);\n items[0].json.Health = arrHealth[intRandomNumber];\n}\n\nreturn items;"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Set Recipe ID Values",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
1080,
400
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "items[0].json.from = Math.floor(Math.random() * items[0].json.RecipeCount) + 1;\nitems[0].json.to = items[0].json.from + items[0].json.ReturnCount;\n\nreturn items;"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Retrieve Recipe Counts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
700,
400
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.edamam.com/search",
"options": {},
"queryParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "q",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"SearchItem\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "app_id",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"AppID\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "app_key",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"AppKey\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "ingr",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"IngredientCount\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "diet",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"Diet\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "calories",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"calories\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "time",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"time\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "from",
"value": "1"
},
{
"name": "to",
"value": "2"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Retrieve Recipes",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1260,
400
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.edamam.com/search",
"options": {},
"queryParametersUi": {
"parameter": [
{
"name": "q",
"value": "={{$node[\"Search Criteria\"].json[\"SearchItem\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "app_id",
"value": "={{$node[\"Search Criteria\"].json[\"AppID\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "app_key",
"value": "={{$node[\"Search Criteria\"].json[\"AppKey\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "from",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Recipe ID Values\"].json[\"from\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "to",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Recipe ID Values\"].json[\"to\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "ingr",
"value": "={{$node[\"Search Criteria\"].json[\"IngredientCount\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "diet",
"value": "={{$node[\"Search Criteria\"].json[\"Diet\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "calories",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"calories\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "time",
"value": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"time\"]}}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Set Counts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
880,
400
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"number": [
{
"name": "RecipeCount",
"value": "={{$node[\"Retrieve Recipe Counts\"].json[\"count\"]}}"
},
{
"name": "ReturnCount",
"value": "={{$node[\"Search Criteria\"].json[\"RecipeCount\"]}}"
}
]
},
"options": {},
"keepOnlySet": true
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Send Recipes",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"position": [
1660,
400
],
"parameters": {
"html": "={{$node[\"Create Email Body in HTML\"].json[\"emailBody\"]}}",
"options": {},
"subject": "={{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"RecipeCount\"]}} {{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"Diet\"]}}, {{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"Health\"]}} {{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"SearchItem\"]}} recipes under {{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"CaloriesMax\"]}} calories ready in under {{$node[\"Set Query Values\"].json[\"TimeMax\"]}} minutes",
"toEmail": "Enter Your Email Address Here",
"fromEmail": "Enter Your Email Address Here"
},
"credentials": {
"smtp": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Create Email Body in HTML",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
1460,
400
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "arrRecipes = items[0].json.hits;\nitems[0].json = {};\n\nstrEmailBody = \"Here are your recipes for today:<br><ul>\";\n\narrRecipes.forEach(createHTML);\n\nfunction createHTML(value, index, array) {\n strEmailBody = strEmailBody + \"<li><a href=\\\"\"+ value.recipe.shareAs + \"\\\">\" + value.recipe.label + \"</a></li>\";\n}\n\nstrEmailBody = strEmailBody + \"</ul>\";\n\nitems[0].json.emailBody = strEmailBody\n\nreturn items;"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": true,
"settings": {},
"connections": {
"Cron": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Search Criteria",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Counts": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Recipe ID Values",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Search Criteria": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Query Values",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Retrieve Recipes": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Email Body in HTML",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Query Values": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Retrieve Recipe Counts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Recipe ID Values": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Retrieve Recipes",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Retrieve Recipe Counts": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Counts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Email Body in HTML": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send Recipes",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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What To Eat. Uses httpRequest, emailSend. Scheduled trigger; 9 nodes.
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