Developer & DevOps
Connect GitHub with Cron
11 nodes
196
99
Scheduled trigger
Workflow Description
Automate scheduled tasks that interact with GitHub repositories on a recurring basis. This template enables periodic operations such as checking for updates, running automated workflows, or triggering actions at fixed intervals without manual intervention.
How it works
- 1.Activate Cron trigger with a defined schedule
- 2.Retrieve data from GitHub repository via API
- 3.Process extracted data and execute custom logic
- 4.Merge results from parallel operations
- 5.Send HTTP requests to perform additional actions
- 6.Log execution results and status updates
Use cases
- Check for new commits and apply automated filters
- Run tests and build projects on a recurring schedule
- Update documentation or backups from repositories automatically
Requirements
- GitHub API token with required permissions
- Specified Cron schedule configuration
- Basic knowledge of GitHub data structures
Service Value
Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.
Apps Used
GitHub
Schedule
Details
Trigger
Scheduled trigger
Nodes
11
Apps
2
Views
196
Downloads
99
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (11)
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GitHub Edit
Github
Get Files
Github
Transform
Function
Create file
Github
Merge
Merge
Get workflows
HTTP Request
Get workflow data
HTTP Request
Download Raw Content
HTTP Request
transform
Function
Daily at 23:59
Cron
Merge1
Merge