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Connect Cron with Telegram

7 nodes 206 117 Scheduled trigger
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Workflow Description

A scheduled automation that sends messages to Telegram at predefined times using Cron expressions. Enables periodic notifications and alerts without manual intervention, reducing overhead for continuous monitoring and routine communications.

How it works

  1. 1.Trigger automation based on the configured Cron schedule
  2. 2.Validate the trigger data and evaluate conditional logic
  3. 3.Send the message payload to the specified Telegram chat or channel
  4. 4.Monitor delivery status and handle response data
  5. 5.Log execution results for audit and troubleshooting

Use cases

  • Send daily work summaries or status reports to team groups
  • Scheduled server health checks and performance metric alerts
  • Reminder notifications for critical tasks and meeting announcements

Requirements

  • Valid Telegram Bot API token with message permissions
  • Correctly formatted Cron expression defining execution times
  • Telegram chat ID or channel identifier for message delivery

Service Value

Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.

Apps Used

Schedule Telegram

Details

Trigger Scheduled trigger
Nodes 7
Apps 2
Views 206
Downloads 117

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (7)

HTTP Request

HTTP Request

#1

Wait

Wait

#2

HTTP Request1

HTTP Request

#3

IF

If

#4

Cron

Cron

#5

Telegram1

Set

#6

NoOp

No Op

#7