Remote n8n Management with Telegram Commands
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Empower yourself with seamless remote control over your n8n workflows directly from Telegram. This powerful workflow allows you to send commands to your n8n instance, triggering various actions and managing your automations on the go.
About This Workflow
Transform your Telegram client into a powerful command center for your n8n automations. This workflow acts as a sophisticated listener, parsing messages from authorized Telegram chats or users into actionable commands and arguments. Whether you need to initiate backups, clean up data, list active workflows, or trigger specific automation sequences, the 'Telegram-n8n-Commander' provides a secure and convenient interface. It's ideal for developers and operations teams who need on-demand control and insights into their n8n environment without direct access to the n8n UI, ensuring your automated processes are always at your fingertips.
Key Features
- Telegram Command Interface: Interact with n8n by sending simple text commands directly via Telegram.
- Intelligent Command Parsing: Automatically extracts commands (e.g.,
/backup) and their arguments (e.g.,/execute workflow_id) from your messages. - Secure Access Control: Restrict interaction to specific Telegram Chat IDs and User IDs, ensuring only authorized individuals can send commands.
- Extensible Command Logic: Easily add new commands and corresponding n8n actions by extending the
Cmd Switchnode. - Real-time Workflow Management: Trigger, activate, deactivate, or query the status of your n8n workflows remotely.
How To Use
- Configure Telegram Bot: Create a Telegram bot via BotFather and obtain your API Token.
- Set up Telegram Trigger:
- Add your Telegram API Token as a credential in the
Telegram Triggernode. - Specify the
Chat IDsandUser IDs(e.g.,123456789) that are authorized to send commands.
- Add your Telegram API Token as a credential in the
- Understand Command Parsing: The
Cmd Parsenode extracts the primarycommand(e.g.,start,help,backup) and an optionalarg1from the Telegram message. - Extend
Cmd Switch:- The
Cmd Switchnode routes incoming commands to specific outputs. Review the existing commands (start,help,backup,cleanup,workflows,execute,activate). - To add a new command, create a new rule in the
Cmd Switchnode, matching your desired command (e.g.,status).
- The
- Connect Actions: Connect the output of your new command rule in
Cmd Switchto the n8n nodes that perform the desired action (e.g., an n8n API node to activate a workflow, or anExecute Commandnode for system tasks). - Activate and Test: Activate the workflow and test by sending the configured commands to your Telegram bot.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "e31e0093-549f-4e7a-b01a-a724c35ea2b0",
"name": "Remote n8n Management with Telegram Commands",
"nodes": 28,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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