Send a random recipe once a day to Telegram
Automate the daily delivery of a random recipe directly to your Telegram channel or group with this n8n workflow. This automation connects Airtable to store and manage your recipe data, and Telegram to publish the recipe details and images. The workflow is triggered by a daily schedule, fetching a random recipe from your Airtable base, then composing and sending a message to Telegram that includes the recipe photo and a direct link to the recipe URL. Additionally, it handles new Telegram bot subscribers by sending a welcome message and logging their details in Airtable. This is ideal for food bloggers, community managers, or anyone looking to consistently engage an audience with fresh culinary content without manual intervention, saving significant time and ensuring regular, automated content delivery.
Workflow JSON
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This is to send a new recipe daily. ", "position": [860, -80], "parameters": {"conditions": {"number": [], "string": [{"value1": "= {{$node[\"Airtable1\"].parameter[\"fields\"][1]}}", "value2": "= {{$node[\"Airtable1\"].parameter[\"fields\"][0]}}", "operation": "notEqual"}], "boolean": []}}, "notesInFlow": true, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Airtable", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable", "position": [620, -80], "parameters": {"table": "Table 1", "operation": "list", "application": "your_sheet_id", "additionalOptions": {}}, "credentials": {"airtableApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your airtableApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Airtable1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable", "position": [1340, -100], "parameters": {"table": "Table 1", "fields": ["chatid", "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}", "Name", "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}"], "options": {}, "operation": "append", "application": "your_sheet_id", "addAllFields": false}, "credentials": {"airtableApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your airtableApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Telegram Recipe Image", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram", "position": [980, 180], "parameters": {"file": "={{$node[\"Get recipes\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"image\"]}}", "chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}", "operation": "sendPhoto", "additionalFields": {}}, "credentials": {"telegramApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your telegramApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Telegram Recipe URL", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram", "position": [1180, 180], "parameters": {"text": "=\n{{$node[\"Get recipes\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"title\"]}}\n\n{{$node[\"Get recipes\"].json[\"recipes\"][0][\"sourceUrl\"]}}", "chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}", "additionalFields": {}}, "credentials": {"telegramApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your telegramApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Set1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [1120, -100], "parameters": {"values": {"string": [{"name": "chatid", "value": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}"}, {"name": "Name", "value": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"from\"][\"first_name\"]}}"}]}, "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Get recipes from API", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "notes": "https://spoonacular.com/food-api/docs", "position": [1080, 440], "parameters": {"url": "https://api.spoonacular.com/recipes/random?apiKey=APIKEYHERE&number=1&tags=vegan", "options": {"fullResponse": false}, "queryParametersUi": {"parameter": []}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Get recipes", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "notes": "https://spoonacular.com/food-api/docs", "position": [800, 180], "parameters": {"url": "https://api.spoonacular.com/recipes/random?apiKey=APIKEYHERE&number=1&tags=vegan", "options": {"fullResponse": false}, "queryParametersUi": {"parameter": []}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Telegram Trigger - people join bot", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger", "position": [420, 140], "webhookId": "your_bot_id", "parameters": {"updates": ["message"], "additionalFields": {}}, "credentials": {"telegramApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your telegramApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"name": "Telegram - Welcome Message", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram", "position": [620, 180], "parameters": {"text": "=Welcome! This bot will send you one vegan recipe a day. Here is your first recipe!", "chatId": "={{$node[\"Telegram Trigger - people join bot\"].json[\"message\"][\"chat\"][\"id\"]}}", "additionalFields": {}}, "credentials": {"telegramApi": {"id": "", "name": "[Your telegramApi]"}}, "typeVersion": 1}], "connections": {"IF": {"main": [[{"node": "Set1", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Set": {"main": [[{"node": "Get recipes from API", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Cron": {"main": [[{"node": "Airtable2", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Set1": {"main": [[{"node": "Airtable1", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Airtable": {"main": [[{"node": "IF", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Airtable2": {"main": [[{"node": "Set", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Get recipes": {"main": [[{"node": "Telegram Recipe Image", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Recipe Photo": {"main": [[{"node": "Recipe URL", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Get recipes from API": {"main": [[{"node": "Recipe Photo", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Telegram Recipe Image": {"main": [[{"node": "Telegram Recipe URL", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Telegram - Welcome Message": {"main": [[{"node": "Get recipes", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Telegram Trigger - people join bot": {"main": [[{"node": "Airtable", "type": "main", "index": 0}, {"node": "Telegram - Welcome Message", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}}How to Import This Workflow
- 1Copy the workflow JSON above using the Copy Workflow JSON button.
- 2Open your n8n instance and go to Workflows.
- 3Click Import from JSON and paste the copied workflow.
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