n8n Chat-Driven Workflow Template

This n8n workflow provides a foundational template for creating chat-driven automations. It listens for incoming chat messages and includes basic logic to process them, demonstrating how to integrate chat interactions with workflow automation.

What it does

This workflow is a starting point for building interactive chat automations. It currently performs the following steps:

1. Listens for Chat Messages: The workflow is triggered whenever a chat message is received through a configured chat service.
2. Edits Fields: It includes a placeholder to edit or transform fields from the incoming chat message, allowing for data manipulation.
3. Conditional Logic: An 'If' node is present to introduce conditional branching, enabling different actions based on the content or context of the chat message.
4. Waits (Optional): A 'Wait' node is included, which can be configured to pause the workflow for a specified duration, useful for rate limiting or waiting for external processes.
5. Makes HTTP Requests: It contains an HTTP Request node, demonstrating how to make API calls to external services based on chat input.
6. Handles Errors: A 'Stop and Error' node is available on one branch of the conditional logic, showing how to gracefully stop the workflow and report an error if certain conditions are met.

Prerequisites/Requirements

To use this workflow, you will need:

• n8n Instance: A running n8n instance.
• Chat Service Integration: A configured chat service (e.g., Slack, Telegram, Discord, etc.) connected to the "Chat Trigger" node. This typically involves setting up credentials for the chosen chat platform within n8n.

Setup/Usage

1. Import the Workflow:
   • Download the provided JSON file.
   • In your n8n instance, click on "Workflows" in the left sidebar.
   • Click "New" and then "Import from JSON".
   • Paste the JSON content or upload the file.
2. Configure Chat Trigger:
   • Locate the "When chat message received" node.
   • Click on it to open its settings.
   • Select or create credentials for your desired chat service (e.g., Slack, Telegram).
   • Follow the specific instructions for your chosen chat service to connect it to n8n.
3. Customize Workflow Logic:
   • Edit Fields (Set): Modify this node to extract, transform, or set specific data points from the incoming chat message ({{ $json.text }} for the message content, for example).
   • If Node: Configure the conditions in the "If" node to define different paths based on chat message content (e.g., if message contains "hello", if user is admin).
   • HTTP Request: Adjust the "HTTP Request" node to call external APIs relevant to your automation (e.g., a GPT-5 API for text generation, a Google Veo 3 API for video generation, although these specific integrations are not pre-configured in this generic template).
   • Wait Node: Configure the delay if needed.
   • Stop and Error: Customize the error message if the workflow takes this path.
4. Activate the Workflow:
   • Once configured, ensure the workflow is active by toggling the "Active" switch in the top right corner of the workflow editor.

This template provides a flexible starting point. You can expand upon it by adding more nodes for advanced processing, database interactions, notifications, and more, to create powerful chat-driven automations.