Detect WooCommerce return surges in real-time with Slack alerts & Airtable logging
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (every hour). Along the way it connects Slack and Airtable.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every hour).
- Time_window (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- HTTP Orders (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- HTTP Refunds (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Orders_Fetch (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Refund_details (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: status, run_date_utc, cooldown_key
- Send a message (Slack): uses Slack
- Code: runs custom JavaScript code
- Create a record (Airtable): create
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (7)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - Airtable
n8n-nodes-base.airtable - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set
From the author
Real-Time WooCommerce Return Surge Detection with Slack Alerts & Airtable Logging This n8n workflow monitors WooCommerce refund activity to detect unusual spikes in product returns at the SKU level. It compares return volumes across rolling 24-hour windows,…