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Manage engineering change requests via webhooks and Slack approvals

Ready for 3.0

by TAKUTO ISHIKAWA ✓ · 96 views · created 2026-03-07 · Engineering

Ready 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 16 nodes and runs when an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL. Along the way it connects Slack.

How it runs

Trigger: When an HTTP POST request hits its webhook URL.

  1. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  2. Return Response (Error) (Respond to Webhook): sends the response back to the webhook caller
  3. Generate Secure Token (Crypto): hashes or encrypts values
  4. Generate ECR Metadata (Set Node) (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: ecr_id, token, status
  5. Switch: routes items into 3 branches
  6. Set Low (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: impact_level
  7. Set Medium (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: impact_level
  8. Set High (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: impact_level
  9. Set Medium (Fallback) (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: impact_level
  10. Return Success (Respond to Webhook) (Respond to Webhook): sends the response back to the webhook caller

…plus 5 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Slack

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 (8)

From the author

⚙️ Manage Engineering Change Requests (ECR) via Slack 📋 Overview Streamline your engineering change management process by integrating generic webhooks with Slack interactive approvals. This workflow receives a generic design change request, categorizes its…

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