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Monitor website uptime with HTTP checks and SMTP email alerts

Ready for 3.0

by Mitja ✓ · 14 views · created 2026-07-31 · DevOps

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 5 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day).

Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
Check Website (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
Status != 200? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
Send Downtime Alert (Send Email): sends an email over SMTP

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 (5)

Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
Send Emailn8n-nodes-base.emailSend

From the author

Quick overview This workflow runs every five minutes to check a specified website URL with an HTTP request and sends an email alert via SMTP whenever the response status code is not 200. How it works 1. Runs every 5 minutes on a schedule. 2. Sets the website…
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