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Monitor HTTP endpoints and send status-change alerts to Slack and Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Lorenz Wieseke · 1 views · created 2026-08-20 · 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 25 nodes and runs on a schedule (every 5 minutes) (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects Slack and Google Sheets.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every 5 minutes) (plus 2 other triggers).

  1. Endpoints to watch (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  2. Read what happened (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  3. Split endpoints (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
  4. Build digest (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  5. Ping endpoint (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  6. Anything worth sending? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  7. Judge response (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  8. Send daily digest (Slack): uses Slack
  9. Healthy? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  10. Track state change (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 11 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

SlackGoogle Sheets

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 (12)

From the author

Quick overview This workflow checks a list of HTTP endpoints every 5 minutes, retries once on failure, and posts Slack alerts only when an endpoint goes down or recovers, with optional escalation and Google Sheets logging plus a daily Slack digest of any…

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