Automated Invoice Management with Nextcloud, Email and Telegram Notifications β€” n8n Workflow

Medium complexity⏰ Scheduled8 nodes🏷️ Invoice ProcessingπŸ‘ 285 viewsby Joachim Hummel

Overview

This workflow automatically fetches PDF invoices from a Nextcloud folder (/Invoice/Incoming), sends them via email to a fixed recipient ([email protected]), sends a Telegram notification, and archives the file to /Invoice/2025/archive.

Key Steps: Triggered daily at 8 AM Lists files in /Invoice/Incoming Filters for existing entries Downloads the file Sends the invoice via email Sends a Telegram message with filename Moves the file to archive

πŸ“¦ Technologies used: Nextcloud SMTP Email Telegram

Nodes used

Send EmailNextcloudTelegram

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This workflow automatically fetches PDF invoi
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List Incoming Invoices
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How it Works

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    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a scheduled trigger, running on a defined schedule.

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    Process

    Data flows through 8 nodes, connecting emailsend, if, nextcloud.

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    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (8)

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Send Email

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Nextcloud

nextCloud

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Telegram

telegram

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How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows β†’ New β†’ Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded automated-invoice-management-with-nextcloud-email-and-telegram-notifications file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n β†’ Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Automated Invoice Management with Nextcloud, Email and Telegram Notifications", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

emailsendifnextcloudscheduletriggersettelegram

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Nodes8
Complexitymedium
Triggerscheduled
Views285

Created by

Joachim Hummel

Joachim Hummel

@jhummel

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