Telegram Journal Reminder

Send a daily prompt to write about yesterday: “What did you do: YYYY-MM-DD”.

Setup

Connect your Telegram bot in Send journal reminder in Open Flow or the node with the same name in n8n. Replace @YOUR_TELEGRAM_CHANNEL with your destination channel username or numeric chat ID. Start a private chat with the bot, or allow it to post in the chosen group or channel.

Both formats default to 06:00 UTC. The source used the n8n instance’s schedule timezone. Set the reminder time and timezone before enabling the workflow. The date inside the prompt uses yesterday in UTC in both formats, even if you change the schedule timezone.

Each run formats the date when it executes and sends one message. It does not store journal entries or check whether you answered. A Telegram error stops the run without retry; rerunning sends another reminder.

Changes to the source

• Replace the personal chat ID with a setup placeholder.
• Use an explicit UTC schedule and calculate yesterday consistently in UTC.
• Expose the date formatter as a Code step in both formats.

Adapted from Daily Journal Reminder in Zie619/n8n-workflows. The source export does not identify a separate template author or license.

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