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Allow users to send a sequence of messages to an AI agent in Telegram

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by Chris Carr ✓ · 13,041 views · created 2025-02-16 · Support Chatbot, AI Chatbot

Needs changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 13 nodes and runs on Telegram events (message). Along the way it connects Telegram, Supabase, OpenAI Chat Model and Postgres Chat Memory.

How it runs

Trigger: On Telegram events (message).

  1. Add to Queued Messages (Supabase): uses Supabase
  2. Wait: waits 10 seconds
  3. Get Queued Messages (Supabase): get many
  4. Sort: sorts the items
  5. Check Most Recent Message (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  6. Delete Queued Messages (Supabase): delete
  7. Aggregate: combines items into one
  8. AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; memory: Postgres Chat Memory
  9. Reply (Telegram): uses Telegram

Services it uses

TelegramSupabaseOpenAI Chat ModelPostgres Chat Memory

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:

  • AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in AI Agent (v1.7): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

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Removed in 3.0Replace with
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
AI Agent (v1.7)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (11)

From the author

Use Case When creating chatbots that interface through applications such as Telegram and WhatsApp, users can often sends multiple shorter messages in quick succession, in place of a single, longer message. This workflow accounts for this behaviour. What it…

Excerpt from Chris Carr's description on n8n.io.

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