Control your n8n instance remotely with Telegram bot commands
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 65 nodes and runs on Telegram events (message) (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects Telegram.
How it runs
Trigger: On Telegram events (message) (plus 2 other triggers).
- Cmd Parse (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: command, arg1
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- n8n Started Msg (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Cmd Switch (Switch): routes items into 9 branches
- Workflow Error Msg (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Help (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Backup Workflows (Execute Command): runs a shell command on the n8n host
- List Archived (n8n): uses n8n
- List Workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Execute Arg (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
…plus 52 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
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 (13)
- Telegram Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Execute Sub-workflow
n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow - Execute Command
n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand - Read/Write Files from Disk
n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile - Error Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger - n8n Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.n8nTrigger
From the author
This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n. Your n8n Command Center in a Telegram Chat Remotely manage and operate your n8n instance from Telegram with powerful admin commands. This workflow connects…