About this recipe
A recipe for Send Daily Translated Calvin And Hobbes Comics To Discord
Recipe Template
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"content": "\n# Daily Cartoon (w\/ AI Translate)\n\n### How it works\n- Automates the retrieval of Calvin and Hobbes daily comics.\n- Extracts the comic image URL from the website.\n- Translates comic dialogues to English and Korean(Other Language)\n- Posts the comic and translations to Discord daily.\n\n### Set up steps\n- Estimated setup time: ~10-15 minutes.\n- Use a **Schedule Trigger** to automate the workflow at 9 AM daily.\n- Add nodes for parameter setup, HTTP request, data extraction, and integration with Discord.\n- Add detailed notes to each node in the workflow for easy understanding."
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"name": "OpenAI",
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"text": "Please write the original language and Korean together. \n\nEXAMPLE)\nCalvin: \"YOU'VE NEVER HAD AN OBLIGATION, AN ASSIGNMENT, OR A DEADLINE IN ALL YOUR LIFE! YOU HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITIES AT ALL! IT MUST BE NICE!\" (\ub108\ub294 \ud3c9\uc0dd \ud55c \ubc88\ub3c4 \uc758\ubb34, \uacfc\uc81c, \ud639\uc740 \ub9c8\uac10\uc77c \uc5c6\uc5c8\uc796\uc544! \uc804\ud600 \ucc45\uc784\uc774 \uc5c6\ub2e4\ub2c8! \uc815\ub9d0 \uc88b\uaca0\ub2e4!)\nHobbes: \"WIPE THAT INSOLENT SMIRK OFF YOUR FACE!\" (\uadf8 \ubed4\ubed4\ud55c \ubbf8\uc18c\ub97c \uadf8\ub9cc \uc9c0\uc5b4!)\n",
"modelId": {
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"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4o-mini",
"cachedResultName": "GPT-4O-MINI"
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"options": [],
"resource": "image",
"imageUrls": "={{ $json.output.cartoon_image }}",
"operation": "analyze"
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"id": "kYIZ8ZwQHS2d4GiD",
"name": "(datapopcorn )OpenAi account"
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"id": "59d36aef-2991-4fd2-9fbe-dad9a701b40f",
"name": "year",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $now.format('yyyy') }}"
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{
"id": "b6b329f2-ba08-4516-bdb9-c5d124c02110",
"name": "month",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $now.format('MM') }}"
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"value": "={{ $now.format('dd') }}"
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"content": "=Daily Cartoon ({{ $('param').item.json.year }}\/{{ $('param').item.json.month }}\/{{ $('param').item.json.day }})\n{{ $('Information Extractor').item.json.output.cartoon_image }}\n\n{{ $json.content }}\n",
"options": [],
"authentication": "webhook"
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"discordWebhookApi": {
"id": "w82RWS7nmXLKDczt",
"name": "n8n test webhook"
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"options": []
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"name": "(datapopcorn )OpenAi account"
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"text": "=Please just extract the src value in the <img class=\"img-fluid Lazyloaded\"> tag from HTML below. I don't need anything other than the value.\n\ne.g.)\nEXAMPLE INPUT)\n<img class=\"img-fluid lazyloaded\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.amuniversal.com\/5ed526b06e94013bda88005056a9545d 900w\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.amuniversal.com\/5ed526b06e94013bda88005056a9545d 900w\" sizes=\"\n (min-width: 992px) 900px,\n (min-width: 768px) 600px,\n (min-width: 576px) 300px,\n 900px\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strip for March 03, 2023 \" src=\"https:\/\/assets.amuniversal.com\/5ed526b06e94013bda88005056a9545d\">\n\n\nEXAMPLE OUTPUT)\nhttps:\/\/assets.amuniversal.com\/5ed526b06e94013bda88005056a9545d\n\n--\n(INPUT)\n{{ $json.data }}",
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"name": "HTTP Request",
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"parameters": {
"url": "=https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/calvinandhobbes\/{{ $json.year }}\/{{ $json.month }}\/{{ $json.day }}",
"options": []
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"pinData": [],
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}How to Use an n8n Template
1
Create a New Workflow
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2
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First, copy this template:
Click here to copy the JSON
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Then, in n8n, click the three dots (···) → "Import from file" and paste the JSON code.
3
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4
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5
Test It
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6
Activate Workflow
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