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Scheduled API digest by email

Every weekday morning pull a JSON summary from your API, have an LLM turn it into three bullet points and email the team.

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How it works

What it does

Cron 0 8 * * 1-5 (Europe/London) → GET your metrics endpoint → ai.llm writes three bullets → email.

Setup

Change the metrics url, the recipients, and pick AI + SendGrid/SMTP connections.

Nodes 4

01Weekdays 08:00trigger.scheduleTrigger
02GET /metrics/summaryhttp.requestHTTP
03Write the digestai.llmAI
04Email the teammail.sendDestination

View template JSON

{
  "format": "mantle-workflow/v1",
  "id": "util-scheduled-report-email",
  "name": "Scheduled API digest by email",
  "graph": {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "id": "schedule",
        "type": "trigger.schedule",
        "label": "Weekdays 08:00",
        "config": {
          "cron_expr": "0 8 * * 1-5",
          "timezone": "Europe/London"
        },
        "connection_id": null,
        "worker_type": "generic-worker",
        "position": {
          "x": 60,
          "y": 220
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "fetch_metrics",
        "type": "http.request",
        "label": "GET /metrics/summary",
        "config": {
          "method": "GET",
          "url": "https://example.com/metrics/summary",
          "timeout_seconds": 20
        },
        "connection_id": null,
        "worker_type": "generic-worker",
        "position": {
          "x": 380,
          "y": 220
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "summarise",
        "type": "ai.llm",
        "label": "Write the digest",
        "config": {
          "model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
          "temperature": 0.3,
          "max_tokens": 400,
          "system_prompt": "You write terse operational digests. Output exactly three bullet points, no preamble.",
          "user_prompt": "Yesterday's metrics as JSON:\n{{ steps.fetch_metrics.body }}"
        },
        "connection_id": null,
        "worker_type": "ai-worker",
        "position": {
          "x": 700,
          "y": 220
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "send_digest",
        "type": "mail.send",
        "label": "Email the team",
        "config": {
          "to": [
            "team@example.com"
          ],
          "subject": "Daily digest — {{ $today }}",
          "body_text": "{{ steps.summarise.response }}"
        },
        "connection_id": null,
        "worker_type": "generic-worker",
        "position": {
          "x": 1020,
          "y": 220
        }
      }
    ],
    "edges": [
      {
        "from": "schedule",
        "to": "fetch_metrics"
      },
      {
        "from": "fetch_metrics",
        "to": "summarise"
      },
      {
        "from": "summarise",
        "to": "send_digest"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Scheduled API digest by email

How it works

What it does

Setup

Nodes 4

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