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Monitor a File for Changes and Send an Alert

Operations or production teams that receive alerts from log files, data exports or file-based integrations.

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What it does

An n8n template that watches a file and checks whether its content has changed. When it changes, it sends an alert through SIGNL4 as a push notification, SMS or voice call. It reads a JSON file with the alert text, a done flag and the last SIGNL4 event ID, so it can also follow alerts that have been closed.

Use cases

  1. 01Alerting on new entries in a production log file
  2. 02Notifying on-call staff when a shared data file changes
  3. 03Receiving alerts from a third-party system that writes files

Connects

SIGNL4

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Monitor a File for Changes and Send an Alert.

What is Monitor a File for Changes and Send an Alert used for?

Operations or production teams that receive alerts from log files, data exports or file-based integrations. An n8n template that watches a file and checks whether its content has changed. When it changes, it sends an alert through SIGNL4 as a push notification, SMS or voice call. It reads a JSON file with the alert text, a done flag and the last SIGNL4 event ID, so it can also follow alerts that have been closed.

How do I import Monitor a File for Changes and Send an Alert into n8n?

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