💬 Answer questions with factual web search using Telegram, Tavily and GPT-5
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Description
🧠 Telegram Search Assistant — Tavily + AI/ML API
This n8n workflow lets users ask questions in Telegram and receive concise, fact-based answers.
It performs a web search with Tavily, then uses AIMLAPI (GPT-5) to summarize results into a clear 3–4 sentence reply.
The flow ensures grounded, non-hallucinated answers.
🚀 Features
- 📩 Telegram-based input
- ⌨️ Typing indicator for better UX
- 🔎 Web search with Tavily (JSON results)
- 🧠 Summarization with AIMLAPI (
openai/gpt-5-chat-latest) - 📤 Replies in the same chat/thread
- ✅ Guardrails against hallucinations
🛠 Setup Guide
1. 📲 Create Telegram Bot
- Talk to @BotFather
- Use
/newbot→ choose a name and username - Save the bot token
2. 🔐 Set Up Credentials in n8n
- Telegram API: use your bot token
- Tavily: add your Tavily API key
- AI/ML API: add your API key
- Base URL:
https://api.aimlapi.com/v1
- Base URL:
3. 🔧 Configure the Workflow
- Open the n8n editor and import the JSON
- Update credentials for Telegram, Tavily, and AIMLAPI
⚙️ Flow Summary
| Node | Function |
|---|---|
| 📩 Receive Telegram Msg | Triggered when user sends text |
| ⌨️ Typing Indicator | Shows “typing…” to user |
| 🔎 Web Search | Queries Tavily with user’s message |
| 🧠 LLM Summarize | Summarizes search JSON into a factual answer |
| 📤 Reply to Telegram | Sends concise answer back to same thread |
📁 Data Handling
- By default: no data stored
- Optional: log queries & answers to Google Sheets or a database
💡 Example Prompt Flow
User sends:
When is the next solar eclipse in Europe?
Bot replies:
The next solar eclipse in Europe will occur on August 12, 2026.
It will be visible as a total eclipse across Spain, with partial views in much of Europe.
The maximum eclipse will occur around 17:46 UTC.🔄 Customization
- Add commands:
/help,/sources,/news - Apply rate-limits per user
- Extend logging to Google Sheets / DB
- Add NSFW / profanity filters before search
🧪 Testing
- Test end-to-end in Telegram (not just “Execute Node”)
- Add a fallback reply if Tavily returns empty results
- Use sticky notes for debugging & best practices
📎 Resources
🔗 Nodes Used
Telegram, Telegram Trigger
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File