Orvyn in n8n

Then follow the steps

In about three minutes a workflow reads EUR / USD, ECB reference rate on a schedule and hands the number to whatever comes next: a message, a row in a sheet, a switch. You paste a ready made workflow; nothing is installed, so it works on n8n cloud too.

1. 1

   Copy the workflow

   The whole thing, with the copy button. It holds three steps: a schedule, a request to Orvyn, and a step that turns the answer into a plain number.

   {
     "name": "Orvyn: EUR / USD, ECB reference rate",
     "nodes": [
       {
         "parameters": {
           "rule": {
             "interval": [
               {
                 "field": "days",
                 "daysInterval": 1
               }
             ]
           }
         },
         "name": "Runs every day",
         "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
         "typeVersion": 1.2,
         "position": [
           0,
           0
         ]
       },
       {
         "parameters": {
           "url": "https://orvyn.me/gw/v1/feeds/orvyn/eur-usd-ecb-reference/preview",
           "options": {}
         },
         "name": "Read from Orvyn",
         "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
         "typeVersion": 4.2,
         "position": [
           260,
           0
         ]
       },
       {
         "parameters": {
           "assignments": {
             "assignments": [
               {
                 "id": "value",
                 "name": "value",
                 "value": "={{ Number($json.preview.value) / 10 ** $json.decimals }}",
                 "type": "number"
               },
               {
                 "id": "observedAt",
                 "name": "observedAt",
                 "value": "={{ new Date(Number($json.preview.observedAtMs)).toISOString() }}",
                 "type": "string"
               },
               {
                 "id": "feed",
                 "name": "feed",
                 "value": "orvyn/eur-usd-ecb-reference",
                 "type": "string"
               },
               {
                 "id": "unit",
                 "name": "unit",
                 "value": "",
                 "type": "string"
               }
             ]
           },
           "options": {}
         },
         "name": "The number",
         "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
         "typeVersion": 3.4,
         "position": [
           520,
           0
         ]
       }
     ],
     "connections": {
       "Runs every day": {
         "main": [
           [
             {
               "node": "Read from Orvyn",
               "type": "main",
               "index": 0
             }
           ]
         ]
       },
       "Read from Orvyn": {
         "main": [
           [
             {
               "node": "The number",
               "type": "main",
               "index": 0
             }
           ]
         ]
       }
     }
   }

2. 2

   Paste it on an empty canvas

   In n8n, press Create workflow. Click once on the empty canvas and paste (Ctrl+V, or ⌘V on a Mac).

   You should see: Three connected nodes appear: a schedule, Read from Orvyn, and The number.

3. 3

   Run it once

   Press Execute workflow at the bottom. Then open the last node, The number, and look at its output on the right.

   You should see: value is the number, 1.1411 right now, as a number you can compare and calculate with, observedAt is when it was measured, and unit is its unit.

4. 4

   Add what should happen next, and switch it on

   Press the + after The number and pick anything: Gmail, Slack, Google Sheets, Telegram, an IF that only goes on when the number crosses a line. Use value from The number in it. Then Save and set the toggle at the top right to Active. The workflow runs every day, which is how often this feed changes; more often would find the same number again.