Daily YouTrack In-Progress Tasks Summary to Discord by Assignee
Daily YouTrack In-Progress Tasks Summary to Discord by Assignee Keep your team in sync with a daily summary of tasks currently In Progress in YouTrack — automatically posted to your Discord channel. This workflow queries issues, filters them by status, groups them by assignee and priority, and sends a formatted message to Discord. It's perfect for teams that need a lightweight, automated stand-up report. > 📝 This workflow uses Discord as an example. You can easily replace the messaging integration with Slack, Mattermost, MS Teams, or any other platform that supports incoming webhooks. Use Case Remote development teams using YouTrack + Discord Replacing daily stand-up meetings with async updates Project managers needing quick visibility into active tasks Features Scheduled** daily execution (default: weekdays at 09:00) Status filter**: only issues marked as In Progress Grouping** by assignee and priority Custom mapping** for user mentions (YouTrack → Discord) Clean Markdown output** for Discord, with direct task links Setup Instructions YouTrack Configuration Get a permanent token: Go to your YouTrack profile → Account Security → Authentication Create a new permanent token with "Read Issue" permissions Copy the token value Set the base API URL: Format: https://yourdomain.youtrack.cloud/api/issues Replace yourdomain with your actual YouTrack instance Identify custom field IDs: Method 1: Go to YouTrack → Administration → Custom Fields → find your "Status" field and note its ID Method 2: Use API call GET /api/admin/customFieldSettings/customFields to list all field IDs Method 3: Inspect a task's API response and look for field IDs in the customFields array Example Status field ID: 105-0 or 142-1 Discord Configuration Create a webhook URL in your Discord server: Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks → New Webhook Choose target channel and copy the webhook URL Extract webhook ID from URL (numbers after /webhooks/) Environment Variables & Placeholders | Placeholder | Description | |-------------|-------------| | {{API_URL}} | Your YouTrack API base URL | | {{TOKEN}} | YouTrack permanent token | | {{FIELD_ID}} | ID of the "Status" custom field | | {{QUERY_FIELDS}} | Fields to fetch (e.g., summary, id) | | {{PROJECT_LINK}} | Link to your YouTrack project | | {{USER_X}} | YouTrack usernames | | {{DISCORD_ID_X}} | Discord mentions or usernames | | {{NAME_X}} | Display names | | {{WEBHOOK_ID}} | Discord webhook ID | | {{DISCORD_CHANNEL}} | Discord channel name | | {{CREDENTIAL_ID}} | Your credential ID in n8n | Testing the Workflow Test YouTrack connection: Execute the "HTTP Request YT" node individually Verify that issues are returned from your YouTrack instance Check if the Status field ID is correctly filtering tasks Verify filtering: Run the "Filter fields" node Confirm only "In Progress" tasks pass through Check message formatting: Execute the "Discord message" node Review the generated message content and formatting Test Discord delivery: Run the complete workflow manually Verify the message appears in your Discord channel Schedule verification: Enable the workflow Test weekend skip functionality by temporarily changing dates Customization Tips Language**: All labels/messages are in English — customize if needed User mapping**: Adjust assignee → Discord mention logic in the message builder Priorities**: Update the priorityMap to reflect your own naming structure Schedule**: Modify the trigger time in the Schedule Trigger node Alternative platforms**: Swap out the Discord webhook for another messaging service if preferred. An n8n automation workflow template by Halfbit 🚀.
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