Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Automated failed login detection with Jira and Slack

Started by another system calling it, and works across Jira, Notion and Slack. 15 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 8Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Faield Login TriggerWebhookStarts it
  2. 2Normalize Login EventFunctionLogic
  3. 3Check Username & IP presentIfLogic
  4. 4Detect Multiple AttemptsFunctionLogic
  5. 5Slack Alert - Missing Username/IPSlackService
  6. 6IF - Multiple AttemptsIfLogic
  7. 7Build Multi-Attempt SummaryFunctionLogic
  8. 8Create Ticket - Single AttemptJiraService
  9. 9Create Ticket- Multiple AttemptsJiraService
  10. 10Format Fields For Single AttemptSetLogic
  11. 11Format Fields for Multiple-attemptSetLogic
  12. 12Slack Alert - Single AttemptSlackService
  13. 13Slack Alert- Multiple AttemptsSlackService
  14. 14Format Login AttemptCodeLogic
  15. 15Login Attempts Data Store in DBNotionService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
15, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Jira, Notion, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Jira, Notion and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.