Issue: My automated n8n workflow for refreshing AWS Cognito OAuth tokens still requires manual intervention. I need a solution that refreshes the tokens automatically without any hands-on triggers.
hey, try setting a cron node in your workflow so the token refresh triggers automaticaly. make sure your token lifetimes are correctly configured in cognito too. hope this helps!
I recently implemented an automated process where an external timer triggered the token refresh at regular intervals, circumventing the need for manual intervention. In my setup, I adjusted the refresh timing to occur well before token expiration, ensuring that overlapping schedulers prevented any gaps in authentication. It was essential to synchronize the workflow timing with Cognito’s settings to guarantee that the renewed tokens were immediately usable. Reviewing the overall token lifecycle and carefully adjusting the scheduling parameters solved the issue reliably.
I ended up tackling this issue by using the built-in scheduling feature within n8n to monitor the token expiration time and initiate the refresh process automatically. In my setup I configured the workflow to trigger a few minutes prior to the token’s expiry, ensuring that the new tokens were fetched before the old ones became invalid. This required careful alignment with the lifespan configured in AWS Cognito. It was important to test the timing repeatedly as network delays can sometimes throw off the process. This approach ended up making my automation much more reliable.