Daniel Lyons' Notes

25 Hidden n8n Features That Save Hours of Work

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My Notes

  • 00:25: Type = to switch to an expression
  • 00:37: Pinning data
  • 01:04: Mock data
  • 01:37: Move between nodes
  • 02:02: Deactivate nodes
  • 02:21: Organization
    • sticky notes: Shift+S
    • Naming your nodes
  • 03:11: Workflow history
  • 03:28: Tab to add new node
  • 03:39: n8n attributions
    • you can turn off n8n attributions. They are often on by default
  • 04:15: Current date and time
  • 04:40: Save credentials
  • 05:43: zoom in and out with 1 and 0
  • 05:47: Error workflows
  • 06:03: $workflow variables
  • 06:28: Specify inputs from one workflow into another (subworkflows)
  • 07:04: 15-17
    • view Subexecution data
    • agent logs
    • ⭐ copy to editor
      • You can pull in live data from an execution into an editor to help you edit a workflow
  • 08:45: human in the loop
    • Send a message to a human in gmail, slack etc. and wait for a response
  • 09:30: Use set nodes to standardize inputs
  • 10:27: Continue on error
  • 11:30: Use an error output from a node
  • 11:51: Other settings tab on nodes
    • Always output data
    • execute once
    • retry on fail
  • 12:46: structured outputs for agents
    • Note: (This doesn't work well with Ollama because Langchain doesn't play well with Ollama)
  • 14:10: .replace()
    • Great for removing double quotes

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25 Hidden n8n Features That Save Hours of Work
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