{ "name": "Learn how to use binary data in n8n (video included)", "nodes": [ { "id": "1bae5406-b249-4fb7-b3de-54ec6ec26947", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -400, -1312 ], "parameters": { "width": 272, "height": 192, "content": "Can now access binary data from earlier nodes using expressions and the set node indcludes a new entry type to assign binary data directly. " } }, { "id": "ab921bbc-bbe2-4289-920d-af6e51db6f81", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, 192 ], "parameters": { "width": null, "height": null, "content": "## Example 6\nAccess binary data from previous nodes using expression:" } }, { "id": "7b91b738-da19-4f4c-ac1a-cca5a71b2178", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, -16 ], "parameters": { "width": null, "height": null, "content": "## Example 5\nNew type of entry in Set node to assign binary data:\n\nRename Example" } }, { "id": "2d454fa0-d5a5-4693-b020-712ed2d0a38d", "name": "Edit Fields", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 160, 16 ] }, { "id": "b52cc779-994e-44d5-9312-6a624b52845a", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -96, -1312 ], "parameters": { "width": 368, "height": 192, "content": "How to access Binary Data\n\n(NODE).item.binary.BINARYNAME" } }, { "id": "e68e6c7a-7a5c-4b53-8644-f69c1b7f8eec", "name": "Edit Fields1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 176, 208 ] }, { "id": "ebf2addb-2f54-4450-9ffd-1e87be656f06", "name": "Sticky Note5", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -400, -1088 ], "parameters": { "width": 672, "height": 144, "content": "Binary data is any file-type data, such as image files or documents\n\nConvert to File to take input data and output it as a file.\nExtract From File to get data from a binary format and convert it to JS" } }, { "id": "f2886625-6953-4d1b-9f96-021af82bc3c2", "name": "Sticky Note6", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, -896 ], "parameters": { "width": null, "height": null, "content": "## Example 1\nGetting Binary Data in n8n (Triggers/Form)\n\n4th data to show" } }, { "id": "f5fcf4a1-7bc0-4e31-8f94-a5e794dd8531", "name": "Sticky Note7", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, -688 ], "parameters": { "width": null, "height": null, "content": "## Example 2\nExtract from file node -> When doable" } }, { "id": "cb94d8fd-cc78-4234-b80f-0354404937cd", "name": "Extract from File", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile", "position": [ 144, -688 ] }, { "id": "8cefcc12-8f3f-4bb4-83a9-c9012e3cf831", "name": "Sticky Note8", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, -480 ], "parameters": { "width": null, "height": null, "content": "## Example 3\nExtract from file node -> When doable" } }, { "id": "ed0837d3-bb4c-46c2-8d1c-4d9a33b56b63", "name": "Extract text", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.mistralAi", "position": [ 112, -464 ] }, { "id": "54a3ac8b-8fc3-445a-ab55-be93ef306543", "name": "Sticky Note9", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, -272 ], "parameters": { "width": null, "height": null, "content": "## Example 4\nAnalyze an Image" } }, { "id": "31e30ede-32f7-402a-99c6-9550947a5cce", "name": "Analyze an image", "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini", "position": [ 112, -256 ] }, { "id": "6487b055-d77a-4a8d-906d-ff2eb32d9cef", "name": "Convert to File", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile", "position": [ -16, 448 ] }, { "id": "1c59776f-9324-4ec6-9a5c-45948b5124a3", "name": "Sticky Note10", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, 432 ], "parameters": { "width": null, "height": null, "content": "## Example 7\nConvert to File to take input data and output it as a file.\n\nConvert to file Video: https://youtu.be/Rpw3D4MjPo8\n" } }, { "id": "a9c851a8-68db-4c31-a13a-996a7e40b126", "name": "Google Drive Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger", "position": [ 160, -880 ] }, { "id": "c76f5eba-fe8f-4475-9c09-4a0ac4f4e72d", "name": "Convert to File2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile", "position": [ 416, 704 ] }, { "id": "cc5b9e4c-0020-4aea-b6cc-fa4799d0786d", "name": "Sticky Note11", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -384, 656 ], "parameters": { "width": 304, "height": 304, "content": "## Example 8\nBase64 allows us to change format \nand bring it back to its original foramat\n\nAPIs give image as base64\n\nLook for example of a website with it\n\nPut in a variable\n\nhttps://www.base64-image" } }, { "id": "7e94fca3-b1c9-4216-98eb-d8b2a4c03a8f", "name": "Edit Fields2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 224, 704 ] }, { "id": "f99634f0-090b-434a-958d-57fe51e6778a", "name": "On form submission1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger", "position": [ -80, 16 ] }, { "id": "198be004-d67c-4870-8e81-16ada1ac84b4", "name": "FTP", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.ftp", "position": [ 368, -880 ] }, { "id": "d1a50ca7-a270-4b3b-9424-d8d9b747792e", "name": "Upload file", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive", "position": [ 224, 464 ] }, { "id": "a073b718-efa2-44c3-8347-9d0f5e15e7fb", "name": "Edit Image", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.editImage", "position": [ 400, 208 ] }, { "id": "75f71762-08a8-45dc-8202-9d8ff171332f", "name": "When clicking ‘Execute workflow’", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger", "position": [ 16, 704 ] }, { "id": "087be633-3247-4e22-9269-ad168f19ece6", "name": "Sticky Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 336, -1328 ], "parameters": { "width": 656, "height": 400, "content": "@[youtube](0Vefm8vXFxE)\n" } }, { "id": "e564201a-b818-4b61-a508-7026a60d3b06", "name": "Sticky Note12", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -400, -1504 ], "parameters": { "width": 1392, "height": null, "content": "## Template & Tutorial created by Ryan & Matt Data Science on YouTube\nThanks for checking this template out. We have a video embedded going over how to use Binary files through multiple examples \n" } }, { "id": "00faf9f4-e011-45ba-972a-6df7dbaab62a", "name": "On form submission", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger", "position": [ -64, -880 ] } ], "connections": { "Edit Fields": { "main": [ [] ] }, "Edit Fields1": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Edit Image", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Edit Fields2": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Convert to File2", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "On form submission1": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Edit Fields1", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "When clicking ‘Execute workflow’": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Edit Fields2", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } } }