n8n Workflow Manager API — n8n Workflow

High complexity🔗 Webhook19 nodes💎 Other👁 263 viewsby Jan Willem Altink

Overview

This workflow provides a secure API endpoint to remotely trigger other n8n workflows with custom data and to retrieve information about your existing workflows. It's perfect for users who want to integrate n8n into external systems or programmatically manage their automations.

example usage: I use this workflow in a Raycast extension i have build, to execute n8n workflows from within Raycast: see Github

++How it works++ Receives API Calls: A webhook listens for incoming HTTP requests (e.g., PO

Nodes used

Webhookmap parametersExecute Workflowreturn problem getting workflow errorget all workflowsIncluded WorkflowsDoes workflowId ExistSticky Note3

Workflow Preview

🚀 Workflow Trigger: Webhook
This workflow starts with a Webhook node that can be tr
Authentication:
* Uses Header Authentication.
* To s
▶️ POST Route: Execute a Target Workflow
This branch handles `POST` requests to dynamically exec
1. Map Webhook Request to Fields:
* Extracts `workflowId` from the in
📄 GET Route: Fetch Workflow Info
Retrieves n8n workflow details via `GET`. Uses n8n API
Query Parameters:
* `workflowId=<ID>`: Fetches a single workflow by
💡 Usage Example
I used this workflow as the backend for a small Raycast
You can check out the Raycast ext
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W
Webhook
M
Map webhook request to f…
E
Execute Workflow
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R
return succes message
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R
return problem executing…
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R
Return problem handling …
M
Map key workflow info
M
map parameters
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R
Return problem handling …
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R
return all workflow info
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R
return summarized workfl…
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Get specific workflowid
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Included Workflows
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get all inactive workflows
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get all active workflows
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get all workflows
F
full mode
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return problem getting w…
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Does workflowId Exist
19 nodes25 edges

How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a webhook trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 19 nodes, connecting executeworkflow, if, n8n.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (19)

WE

Webhook

webhook

#1
MA

map parameters

set

#2
EX

Execute Workflow

executeWorkflow

#3
RE

return problem getting workflow error

respondToWebhook

#4
GE

get all workflows

n8n

#5
IN

Included Workflows

switch

#6
DO

Does workflowId Exist

if

#7
ST

Sticky Note3

stickyNote

#8

How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded n8n-workflow-manager-api file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:

{ "name": "n8n Workflow Manager API", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

executeworkflowifn8nrespondtowebhooksetswitchwebhook

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Nodes19
Complexityhigh
Triggerwebhook
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CategoryOther

Created by

Jan Willem Altink

Jan Willem Altink

@jwa91

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