n8n Tutorials
n8n lets you connect tools that don't naturally talk to each other — a spreadsheet and an inbox, a website and a chat app — by dragging boxes onto a canvas instead of writing code. These tutorials start from a blank canvas and build up in order. If you've never opened n8n, start at number one.
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Start here — the complete guides
- 1n8n Tutorial for Beginners: The Complete 2026 GuideEvery concept in n8n, explained once, with the real whiteboard diagrams and a live workflow you build end to end — from what a node is to your first working automation.
- 2n8n Data Handling: Filter, Loop, Merge, Code, Dates and Aggregate (Complete Guide)The six nodes that turn a raw API response into something you can actually use in n8n — Filter, Loop Over Items, Merge, Code, Date & Time, and Aggregate — taught as one running workflow, not six disconnected tips.
- 3Connecting n8n to Real APIs and Live Data (Weather, Crypto, GitHub, RSS and More)Every n8n demo you've watched fetches a fake number from a tutorial API. Here's how to actually pull live weather, prices, exchange rates, GitHub stats, scraped pages and RSS feeds into one real workflow — with the caveats nobody mentions until you hit them.
- 4n8n AI Agent Tutorial: Build a Real Agent With Tools, Memory and MCPEvery n8n AI agent video shows you one node and stops. This is the whole thing, built as one assistant that grows in stages — from a single AI call to a multi-agent system that reaches real external tools through MCP, with every gotcha shown as what you'll actually see on screen.
- 53 n8n Automations You Can Build Today (Complete Walkthroughs)A price monitor that only alerts on real changes, a content repurposing pipeline, and an AI support router — three finished n8n builds with real field values, real gotchas, and the one pattern behind all of them.
The course — in order
- n8n Tutorial for Beginners: Build Your First Workflow in 5 Minutes (No Code)Most n8n tutorials start with a workflow that already exists. This one starts with nothing — a blank canvas — and in five minutes you'll have a real automation pulling the live Bitcoin price off the internet. No coding, no API key, no sign-up.
- n8n Schedule Trigger — Run Any Automation on Autopilot (Free Self-Hosted Guide)The Schedule Trigger is what turns an n8n workflow into a real automation that runs by itself — every morning, every hour, every Monday. Here's how to set it up on free self-hosted n8n, with the settings that actually matter.
- n8n IF Node Tutorial: Send Data Down Two Different PathsThe IF node splits your workflow into two roads — true and false — based on a condition you set. Here's how to build real branching logic in n8n, and the one wiring mistake that makes orders vanish without a single error.
- n8n Webhook Tutorial — Trigger Any Workflow From Anywhere (Free, Self-Hosted)A webhook is the single most useful trigger in n8n — it lets any app, form, or service kick off your automation instantly. Here's how webhooks work, how to build one on free self-hosted n8n, and how to test it.
Going further
- How to Use n8n for Free With Docker (2026) — Self-Host It in 5 Minutes and Build Your First WorkflowEvery n8n tutorial assumes you're paying for the cloud. You're not. Here's how to self-host n8n for free with one Docker command, create your account, and build a real working automation — start to finish.
- How to Build a Free AI Agent in n8n With No API Key (Using Ollama)Every AI agent tutorial makes you paste in an OpenAI key and start paying per request. You don't have to. Here's how to run a real AI agent inside n8n using a local model — completely free, completely private, no API key.
When something breaks
- n8n HTTP Request Returns HTML Instead of JSON — How to Actually Fix ItYour HTTP Request node comes back with a wall of <html><body> tags where the data should be. Here's why that happens, the four real causes, and the exact settings that fix each one.
- n8n If/Switch Node 'Wrong Type: Is a String But Was Expecting a Boolean' — What It Means and When It Won't Even Warn YouA boolean condition either throws a hard type error or silently coerces the value and moves on — and which one happens depends on a setting almost nobody opens. Here's what each mode actually does, verified on a real n8n instance.
- n8n Google OAuth2 Credential Fails With 'Unauthorized' on Self-Hosted — Even With the Right Redirect URIYou've triple-checked the redirect URI and it still says Unauthorized. On self-hosted n8n, the redirect URI n8n shows you is built from an environment variable — and if that variable is wrong, the URI you're comparing against Google is wrong too.
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