🔄 Workflow Automation
• Visual workflow editor (drag-and-drop)
• Trigger-based automation (HTTP, schedule, webhook, etc.)
• Conditional logic and branching
• Looping and splitting data sets (SplitInBatches, IF, Switch)
• Reusable workflows via "Sub-Workflows"
🧩 Integrations
• 350+ built-in integrations (nodes) with services like:
◦ Slack, Discord, Telegram
◦ AWS (S3, SES, Lambda)
◦ Google Workspace (Gmail, Sheets, Drive)
◦ GitHub, GitLab
◦ MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
◦ REST and GraphQL APIs
• Custom HTTP Request node for connecting to any API
• Webhooks for real-time integration
🔐 Security & Access Control
• Self-hosted or managed cloud deployment
• SSL/TLS support
• Credential encryption at rest
• Role-based access control (via n8n Enterprise or with workarounds on self-hosted)
• Audit logs (Enterprise)
⚙️ Execution & Performance
• Background/queue execution of workflows
• Manual execution for testing/debugging
• Execution logs and error tracking
• Retry and error handling (Try/Catch, error workflows)
• Workflow versioning and activation toggling
📂 Data Handling
• Pass data between nodes as JSON
• Built-in data transformation and mapping
• File upload and handling
• Store data temporarily or push to external DBs/APIs
• Binary data support (e.g., file attachments)
🛠️ Customization & Extensibility
• Create custom nodes with JavaScript/TypeScript
• Run custom code via Function or Code nodes
• Environment variable support
• CLI tool for deployment and management
• Community-contributed nodes and plugins
🚀 Deployment Options
• Docker-compatible
• Works with Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, etc.
• PostgreSQL or SQLite backend
• Can be integrated with Redis and external logging tools
• Scalable execution with queue mode (Enterprise)
📅 Scheduling & Triggers
• Cron-like time-based triggers
• Webhook triggers (POST, GET, etc.)
• Polling and event-driven triggers
• Conditional workflow starts
📈 Monitoring & Maintenance
• UI for managing executions
• Error tracking
• Persistent logs via file or external services
• REST API for workflow management
• Prometheus/Grafana integration (via community)