Access Execution Data From an Error Workflow

The workflow JSON

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{
  "meta": {
    "templateId": "2349"
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "d9c81685-d16e-45c0-a1ab-3927ef619568",
      "name": "Error Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
      "position": [
        380,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "22089e9b-73ae-4d03-a11b-5f67f9b47fb4",
      "name": "Extract webhook data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        820,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "runOnceForEachItem",
        "jsCode": "const webhook_node_names = $json.workflowData.nodes.filter(x => x.type == 'n8n-nodes-base.webhook').map(x => x.name)\n\nconst webhook_data_array = webhook_node_names.map(n => $json.data.resultData.runData[n] ? $json.data.resultData.runData[n][0].data.main[0][0].json : null).filter(x => x != null)\n\nlet webhook_data = null;\nif (webhook_data_array.length > 0) {\n  webhook_data = webhook_data_array[0]\n}\n\nreturn {\n  'webhook_node_names': webhook_node_names,\n  'webook_node_payload': webhook_data\n}"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "b7fb5443-3faf-4e59-b464-4d3ca131a84f",
      "name": "Get execution data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
      "position": [
        600,
        240
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "activeWorkflows": true
        },
        "resource": "execution",
        "operation": "get",
        "executionId": "={{ $json.execution.id }}",
        "requestOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "n8nApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Error Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get execution data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get execution data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract webhook data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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• n8nApi

About this workflow

Sometimes you want to take a different action in your error workflow based on the data that was flowing through it.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/2349/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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