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{
"id": "Y5URlIlbX4HDzWKA",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "airflow dag_run",
"tags": [
{
"id": "YSelDQ3zfWB0LeVn",
"name": "airflow",
"createdAt": "2025-02-25T04:17:21.943Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-02-25T04:17:21.943Z"
}
],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "0d4457ef-7a88-4755-8bd2-b0e8148f86f4",
"name": "Airflow: dag_run",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
380,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('airflow-api').item.json.prefix }}/api/v1/dags/{{ $('in data').item.json.dag_id }}/dagRuns",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"conf\": {{ $('in data').item.json.conf }}\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpBasicAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBasicAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "acf477a0-aad5-402a-a5a0-543f3e277333",
"name": "Airflow: dag_run - state",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
840,
60
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('airflow-api').item.json.prefix }}/api/v1/dags/{{ $('in data').item.json.dag_id }}/dagRuns/{{ $('Airflow: dag_run').item.json.dag_run_id }}",
"options": {},
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpBasicAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBasicAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "26982a6f-6281-4140-a05c-ea6f3f2c0cb2",
"name": "count",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1180,
40
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "try {\n $('count').first().json.count += 1\n return {count:$('count').first().json.count};\n}\ncatch (error) {\n return {count:1};\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "613718f6-ba7e-415c-8e07-0123224e1ac6",
"name": "dag run fail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError",
"position": [
1180,
400
],
"parameters": {
"errorMessage": "dag run fail"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "66ba0e85-4608-418b-b27b-8cbc50f78319",
"name": "if state == queued",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
520,
60
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "0ae67986-09c0-443d-9262-075bfe94ca2e",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "queued"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "92176e9a-0ea7-48b0-9ca0-ea4ea8442cee",
"name": "dag run wait too long",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError",
"position": [
1500,
40
],
"parameters": {
"errorMessage": "dag run wait too long"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6a05471f-232e-44d6-9dbb-583400537507",
"name": "Airflow: dag_run - get result",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1180,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('airflow-api').item.json.prefix }}/api/v1/dags/{{ $('in data').item.json.dag_id }}/dagRuns/{{ $('Airflow: dag_run').item.json.dag_run_id }}/taskInstances/{{ $('in data').item.json.task_id }}/xcomEntries/return_value",
"options": {},
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpBasicAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBasicAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "fb2211d5-cef2-4be2-b281-de315aa07093",
"name": "Switch: state",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
980,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"outputKey": "=success",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "4d4ecf8a-c02b-4722-9528-1919cdf9b83e",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "success"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "queued",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "queued"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "running",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "fa5d8524-334a-4ab1-b543-bba75cafd0ec",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "running"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "failed",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "dd853677-c51c-4c06-8680-3c9d1829d6bd",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "failed"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
}
]
},
"options": {
"fallbackOutput": 3
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "5941496a-a64d-432c-9103-e7bcae4b8d67",
"name": "in data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger",
"position": [
100,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"workflowInputs": {
"values": [
{
"name": "dag_id"
},
{
"name": "task_id"
},
{
"name": "conf"
},
{
"name": "wait",
"type": "number"
},
{
"name": "wait_time",
"type": "number"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "e77fed4a-b61a-4126-8be3-43ef8a832cfe",
"name": "Wait",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
700,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"amount": "={{ $('in data').item.json.hasOwnProperty('wait') ? $('in data').item.json.wait : 10 }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "8ffae842-4400-4667-85bb-50644ef10fc0",
"name": "If count > wait_time",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1320,
140
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "1829d538-5633-4f5c-ad1b-285b084b35ee",
"operator": {
"type": "number",
"operation": "gt"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.count }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('in data').item.json.hasOwnProperty('wait_time') ? $('in data').item.json.wait_time : 12 }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "c49d4a1b-6f25-471b-9c21-d3defb709dda",
"name": "airflow-api",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
240,
60
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "40a5ab5b-dee1-44c4-910a-d6b85af75aed",
"name": "prefix",
"type": "string",
"value": "https://airflow.example.com"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "57fdbcfc-7950-4aff-9ac7-3c2a99a2c8c8",
"connections": {
"Wait": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Airflow: dag_run - state",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"count": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If count > wait_time",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"in data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "airflow-api",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"airflow-api": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Airflow: dag_run",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Switch: state": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Airflow: dag_run - get result",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "count",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "count",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "dag run fail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Airflow: dag_run": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "if state == queued",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"if state == queued": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "dag run fail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If count > wait_time": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "dag run wait too long",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Wait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Airflow: dag_run - state": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Switch: state",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Airflow: dag_run - get result": {
"main": [
[]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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httpBasicAuth
About this workflow
airflow dag_run. Uses httpRequest, stopAndError, executeWorkflowTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 12 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →