Auto-start Tagged Workflows Using N8n API After Deployment

The workflow JSON

Copy or download the full n8n JSON below. Paste it into a new n8n workflow, add your credentials, activate. Full import guide →

{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "142277c6-73a5-4b99-9e94-72655bbe0ea8",
      "name": "n8n",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
      "position": [
        -420,
        -120
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "filters": {},
        "requestOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "n8nApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "6adf03cb-4194-4616-99d0-6495a660c283",
      "name": "TAG? Auto start",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "position": [
        -180,
        -120
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "version": 2,
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "03241d00-9ec1-4215-8036-2d219a7874cb",
              "operator": {
                "type": "array",
                "operation": "contains",
                "rightType": "any"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.tags.map((obj) => obj.name) }}",
              "rightValue": "Auto start"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.2
    },
    {
      "id": "8bd4868a-6dec-48b9-8593-36badf42d7ff",
      "name": "n8n1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
      "position": [
        100,
        -120
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "activate",
        "workflowId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "={{ $json.id }}"
        },
        "requestOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "n8nApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "c2b7a716-ab5f-4e49-b340-eab6721c52e4",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -640,
        -120
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "0090a343-73fd-4c53-b80b-27dd2789a849",
      "name": "Sticky Note4",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -680,
        -580
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 5,
        "width": 620,
        "height": 420,
        "content": "# Auto Starter\n\nOn importing workflows these will not be auto started, even if the old version was running. To fix this we created this workflow that can be run after n8n starts. It fits in our auto deploy pipeline and modified n8n container that will import workflows, start n8n and start the tagged workflows.\n\n- Start this workflow after n8n starts.\n- It will get all workflows in the running n8n instance.\n- If the files have a tag **'Auto start'** the workflow will be started.\n\n\n**Configuration**\n- You need a a **n8n api key** configured."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "n8n": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "TAG? Auto start",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "TAG? Auto start": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "n8n1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "n8n",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• n8nApi

About this workflow

Auto Starter

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/3996/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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