This workflow follows the Execute Workflow Trigger → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"id": "b437afb7-5435-4ce9-8128-cd642bf0beb3",
"name": "When Executed by Another Workflow"
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{
"name": "action",
"value": "={{ $json.action }}"
},
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"name": "workflowId",
"value": "={{ $json.workflowId }}"
}
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"value2": "list"
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"parameters": {
"url": "http://localhost:5678/api/v1/workflows",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"options": {}
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"name": "List Workflows1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
60,
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],
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "=http://localhost:5678/api/v1/workflows/{{ $json.workflowId }}",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"options": {}
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"id": "504a3e25-366e-4adf-939f-373d3bb4efe9",
"name": "Get Workflow1",
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"position": [
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"credentials": {
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"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"method": "POST",
"url": "http://localhost:5678/api/v1/workflows",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify($('When Executed by Another Workflow').item.json.workflow) }}",
"options": {}
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"id": "e001ab9a-53f1-4faf-8679-6ebcaabce097",
"name": "Create Workflow1",
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"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
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{
"value1": "={{ $json.action }}",
"value2": "update"
}
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"name": "IF Update1",
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"parameters": {
"method": "PUT",
"url": "=http://localhost:5678/api/v1/workflows/{{ $json.workflowId }}",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify($('When Executed by Another Workflow').item.json.workflow) }}",
"options": {}
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"name": "Update Workflow1",
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"typeVersion": 3,
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"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json.action }}",
"value2": "execute"
}
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}
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"id": "c3499260-3679-49a1-8b3a-39522e18589f",
"name": "IF Execute1",
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "=http://localhost:5678/api/v1/workflows/{{ $json.workflowId }}/execute",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ data: $('When Executed by Another Workflow').item.json.data || {} }) }}",
"options": {}
},
"id": "3eae8ac9-2536-40c8-890b-c5a1d843a77d",
"name": "Execute Workflow1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
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],
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
}
],
"connections": {
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{
"node": "Extract Action1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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},
"Extract Action1": {
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[
{
"node": "IF List1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"IF List1": {
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{
"node": "List Workflows1",
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}
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{
"node": "IF Get1",
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}
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"node": "Get Workflow1",
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{
"node": "IF Create1",
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}
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{
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}
],
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{
"node": "IF Update1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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}
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{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
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[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
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}
]
]
},
"IF Update1": {
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[
{
"node": "Update Workflow1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "IF Execute1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Update Workflow1": {
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[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"IF Execute1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Execute Workflow1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Execute Workflow1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
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}
]
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}
}
}
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About this workflow
N8N-Api-Workflow. Uses executeWorkflowTrigger, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 13 nodes.
Source: https://gist.github.com/MaximKabaev/33db2076d0f20e43ccc9e0cd276e6cfe — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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