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n8n Error Handler Starter Workflow

Original n8n title: Qa Kit - Error Handler Starter

QA Kit - Error Handler Starter. Uses errorTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

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{
  "name": "QA Kit - Error Handler Starter",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "id": "14ed6241-7803-4655-9fb0-c3ec1f348a0f",
      "name": "On workflow error",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.map((item) => {\n  const source = item.json;\n  const execution = source.execution ?? {};\n  const workflow = source.workflow ?? {};\n  const trigger = source.trigger ?? {};\n  const triggerError = trigger.error ?? {};\n  const error = execution.error ?? triggerError.cause ?? triggerError ?? {};\n\n  return {\n    json: {\n      incidentType: 'n8n_workflow_failure',\n      workflowId: workflow.id ?? 'unknown',\n      workflowName: workflow.name ?? 'unknown',\n      executionId: execution.id ?? null,\n      executionUrl: execution.url ?? null,\n      retryOf: execution.retryOf ?? null,\n      lastNodeExecuted: execution.lastNodeExecuted ?? null,\n      mode: execution.mode ?? trigger.mode ?? 'unknown',\n      errorName: error.name ?? triggerError.name ?? 'WorkflowError',\n      errorMessage: error.message ?? triggerError.message ?? 'No error message provided',\n      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),\n      safeForClientHandoff: true\n    }\n  };\n});"
      },
      "id": "c665e040-646f-43d7-9d61-4c3ca41c16bb",
      "name": "Normalize incident payload",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        260,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.map((item) => ({\n  json: {\n    ...item.json,\n    routingHint: item.json.executionUrl\n      ? 'Open executionUrl and inspect the lastNodeExecuted.'\n      : 'The failure may have happened in the trigger before an execution record was created.',\n    nextAction: 'Replace this node with Slack, email, ticket creation, or database logging.'\n  }\n}));"
      },
      "id": "7721c11e-2a44-4b0a-917d-289d89e6f4df",
      "name": "Prepare alert handoff",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        520,
        0
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "On workflow error": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Normalize incident payload",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Normalize incident payload": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Prepare alert handoff",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "saveDataErrorExecution": "all",
    "saveDataSuccessExecution": "none"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": []
}
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QA Kit - Error Handler Starter. Uses errorTrigger. Event-driven trigger; 3 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/hesong0222-dev/n8n-workflow-qa-kit/blob/main/workflows/error-handler-starter.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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