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": "eb305364-de39-4b9e-ad6e-eea54ebf712d",
"name": "Slack",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
740,
300
],
"parameters": {
"text": "={{ $json.message }}",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "#alerts-n8n-workflows"
},
"otherOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"slackApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "9babcea6-ac7c-4a75-bd4c-f3d6a54c0ec7",
"name": "On Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
"position": [
220,
300
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "134acca3-d4a7-485c-ab45-5a2721ed6a2c",
"name": "Set message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
480,
300
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "message",
"value": "=:warning: [prod] workflow `{{$json[\"workflow\"][\"name\"]}}` failed to run! <{{ $json.execution.url }}|execution>\n\nerror message from node: {{ $json.execution.lastNodeExecuted }}\n {{ $json.execution.error.message }}"
}
]
},
"options": {},
"keepOnlySet": true
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b6dfce1e-95c0-43c4-8a81-098b33130232",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
140,
100
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 424.4907862645661,
"height": 154.7766688696994,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfa4 Setup\n1. Add Slack creds\n2. Add this error workflow to other workflows\nhttps://docs.n8n.io/flow-logic/error-handling/#create-and-set-an-error-workflow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "619e2628-6860-47ca-9e6a-9294ea123f8f",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
480
],
"parameters": {
"width": 241,
"height": 80,
"content": "### \ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffd Adjust error message here"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"On Error": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set message": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Slack",
"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.
slackApi
About this workflow
Report N8N Workflow Errors To Slack. Uses slack, errorTrigger, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →