Antonio Cheong This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3026 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Execute Workflow Trigger → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"meta": {
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},
"name": "airflow dag_run",
"tags": [
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"name": "airflow",
"createdAt": "2025-02-25T04:17:21.943Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-02-25T04:17:21.943Z"
}
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"name": "Airflow: dag_run",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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"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>"
}
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"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "acf477a0-aad5-402a-a5a0-543f3e277333",
"name": "Airflow: dag_run - state",
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"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>"
}
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "try {\n $('count').first().json.count += 1\n return {count:$('count').first().json.count};\n}\ncatch (error) {\n return {count:1};\n}"
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"name": "dag run fail",
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"name": "if state == queued",
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"operator": {
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"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "queued"
}
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"name": "dag run wait too long",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"errorMessage": "dag run wait too long"
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{
"id": "6a05471f-232e-44d6-9dbb-583400537507",
"name": "Airflow: dag_run - get result",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1180,
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"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": [
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-40
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"values": [
{
"outputKey": "=success",
"conditions": {
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"caseSensitive": true,
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"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "success"
}
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"renameOutput": true
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{
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"conditions": {
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"conditions": [
{
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "queued"
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"renameOutput": true
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{
"outputKey": "running",
"conditions": {
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"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
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"conditions": [
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"operator": {
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"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "running"
}
]
},
"renameOutput": true
},
{
"outputKey": "failed",
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
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"conditions": [
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"operator": {
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"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.state }}",
"rightValue": "failed"
}
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"renameOutput": true
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"options": {
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"typeVersion": 3.2
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"name": "in data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger",
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"parameters": {
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{
"name": "dag_id"
},
{
"name": "task_id"
},
{
"name": "conf"
},
{
"name": "wait",
"type": "number"
},
{
"name": "wait_time",
"type": "number"
}
]
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"name": "Wait",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"amount": "={{ $('in data').item.json.hasOwnProperty('wait') ? $('in data').item.json.wait : 10 }}"
},
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"id": "8ffae842-4400-4667-85bb-50644ef10fc0",
"name": "If count > wait_time",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
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"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
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"conditions": [
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"operator": {
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"operation": "gt"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.count }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('in data').item.json.hasOwnProperty('wait_time') ? $('in data').item.json.wait_time : 12 }}"
}
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}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
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"name": "airflow-api",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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],
"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"
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"versionId": "57fdbcfc-7950-4aff-9ac7-3c2a99a2c8c8",
"connections": {
"Wait": {
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{
"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",
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"index": 0
}
]
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}
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"Switch: state": {
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"node": "Airflow: dag_run - get result",
"type": "main",
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}
],
[
{
"node": "count",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "dag run fail",
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"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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"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": [
[]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow integrates the Apache Airflow API DAGRun and XCom. It enables n8n to trigger Airflow DAGs and retrieve the execution results. Update Airflow API Link Prefix Navigate to the node. Update the prefix of the Airflow API link in the format: . Example: Configure…
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