Split and Decompress Binary Data in n8n

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Split Up Binary Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
        900,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "let results = [];\n\nfor (item of items) {\n    for (key of Object.keys(item.binary)) {\n        results.push({\n            json: {\n                fileName: item.binary[key].fileName\n            },\n            binary: {\n                data: item.binary[key],\n            }\n        });\n    }\n}\n\nreturn results;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Download Example Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://static.thomasmartens.eu/n8n/three_more_files.zip",
        "options": {},
        "responseFormat": "file"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Decompress Example Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.compression",
      "position": [
        680,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        420,
        120
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 400,
        "height": 360,
        "content": "## Example Data\nThe first two nodes simply fetch some example data to work with.\n\nIn the real world, you'd probably process incoming emails, uploaded FTP files or something similar instead."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        860,
        120
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 320,
        "height": 360,
        "content": "## Transformation\nThis is where the magic happens. Incoming files are split up into individual items, each with a single binary data object under the `data` key."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Download Example Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Decompress Example Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Download Example Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Decompress Example Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Split Up Binary Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Split Out Binary Data. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, compression, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.

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