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Demonstrates the use of the $item(index) method

Ready for 3.0

by Harshil Agrawal ✓ · 2,093 views · created 2021-11-16 · Miscellaneous

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 4 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Customer Datastore (n8n training). It also calls webhook.site over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

  1. Set (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
  2. Customer Datastore (Customer Datastore (n8n training)): get all people
  3. HTTP Request: calls webhook.site

Services it uses

Customer Datastore (n8n training)

HTTP calls to: webhook.site

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (4)

From the author

This workflow demonstrates the use of the $item(index) method. This method is useful when you want to reference an item at a particular index. This example workflow makes POST HTTP requests to a dummy URL. Set node: This node is used to set the API key that…

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