Handle Shopify Admin GraphQL requests with error handling and retries

by Nexus AI ✓ · 28 views · created 2026-07-06 · Engineering

What this workflow does

This workflow has 12 nodes and runs when another workflow calls it. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.

How it runs

Trigger: When another workflow calls it.

1. Prepare Request (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
2. Shopify GraphQL (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
3. Check Errors & Throttle (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
4. Needs Retry? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
5. Prepare Retry (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
6. Has Errors? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
7. Wait: pauses before continuing
8. Throw Error (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
9. Success Response (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
10. Format for Retry (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.

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Nodes used (6)

• Execute Workflow Triggern8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Waitn8n-nodes-base.wait
• Stop and Errorn8n-nodes-base.stopAndError

From the author

Quick Overview This sub-workflow is called by another n8n workflow to execute Shopify Admin GraphQL queries and mutations via HTTP, adding input validation, detailed error detection (including rate limits), and automatic retries with exponential backoff…

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