Set default error workflows across all workflows via the n8n API
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 10 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 01:00) (plus 1 other trigger). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 01:00) (plus 1 other trigger).
- Set Workflow Configurations (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: n8n_base_url, error_workflow_id, only_fill_empty…
- Fetch Paginated Workflows (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Split Workflow Data (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
- Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
- Batch Process Workflows (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Update Error Workflow Settings (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PUT)
- Wait: waits 0.2 seconds
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 (9)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs nightly (or on demand) and uses the n8n public API to scan all workflows, then sets a shared default error workflow for eligible ones while preserving existing settings and skipping excluded, archived, or already-configured…