N8N for beginners: looping over items

by Dominik Baranowski · 46,002 views · created 2025-02-13 · Engineering

What this workflow does

This workflow has 15 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.

How it runs

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

1. Split Array of Strings into Array of Objects (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
2. Add param1 to output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
3. Loop over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
4. Loop over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
5. Add param1 to output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
6. Add param1 to output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
7. Add param1 to output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
8. Wait: waits 1 seconds
9. Add param1 to output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

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Nodes used (6)

• No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp
• Split Outn8n-nodes-base.splitOut
• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• Waitn8n-nodes-base.wait

From the author

N8N for Beginners: Looping Over Items Description This workflow is designed for n8n beginners to understand how n8n handles looping (iteration) over multiple items. It highlights two key behaviors: - Built-In Looping: By default, most n8n nodes iterate over…

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