Automated upload & send a large file with TransferNow

by Davide Boizza ✓ · 459 views · created 2025-09-19 · Content Creation, File Management

What this workflow does

This workflow has 13 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Upload Form”). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls api.transfernow.net over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Upload Form”).

1. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
2. Calculate size (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
3. Send UploadUrl (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PUT)
4. Set Json (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
5. Send Transfer (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PUT)
6. Set Transfer (HTTP Request): calls api.transfernow.net (POST)
7. Is complete? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
8. Get Upload Url (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
9. Upload done (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PUT)
10. Get transfer data (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API

…plus 2 more steps. See the full node list below.

HTTP calls to: api.transfernow.net

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Nodes used (7)

• n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• n8n Formn8n-nodes-base.form
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Mergen8n-nodes-base.merge

From the author

This workflow creates a user-friendly web form to upload a file, which allows users to upload a single large file (up to 5Gb) through a custom web form and automatically send it via TransferNow, handling the complex multi-part upload process required for…

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