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 n8n – The Platform for AI Agents and Workflow Automation

Fair-code platform to build and deploy AI agents and workflows. Combine a visual canvas with custom code, run it self-hosted or in the cloud, and connect to 1500+ integrations. AI automation you can trust with real work, from prototype to production.

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 Key Capabilities

- AI-Native Automation Platform: Build and operationalize AI workflows and multi-step agents using your own data, models, and tools
- Model Flexibility, No Lock-In: Connect to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or open-source models and switch providers without changing your architecture
- From Prototype to Production: Design multi-step AI workflows with logic, tool use, human approvals, and full observability
- Code When You Need It: Combine visual building with JavaScript, Python, and npm packages for advanced AI workflows
- Enterprise-Ready AI: Self-host or deploy securely with role-based access, audit trails, and support for sensitive data
- Leverage What Already Exists: 1500+ integrations and 9,000+ workflow templates to connect AI with your existing systems

 Quick Start

Try n8n instantly with our install script (requires Docker):

sh
curl -fsSL https://get.n8n.io | sh


Or deploy manually with Docker:


docker volume create n8n_data
docker run -it --rm --name n8n -p 5678:5678 -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n


Access the editor at http://localhost:5678

 Resources

- 📚 Documentation
- 🔧 1500+ Integrations
- 💡 Example Workflows
- 🤖 AI & LangChain Guide
- 👥 Community Forum
- 📖 Community Tutorials

 Support

Need help? Our community forum is the place to get support and connect with other users:
community.n8n.io

 License

n8n is fair-code distributed under the Sustainable Use License and n8n Enterprise License.

- Source Available: Always visible source code
- Self-Hostable: Deploy anywhere
- Extensible: Add your own nodes and functionality

Enterprise Licenses available for additional features and support.

Additional information about the license model can be found in the docs.

 Contributing

Found a bug 🐛 or have a feature idea ✨? Check our Contributing Guide for a setup guide & best practices.

 Join the Team

Want to shape the future of automation? Check out our job posts and join our team!

 What does n8n mean?

Short answer: It means "nodemation" and is pronounced as n-eight-n.

Long answer: "I get that question quite often (more often than I expected) so I decided it is probably best to answer it here. While looking for a good name for the project with a free domain I realized very quickly that all the good ones I could think of were already taken. So, in the end, I chose nodemation. 'node-' in the sense that it uses a Node-View and that it uses Node.js and '-mation' for 'automation' which is what the project is supposed to help with. However, I did not like how long the name was and I could not imagine writing something that long every time in the CLI. That is

Top issues

Latest release

2.46.6 (2026-11-04)


 Bug Fixes

 Make npm install of n8n work on all platforms again (43035) (6abcfc7)