Agent skill
n8n-common-issues
Sub-skill of n8n: Common Issues (+1).
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/vamseeachanta/workspace-hub/tree/main/.claude/skills/_archive/operations/automation/n8n/common-issues
SKILL.md
Common Issues (+1)
Common Issues
Issue: Webhook not receiving data
# Check webhook URL
curl -X POST https://n8n.example.com/webhook/your-path \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"test": true}'
# Verify workflow is active
# Check n8n logs
docker logs n8n-container 2>&1 | grep -i webhook
# Ensure WEBHOOK_URL is correctly set
echo $WEBHOOK_URL
Issue: Credentials not working
# Test credential manually
curl -X GET "https://api.example.com/test" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
# Check encryption key is set
# Credentials are encrypted - changing key breaks existing credentials
echo $N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY | wc -c # Should be 32+ characters
Issue: Workflow execution timeout
# Increase timeout in docker-compose
environment:
- EXECUTIONS_TIMEOUT=3600 # 1 hour
- EXECUTIONS_TIMEOUT_MAX=7200 # 2 hours max
Issue: Memory issues with large datasets
// Stream processing instead of loading all data
// Use pagination in HTTP Request nodes
const PAGE_SIZE = 100;
let page = 1;
let hasMore = true;
const allResults = [];
while (hasMore) {
const response = await $http.get(
`https://api.example.com/data?page=${page}&limit=${PAGE_SIZE}`
);
allResults.push(...response.data.items);
hasMore = response.data.has_more;
page++;
}
return allResults;
Debugging Tips
// Add debugging output in Code nodes
console.log('Input data:', JSON.stringify($input.all(), null, 2));
console.log('Environment:', $env.NODE_ENV);
console.log('Workflow:', $workflow.name);
// Check execution context
console.log('Execution ID:', $execution.id);
console.log('Execution mode:', $execution.mode);
// Inspect previous node output
const previousOutput = $('Previous Node Name').all();
console.log('Previous output:', previousOutput);
# View execution logs
docker logs -f n8n-container 2>&1 | grep -E "(error|warn|execution)"
# Check database for failed executions
docker exec -it postgres psql -U n8n -d n8n -c \
"SELECT id, status, started_at FROM execution_entity WHERE status = 'error' ORDER BY started_at DESC LIMIT 10;"
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