Automate Workflow Node Updates & Notifications
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Proactively monitor your n8n workflows for outdated nodes and receive automated notifications. This template helps you identify and manage node updates to ensure your automations are always running on the latest versions.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow template is designed to streamline the maintenance of your n8n automation stack. It acts as an addon, integrating with a primary workflow that identifies workflows containing outdated nodes. Upon detection, this workflow intelligently processes the findings, formats them into actionable links, and dispatches a clear summary to your inbox via Gmail. It allows for customization, including whether to focus only on major version changes and whether to visually flag updated nodes on the canvas by prepending a symbol. This ensures your workflows remain robust, secure, and leverage the newest features available in n8n.
Key Features
- Automated Node Update Detection: Automatically scans workflows for nodes that are not on the latest version.
- Targeted Notifications: Sends email alerts to notify you of workflows with outdated nodes.
- Customizable Update Logic: Option to focus only on major version updates and visually mark nodes.
- Actionable Insights: Provides direct links to affected workflows for quick access and remediation.
- Seamless Integration: Designed to work as an addon with your existing n8n setup.
How To Use
- Download the Main Workflow: Obtain the companion workflow from https://n8n.io/workflows/2301-check-if-workflows-contain-build-in-nodes-that-are-not-of-the-latest-version/.
- Integrate the Trigger: Add an "Execute Workflow" node to your main workflow and configure it to call this addon workflow.
- Configure n8n Credentials: Ensure your n8n API credentials are set up correctly in the "n8n account" credential.
- Configure Gmail Credentials: Set up your Gmail account credentials for sending notifications.
- Customize Settings (Optional): In the "Settings" node (or a dedicated settings workflow), define parameters like
symbol(for marking nodes),onlyMajorChanges(to filter update types), andaddNodesToCanvas(to visually add new nodes). - Execute and Monitor: Run your main workflow, which will then trigger this addon to check for and report on outdated nodes.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "dbc86234-c796-4ace-9967-eb14c9a7f74c",
"name": "Automate Workflow Node Updates & Notifications",
"nodes": 23,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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