Welcome to n8n Docs#
This is the documentation for n8n, a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation, giving technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.
How to use this documentation#
Our documentation arranges information by type, to make it easier to find what you are looking for, when you need it.
Getting Started details how to get up an running with n8n and takes you through setting up your first workflows, explaining key concepts along the way.
Using n8n has step-by-step instructions for all sorts of common tasks and operations.
Reference is the section to browse when you want to find out more about node parameters, environment variables or other settings. Remember you can visit many of these pages directly through the user interface with the helpful links embedded in the editor.
Tutorials and courses. For structured learning or more hand-on learning of key topics, we've created two complete courses covering basic and advanced workflow generation. There's also a collection of targeted tutorials to guide you through discovering what n8n can do for you.
Understanding n8n is a section which covers higher-level concepts and deeper explanations of topics such as using AI in n8n. Expand your knowledge and get the most out of n8n.
Visiting docs from the n8n editor
Most elements of the n8n user-interface include links to the relevant parts of the documentation. If you are ever looking for more details about a specific node for example, you will find a link to the relevant documentation in the top right of that node's edit panel.
Contributing#
We welcome contributions from the community. Please see the contributing guide.
Licensing#
n8n's Sustainable Use License and n8n Enterprise License are based on the fair-code model. For more details, see the license explanation.