Core Nodes
Execution Data

Execution Data

Use this node to save metadata for workflow executions. You can then search by this data in the Executions list.

You can retrieve custom execution data during workflow execution using the Code node. Refer to Custom executions data for more information.

Operations

  • Save Execution Data for Search

Data to Save

Add a Saved Field for each key/value pair of metadata you'd like to save.

Limitations

The Execution Data node has the following restrictions when storing execution metadata:

  • key: limited to 50 characters
  • value: limited to 512 characters

If either the key or value exceed the above limitations, n8n truncates to their maximum length and outputs a log entry.

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