What It Actually Does
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What It Actually Does
n8n connects things. That’s the job. It takes a trigger — an incoming webhook, a scheduled time, a database change, a new email — and runs a chain of actions in response.
Each step in that chain is a node. Nodes can make HTTP requests, query databases, read and write files, send messages to Telegram, post to social media, call AI APIs, run code, or transform data between formats. n8n ships with over 400 integrations out of the box. If you need something not on the list, there’s an HTTP node that will call any API.
The canvas is visual. You drag nodes onto a workspace, connect them with wires, and build flows that are easy to read back later. This matters more than it sounds. A workflow you built six months ago should still be legible to you today.