n8n-cli

# List all workflows
n8n-cli workflow list
 
# Filter workflows
n8n-cli workflow list --active
n8n-cli workflow list --tag=production
n8n-cli workflow list --name="My Workflow"
n8n-cli workflow list --limit=5
 
# Get a single workflow (full JSON with nodes and connections)
n8n-cli workflow get <id>
 
# Extract just node names from a workflow
n8n-cli workflow get <id> --jq '.nodes[].name'
 
# Create a workflow from JSON
n8n-cli workflow create --file=workflow.json
cat workflow.json | n8n-cli workflow create --stdin
 
# Update a workflow
n8n-cli workflow update <id> --file=updated.json
cat updated.json | n8n-cli workflow update <id> --stdin
 
# Activate / deactivate
n8n-cli workflow activate <id>
n8n-cli workflow deactivate <id>
 
# Delete a workflow
n8n-cli workflow delete <id>
 
# Transfer to another project
n8n-cli workflow transfer <id> --project=<projectId>
 
# List tags on a workflow
n8n-cli workflow tags <id>

# List recent executions
n8n-cli execution list
n8n-cli execution list --workflow=<id> --status=error --limit=10
# status options: canceled, error, running, success, waiting
 
# Get execution details
n8n-cli execution get <id>
n8n-cli execution get <id> --include-data   # includes full node I/O
 
# Retry a failed execution
n8n-cli execution retry <id>
 
# Stop a running execution
n8n-cli execution stop <id>
 
# Delete an execution
n8n-cli execution delete <id>

# List credentials
n8n-cli credential list
 
# Get credential metadata (not secrets)
n8n-cli credential get <id>
 
# Get the schema for a credential type (shows required fields)
n8n-cli credential schema notionApi
n8n-cli credential schema slackOAuth2Api
 
# Create a credential
n8n-cli credential create --type=notionApi --name='My Notion' --data='{"apiKey":"..."}'
n8n-cli credential create --type=notionApi --name='My Notion' --file=cred.json
cat cred.json | n8n-cli credential create --type=notionApi --name='My Notion' --stdin
 
# Delete / transfer
n8n-cli credential delete <id>
n8n-cli credential transfer <id> --project=<projectId>

n8n-cli project list
n8n-cli project get <id>
n8n-cli project create --name="My Project"
n8n-cli project update <id> --name="New Name"
n8n-cli project delete <id>
 
# Team management
n8n-cli project members <id>
n8n-cli project add-member <id> --user=<userId> --role=<role>
n8n-cli project remove-member <id> --user=<userId>

n8n-cli tag list
n8n-cli tag create --name=production
n8n-cli tag update <id> --name=staging
n8n-cli tag delete <id>

n8n-cli variable list
n8n-cli variable create --key=API_ENDPOINT --value=https://api.example.com
n8n-cli variable update <id> --key=API_ENDPOINT --value=https://new-api.example.com
n8n-cli variable delete <id>

# CRUD
n8n-cli data-table list
n8n-cli data-table get <id>
n8n-cli data-table create --name=Inventory --columns='[{"name":"item","type":"string"},{"name":"qty","type":"number"}]'
n8n-cli data-table delete <id>
 
# Row operations
n8n-cli data-table rows <id>
n8n-cli data-table add-rows <id> --file=rows.json
n8n-cli data-table update-rows <id> --file=rows.json
n8n-cli data-table upsert-rows <id> --file=rows.json
n8n-cli data-table delete-rows <id> --ids=row1,row2,row3
 
# All row commands support --stdin
cat rows.json | n8n-cli data-table add-rows <id> --stdin

n8n-cli user list
n8n-cli user get <id>

# Security audit
n8n-cli audit
n8n-cli audit --categories=credentials,nodes
 
# Source control
n8n-cli source-control pull
 
# View config
n8n-cli config show

# Get all workflow IDs
n8n-cli workflow list --jq '.[].id'
 
# Get the name of the first workflow
n8n-cli workflow list --jq '.[0].name'
 
# Export a workflow to a file
n8n-cli workflow get 1234 --json > workflow-backup.json
 
# Find failing executions for a workflow
n8n-cli execution list --workflow=1234 --status=error --json
 
# Pipe workflow JSON for modification
n8n-cli workflow get 1234 --json | jq '.name = "Updated Name"' | n8n-cli workflow update 1234 --stdin
 
# Table output without headers for shell parsing
n8n-cli workflow list --no-header | awk '{print $1}'
 
# Debug API calls
n8n-cli workflow list --debug 2>debug.log

{
  "name": "My Workflow",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "Start",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [250, 300],
      "parameters": {}
    },
    {
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [450, 300],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.example.com/data",
        "method": "GET"
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Start": {
      "main": [[{ "node": "HTTP Request", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]]
    }
  }
}