Event-Driven n8n Workflows with Webhooks

Intermediate Workflow Automation with n8n

Yaron Been

Marketing Automation Architect

Meet Your Instructor...

Headshot of course instructor Yaron Been

Yaron Been: marketer, automation architect, and founder of marketing automation tools

→ Course goal: build production-ready and reliable n8n automations

DataCamp course page for Introduction to Workflow Automation with n8n, showing course details and a completion badge

n8n workflow from the introductory course with a Form Trigger, Edit Fields, Agent with OpenAI Chat Model, and a Switch node routing to enterprise, startup, and fallback outputs

Webhooks

Diagram of an n8n workflow containing a Webhook node that exposes an HTTPS URL to the outside world

Webhooks

External systems (a website, mobile app, and API) sending an HTTP request with a JSON payload to a Webhook node inside an n8n workflow

Webhooks

External systems sending an HTTP request with a JSON payload to a workflow, where a doorbell icon replaces the Webhook to illustrate the doorbell analogy

Webhooks

Two-way webhook interaction: step 1 shows an HTTP request carrying a JSON payload to the Webhook node, step 2 shows the Webhook responding with a confirmation message

The Webhook Response

n8n HTTP Request node configured with POST method, showing the default webhook response message Workflow was started in the Output panel

Custom Responses

n8n HTTP Request node showing a custom webhook error response: Bad request - please check your parameters, Missing required field: email

Let's practice!

Intermediate Workflow Automation with n8n