Module 1: n8n Essentials (10 Labs)

Goal: Go from "Hello World" to complex loops and error handling without needing a single API key.

Goal

By the end of this module you can read and create simple n8n workflows that use data, conditions, loops, time based triggers and basic error handling without using any paid API key.

How this module is structured

10 short labs
Labs 1 to 3 focus on data and logic
Labs 4 to 7 focus on connecting and routing data
Labs 8 to 10 focus on loops, dates and error handling

Lab 1.1: Hello World (data creation)

Lab 1.2: Decision maker (conditional logic)

Lab 1.3: Data transformer (expressions)

Lab 1.4: Public fetcher (HTTP request)

Lab 1.5. The Traffic Cop (Switch Node)

Lab 1.6. The Scheduler (Time Triggers)

Lab 1.7. The Merger (Combining Data)