In this tutorial, @theflowgrammer walks you through the conceptual foundations you need to know to build powerful n8n workflows from scratch.

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Max covers:
✅ How triggers and actions work in n8n
✅ Understanding data flow between workflow steps
✅ Mapping and transforming data dynamically
✅ Building conditional routing with business logic
✅ Connecting to apps like Slack for real automation
✅ Activating the workflow and accessing production executions

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:57 – Set up Form Trigger
03:18 – Output data and n8n items
04:43 – Pinning output data
05:33 – Add conditional logic
06:36 – Mapping and transforming data
09:54 – Set up Slack node
14:46 – Testing the workflow
12:45 – Activating the workflow + view prod executions
13:57 – Wrap up

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🔗 Links and Resources:
to sign up for n8n cloud
for documentation (incl self-hosting n8n)
for help whilst building

Recorded on n8n v1.97.1 on n8n cloud.