Choosing between n8n and Make? We just published a comparison: Make → great for no-code, linear automations, but charges per module & data item n8n → flexible, self-hostable, built-in code, and predictable pricing Full guide: https://n8n.io/vs/make/

The Gemini node just got a glow-up! With Nano Banana, you can now generate & edit images. To celebrate, we let Nano Banana AI go full banana on our UI. It’s yellow, it’s chaotic… and honestly, probably a terrible idea. Try it here → https://n8n.io/integrations/google-gemini/

London, we’re back for our second n8n Meetup at The White Space in Borough 🇬🇧 Meet speakers from the n8n team, our community and @elevenlabs.io! If that sounds like your crowd, check the details and sign up here: https://luma.com/2i3j14jd

Save time and boost productivity with 3 n8n automations from @jonocatliff that manage Gmail, supercharge Google Sheets, and keep your Drive organized. What’s the worst that could happen, less stress? 🔗: https://bit.ly/3IDmWV6

Featured Workflow: AI powered Q&A sessions for HR teams This workflow collects employee questions, clusters them with AI, and automatically schedules a focused session in Google Calendar with a ready made script. 🔗 Check it out here: https://bit.ly/4mt6vZz

Dylan, our Community Builder is hosting an n8n meetup in San Diego on October 16 with Arts & Crafts Startup Studio. Live demos, automation ideas, good conversations, food and swag. Free spots but limited. 👉🏻RSVP here: https://luma.com/h6492xt0

📊 Data tables are here! Native storage for your workflows without external databases or credentials. Available now on all plans in pre-release v1.113.0. Read docs here: https://bit.ly/3VuqI64 🔈 See our demo here: https://bit.ly/4mo6Ts1

💡 Quick Tip: Press 'P' when you have a node selected to pin the data.

⚡ Less than two weeks to go until n8n Builders Berlin. For the first time we run parallel sessions. Our Advanced track, Using AI in n8n, features Claire and JP. 👉🏻Join us: https://luma.com/ji8w10bk

💥 $1,890 still up for grabs + 61 prizes left in the Agentic Arena Community Contest! Build your n8n RAG agent this weekend & show it in a 2-min video. Prizes = first come, first served. 👉 https://agentic-arena.app.n8n.cloud/webhook/agentic-arena

Introducing our Enterprise track at n8n Builders Berlin on Oct 2. First time we’re dedicating a space to teams running n8n in production. Speakers: Bach-Thi Dinh (Exxeta) and Erwin Buckers (Chainels). 🗣️Enterprise customers, ping your AE.

🤖Telegram as your multi-file AI assistant: one bot to handle text, voice, video, docs, and images. Summarizes cleanly, keeps context, parses PDFs/Sheets, transcribes media, and stores in Postgres. Template: https://bit.ly/3Ir15QE

Munich community moments. 📷 Our Ambassador Mirza Iqbal teamed up with codecentric AG for a full day of learning, live demos, and hands-on workshops. Loved the energy, the photos, and the momentum! Don’t miss upcoming events, subscribe here: https://luma.com/n8n-events

Choosing an automation tool? Here’s a clear n8n vs. Zapier breakdown: Zapier = simple automations + big app library. n8n = flexibility, scale, unlimited users, self-hosting, predictable pricing, code-friendly workflows. Compare here 👉 https://n8n.io/vs/zapier/

Manual runs just got faster in n8n. ⏱️ We revamped the canvas so you can test and iterate without the wait; big workflows now run way smoother. Frontend-first improvements you’ll feel instantly. Watch the before/after video. What heavy workflows will you try? Released in [email protected]

Meet the hosts of the Getting Started track at n8n Builders Berlin. On Oct 2 in Berlin we bring the community together for hands on sessions, workshops, and a roundtable. 👉 Learn more and request a ticket: buff.ly/iDpEO6b

Paris, we’re coming! 🇫🇷 Join us Sept 17 in le Marais for an intro to n8n, workflows & AI automations. Perfect for beginners, bring your laptop & build your first automation in just a few hours. Event in English, French team onsite. Register: buff.ly/fHO2JNR

💡 Quick Tip: Set node supports dot notation to create neat nested arrays.

Supercharge your automation skills at n8n Builders Berlin on October 2.⚡  Join workshops, demos, talks & networking for all levels - plus a new enterprise track. Hear from Jan Oberhauser, Ambassadors & experts. 👉🏻 Save the date & request your ticket: buff.ly/iDpEO6b

$100 down, $9,960 to go. The Agentic Arena Community Contest just opened and the competition is already fierce. Your move, flowgrammer 👇 buff.ly/W9Cr2Fm

💥 The stage is set. Agentic Arena goes live TODAY at 4:30 PM CEST 💥 Two Flowgrammers. Two Challenges. $10K on the line. Nate Herkelman vs Jack Roberts. Dr Pure Eval decides the winner. 🎥 Watch: luma.com/g7h11kw4 🪩 Afterparty: youtu.be/eVgb85EKSGE

New week new workflow. Ever thought about tracking your meals and goals without installing another app? This n8n template turns Telegram into your personal AI nutrition assistant with Google Sheets as the database. 🔗 Full workflow here: buff.ly/cTDulLt

We’re coming to San Francisco! 🇺🇸 Join us Sept 10 for n8n Starter Sessions: learn automation basics, integrate AI, and build your first workflow in just 5 hours. Food, drinks, networking & swag included. Register now: buff.ly/EkdukU4

Weekend read: Agentic RAG takes RAG beyond “retrieve then answer.” With AI agents that choose tools, adapt strategies, and critique outputs, it’s the smarter way to build LLM apps. 🔗 Learn how it works: buff.ly/iaKC65l

Control who can use which AI tools with RBAC for Agents. Manage permissions in Airtable and let your Agent check requests on the fly. Unauthorized tools are blocked with a clear message, allowed ones pass through seamlessly. Check out the template here: buff.ly/qh2yu4c

💡 Quick Tip: Turn part of your workflow into a sub-workflow in seconds. Just highlight the nodes, right-click, and choose Convert X nodes to sub-workflow.

A couple of days ago, we crossed 5000 published templates in our Template Library. 🎉 As of today, that number is already at 5191. That’s 5K ways to save time, learn from others, and share your own automations with the world. Thank you all!

n8n Lands in NYC 🗽 Thank you to everyone who joined our first community meetup in New York, you made it a night to remember. More events in NYC are coming up soon, are you coming?

Production planning is not about making things. It is about deciding when and how much. Samir Saci used AI, FastAPI, and n8n to build an assistant that explains optimized plans in plain English. When to produce. How much. What it costs. Full post 👉 buff.ly/OfZ2YgK

Verified Node Drop! ⚡ Soooo many nodes! Explore new capabilities with these verified nodes from our partners and the community. Download and try them now. 🔗 buff.ly/WGXGzjb

Master the 5 Most Used n8n Nodes Start your Monday with Bart Slodyczka and learn when and how to use Sticky Note, HTTP Request, Set, Code, and If to speed up your workflows. 🔗 Watch here: buff.ly/snSgJiT

Weekend Read: The Secret Language of AI Workflows AI agents may look like magic but they run on APIs and JSON. In this guide, Bill Raymond explains how agentic workflows differ from rule based automation and why this “language” powers adaptive AI. Read here: buff.ly/ZvacVXg

Over 85 people joined the Vienna n8n meetup in June. We’re back with another session, led by Ambassador Cristian, focused on enterprise automation and Microsoft 365 integrations. Register here: buff.ly/nwjImNA

Automation with Impact With n8n powering their campaigns, The Brain Tumour Charity gathered 52k+ signatures in 6 weeks and thousands wrote MPs, helping push the Rare Cancers Bill forward this July. 👉 https://bit.ly/3ULEC3s

At WeAreDevelopers Berlin, Oumnya showed how her AI chief of staff Charlie runs CloudStation on n8n, generating leads with voice, coordinating multi-agent AI, and automating workflows end to end. 👉🏻Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4KfzaaAcHc

💡Quick Tip: Hit the TAB key to easily add new nodes to your workflow. (And right-click on the canvas to discover node shortcut keys).

Chat streaming has landed in n8n. ⚡ Faster. Smoother. Word-by-word replies. Feels just like the chat experiences you already know and love, but now powered by your favorite automations.

Chat with n8n Docs Finding answers just got easier. Our docs now have AI powered search built with @kapa_ai​ combining guides and forum wisdom in one place. Always up to date, always in context. 👉 https://docs.n8n.io/

You asked, we listened - Join our n8n Starter Session livestream from Amsterdam Learn the fundamentals of n8n, build your first AI-powered agent, connect your apps and data, and start automating smarter. 🔗 Follow along wherever you are. Sign up here: https://lu.ma/ms8cebns

Starting the week with a new featured template 🚀 Trips leave us with hundreds of photos but no story. This template turns them into narratives with flow, emotion, and structure. 🔗 https://n8n.io/workflows/7161-transform-travel-photos-into-narrative-stories-with-gpt-4o-vision/

End of the week read: 12 autonomous AI agents to watch in 2025. We also show how n8n lets you build custom workflows where you decide exactly how much independence to give your AI agents. 🔗 https://blog.n8n.io/best-autonomous-ai-agents/

Remember the n8n physical button? Its creator, Roni Bandini, built a device with buttons and a screen that connects to n8n. 🔗 Read the full project here: buff.ly/OtiS8I6

💡 Quick Tip: Add retries to your nodes In most nodes, you can set Retries under Settings. If a service or network hiccups, the node will automatically try again.

AI Orchestrator: Dynamically Selects Models Based on Input Type Today’s featured workflow sends each chat request to the AI model best suited for it. Smarter routing means faster, more accurate, and cost-efficient conversations. Give it a try! 🔗 buff.ly/ibLDjer

Respond To Chat: Add Human-in-the-Loop functionality directly into n8n Chat. Build workflows that pause, ask a question, and continue once there is a reply, all in one execution. Great for interactive use cases like approvals, clarifications, and conversational forms.

n8n Starter Sessions: Kicking off in Amsterdam 🇳🇱 The first ever n8n Starter Session takes place on August 27. Learn the basics of n8n, try AI in your workflows, and connect with others over automation. Register here: buff.ly/1eMhBWk

Tired of spending hours on repetitive tasks? In this tutorial, Aurelius Tjin shows how to build an AI agent with n8n self-hosted. Set up an AI agent from scratch, self-host it for privacy, control, and scale, and apply it to real-world workflows to work smarter, not harder. 🔗 buff.ly/eKCf263

Two Flowgrammers. Two AI Agent Challenges. $10,000 💰 Nate Herk will face off against Jack Roberts in the world's first AI Agent building gameshow. 🎥 Premieres on YouTube on Friday, 5 September: RSVP to the luma event page to get the Premiere once it drops, plus BTS sneak peeks: buff.ly/PFX0uaA

Multi agent workflows made simple. The AI Agent Tool node lets you split complex prompts into focused tasks for specialized agents, all in one workflow. Orchestrate, visualize, and debug with less complexity. Read more: buff.ly/boZ11kd

Your next AI agent could be a prize-winner. Now’s the time to build it. Join the Real-Time AI Agents Challenge with n8n + Bright Data. Win $1k, get $250 credits. Live tips Aug 19 on the DEV Community. Ends Aug 31. 🔗 More info: buff.ly/TZouTq3