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n8n for beginners: looping over items

Operations and development teams that are new to n8n and want to understand how items are processed.

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What it does

A tutorial workflow that shows how n8n handles iteration. It compares the built-in behaviour, where most nodes process every item, with the Loop Over Items node for controlled batches. It contrasts an unsplit array, treated as one item, with a split array of several items.

Use cases

  1. 01Understand why a node runs once per item
  2. 02Split an array of URLs into separate items
  3. 03Process items in controlled batches with Loop Over Items

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n8n for beginners: looping over items.

What is n8n for beginners: looping over items used for?

Operations and development teams that are new to n8n and want to understand how items are processed. A tutorial workflow that shows how n8n handles iteration. It compares the built-in behaviour, where most nodes process every item, with the Loop Over Items node for controlled batches. It contrasts an unsplit array, treated as one item, with a split array of several items.

How do I import n8n for beginners: looping over items into n8n?

Copy the workflow JSON from this page and paste it onto the n8n canvas with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. Then connect your credentials in each node.

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