Executions environment variables

File-based configuration

You can add _FILE to individual variables to provide their configuration in a separate file. Refer to Keeping sensitive data in separate files for more details.

This page lists environment variables to configure workflow execution settings.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
EXECUTIONS_MODE	Enum string: regular, queue	regular	Whether executions should run directly or using queue. Refer to Queue mode for more details.
EXECUTIONS_TIMEOUT	Number	-1	Sets a default timeout (in seconds) to all workflows after which n8n stops their execution. Users can override this for individual workflows up to the duration set in EXECUTIONS_TIMEOUT_MAX. Set EXECUTIONS_TIMEOUT to -1 to disable.
EXECUTIONS_TIMEOUT_MAX	Number	3600	The maximum execution time (in seconds) that users can set for an individual workflow.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_SAVE_ON_ERROR	Enum string: all, none	all	Whether n8n saves execution data on error.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_SAVE_ON_SUCCESS	Enum string: all, none	all	Whether n8n saves execution data on success.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_SAVE_ON_PROGRESS	Boolean	false	Whether to save progress for each node executed (true) or not (false).
EXECUTIONS_DATA_SAVE_MANUAL_EXECUTIONS	Boolean	true	Whether to save data of executions when started manually.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_PRUNE	Boolean	true	Whether to delete data of past executions on a rolling basis.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_MAX_AGE	Number	336	The execution age (in hours) before it's deleted.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_PRUNE_MAX_COUNT	Number	10000	Maximum number of executions to keep in the database. 0 = no limit
EXECUTIONS_DATA_HARD_DELETE_BUFFER	Number	1	How old (hours) the finished execution data has to be to get hard-deleted. By default, this buffer excludes recent executions as the user may need them while building a workflow.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_PRUNE_HARD_DELETE_INTERVAL	Number	15	How often (minutes) execution data should be hard-deleted.
EXECUTIONS_DATA_PRUNE_SOFT_DELETE_INTERVAL	Number	60	How often (minutes) execution data should be soft-deleted.