Executions

An execution is a single run of a workflow.

Execution modes

There are two execution modes:

• Manual: run workflows manually when testing. Select Test Workflow to start a manual execution. You can do manual executions of active workflows, but n8n recommends keeping your workflow set to Inactive while developing and testing.
• Production: a production workflow is one that runs automatically. To enable this, set the workflow to Active.

Execution lists

n8n provides two execution lists:

• Workflow-level executions: this execution list shows the executions for a single workflow.
• All executions: this list shows all executions for all your workflows.

n8n supports adding custom data to executions.