Workflow Patterns for n8n

Good workflow design makes automation robust and easy to evolve.

Resilience

• Retries with jitter; dead-letter queues for failed jobs
• Circuit breakers for flaky APIs; fallbacks and compensating actions

Modularity

• Reusable subflows; shared credentials; clear input/output contracts
• Config‑driven workflows for multi‑tenant variations

Performance

• Batching, caching, pagination; avoid N+1 API calls
• Concurrency caps to protect upstream systems

Observability

• Structured logs, metrics, and traces
• Test suites with sample payloads and golden outputs