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Executions#

An execution is a single run of a workflow.

Execution modes#

There are two execution modes:

  • Manual: run workflows manually when testing. Select Execute 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.

How executions count towards quotas:#

Paid plans, whether cloud or self-hosted, have an execution limit quota. Only production executions count towards this quota. These are executions started automatically by triggers, schedules, or polling. Manual executions aren't counted. This distinction applies regardless of the instance environment, such as development or production.

Execution lists#

n8n provides two execution lists:

n8n supports adding custom data to executions.

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