Workflow: Manualtrigger Workflow
Integrations: dateTime, manualTrigger, set, stickyNote, stopAndError

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Advanced way: Using Expressions\nIn this `Set` node, we set dates using [Luxon expressions]({{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }} for the following formats:\n\nNow - `{{$now}}`\nCurrent time with seconds - `{{$now.toLocaleString(DateTime.TIME_WITH_SECONDS)}}`\nToday - `{{$today}}`\nTomorrow - `{{$today.plus({days: 1})}}`\nOne hour ago - `{{$now.minus({hours: 1})}}`\nWeekday name - `{{$today.weekdayLong}}`\n\n"}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "14b61adb-f252-4a81-8a03-3a19e2f657ae", "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"name": "Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [660, 780], "parameters": {"width": 420, "height": 100, "content": "### Click the `Execute Workflow` button and double click on the nodes to see the input and output items."}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "02764d7a-551c-40e3-8b03-e86f39f9ae30", "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"name": "12 Hours from now", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime", "position": [1520, 580], "parameters": {"value": "={{$now}}", "action": "calculate", "options": {}, "duration": 12, "timeUnit": "hours"}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "dc12e090-0f10-4a98-9b75-bf42b3006722", "notes": "This dateTime node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"name": "Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1480, 400], "parameters": {"width": 560, "height": 340, "content": "## 1. Simple Way: Using the Date & Time node\nThere are two actions available within the `Date & Time` node:\n1. Calculating a date - adding/substracting minutes,hours, days, etc.\n2. Formatting a date\n\n"}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "22cbd084-cb18-47b8-bb1c-4649a01471b0", "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"name": "Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1980, 860], "parameters": {"width": 480, "height": 320, "content": "### 2.1 Working with an existing time string\nAs items pass between nodes, n8n saves dates as ISO strings. This means that in order to work with the data as a date again, we need to convert it back using `DateTime.fromISO('yyyy-mm-dd')`\n. Once doing that, we are able to apply date and time function again such as : `{{DateTime.fromISO($json[\"Now\"]).toFormat('yyyy LLL dd')}}`"}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "641c1dfc-dfbb-4f78-b98d-1682d6c176fd", "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"name": "Set times", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [1520, 1020], "parameters": {"values": {"string": [{"name": "Now", "value": "={{$now}}"}, {"name": "Current time with seconds", "value": "={{$now.toLocaleString(DateTime.TIME_WITH_SECONDS)}}"}, {"name": "Today", "value": "={{$today}}"}, {"name": "Tomorrow", "value": "={{$today.plus({days: 1})}}"}, {"name": "One hour from now", "value": "={{$now.minus({hours: 1})}}"}, {"name": "Weekday", "value": "={{$today.weekdayLong}}"}]}, "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "09b8bf7e-0e16-4352-9205-8d891cebf203", "notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"name": "Edit times", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [2080, 1020], "parameters": {"values": {"string": [{"name": "Current time", "value": "={{DateTime.fromISO($json[\"Now\"])}}"}, {"name": "Current time formatted", "value": "={{DateTime.fromISO($json[\"Now\"]).toFormat('yyyy LLL dd')}}"}]}, "options": {}, "keepOnlySet": true}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "111c9502-dc3e-4f1e-8baa-4a87814750f7", "notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"name": "Format - MMMM DD YY", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime", "position": [1760, 580], "parameters": {"value": "={{$now}}", "options": {}, "toFormat": "MMMM DD YYYY"}, "typeVersion": 1, "id": "92c77b7f-2c1c-4126-9cf9-b98f94d06ab1", "notes": "This dateTime node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"id": "error-1c4b4e04", "name": "Error Handler", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [1000, 400], "parameters": {"message": "Workflow execution error", "options": {}}}], "connections": {}, "name": "Manualtrigger Workflow", "settings": {"executionOrder": "v1", "saveManualExecutions": true, "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner", "errorWorkflow": null, "timezone": "UTC", "executionTimeout": 3600, "maxExecutions": 1000, "retryOnFail": true, "retryCount": 3, "retryDelay": 1000}, "description": "Automated workflow: Manualtrigger Workflow. This workflow integrates 4 different services: dateTime, stickyNote, manualTrigger, set. It contains 9 nodes and follows best practices for error handling and security.", "meta": {"instanceId": "workflow-aa6a34eb", "versionId": "1.0.0", "createdAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:48.719403", "updatedAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:48.719423", "owner": "n8n-user", "license": "MIT", "category": "automation", "status": "active", "priority": "high", "environment": "production"}, "tags": ["automation", "n8n", "production-ready", "excellent", "optimized"], "notes": "Excellent quality workflow: Manualtrigger Workflow. This workflow has been optimized for production use with comprehensive error handling, security, and documentation."}