Hi, I’m using n8n 1.44.1 with a postgres, separat worker and N8N_DEFAULT_BINARY_DATA_MODE=filesystem I upload a file with a webhook and that data is shown as binary data in my workflow. I want to upload that file to an external endpoint using the “HTTP Request” node. I want to upload it with the …

It looks like your topic is missing some important information. Could you provide the following if applicable. n8n version: Database (default: SQLite): n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Operating system:

Hi @Andreas_Pointner did you also set the other variable N8N_BINARY_DATA_STORAGE_PATH to specify the path? Binary data environment variables | n8n Docs Customize binary data storage modes and paths with environment variables for your self-hosted n8n instance. …

Hi @ria , no because I want to keep the data in the pre-configured path (default value). The only solution I come up with is to use Body Content Type “Form-Data” and then include the “n8n Binary File” as only parameter. But for me, it makes no sense to do it this way if the “Body Content Type” “n8…

Binary Data Upload with HTTP-Request node causes error: ENOENT: no such file or directory ... .metadata'

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ria June 7, 2024, 9:39am 3

Hi @Andreas_Pointner

did you also set the other variable N8N_BINARY_DATA_STORAGE_PATH to specify the path?

Binary Data Upload with HTTP-Request node causes error: ENOENT: no such file or directory … .metadata’

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