Describe the problem/error/question I have a workflow (child) with an “Execute Workflow Trigger” that take in input a binary data, it process it and outputs a result. I call this workflow from another workflow (parent) and pass it a binary data. The binary data is not present in the child workflow…

Hey @LucBerge , if the node that has the binary is immediately preceding the node you want to access it then you should be able to do it. If it does not work for you that likely means you are not doing it right. Reading your original post I realized that you are trying to pass the binary between wo…

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:

Hello @ihortom , thank you for the answer. In the post, you give workarounds : fine. So the best option for me would be to convert the file to base64 in order to pass it as a string. But in my case the binary data exists in the previous node. So why isn’t it visible in the child workflow ? What tec…

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ihortom October 14, 2024, 4:54am 3

Hey @LucBerge , check out this post for the available solutions, [onedrive via Graph HTTP] why binary don't upload if not exactly previous node? - #2 by ihortom.

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