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

Questions
1

In my n8n I have setup

N8N_DEFAULT_BINARY_DATA_MODE=filesystem

I’m getting the same error described here

@ria here suggested to use the env

N8N_BINARY_DATA_STORAGE_PATH

to specify the storage path. Could be this the root cause?

2

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:
3

Hey @Loreto_Parisi,

Can you share more information on what you are doing and the full error message? Are you also running n8n in queue mode?

4

Hello, thanks for your help, the stack trace of the node was

Object.readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1242:14) at FileSystemManager.getMetadata (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/src/BinaryData/FileSystem.manager.ts:70:26) at BinaryDataService.getMetadata (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/src/BinaryData/BinaryData.service.ts:138:10) at Object.getBinaryMetadata (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts:1054:9) at Object.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/Google/YouTube/YouTube.node.ts:865:25) at Workflow.runNode (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-workflow/src/Workflow.ts:1383:8) at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/src/WorkflowExecute.ts:1080:27 at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/src/WorkflowExecute.ts:1800:11

for the error

ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/root/.n8n/binaryData/workflows/i1fCcRCeODUWcmyI/executions/2341/binary_data/74e3e671-351d-3636-148e-5cc6655812f4.metadata'

We are not using the queue mode at this time, i.e. we are not setting in our configuration the env

export EXECUTIONS_MODE=queue

at all

5

@Jon hello we have configured the env to use as suggested:

N8N_BINARY_DATA_STORAGE_PATH=/home/node/.n8n/binaryData/

but it does not work and we have the same error.

ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/root/.n8n/binaryData/workflows/i1fCcRCeODUWcmyI/executions/2341/binary_data/74e3e671-351d-3636-148e-5cc6655812f4.metadata'

We use n8n 1.59.3

6

Hi @Loreto_Parisi

How are you running n8n? Are you using docker? What’s your config for it?

8

This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.