Execution works in editor but fails when it

Questions
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Hi guys, I had a workflow that worked perfectly when I ran it manually, but failed when triggered automatically. What was the issue

Describe the problem/error/question

What is the error message (if any)?

Please share your workflow

(Select the nodes on your canvas and use the keyboard shortcuts CMD+C/CTRL+C and CMD+V/CTRL+V to copy and paste the workflow.)

Share the output returned by the last node

Information on your n8n setup

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  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
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Hi, was it the same node and data structure that you used ?

3

Yes, it was

but just a different behavior

4

This is actually a common thing, and not really an issue

For Manual runs, they

Use editor context, Often have test data

and for Active workflows,they run in background (sometimes different process)

The bottom line here is that it depends entirely on real incoming data

you should try

  • Logging actual runtime input
  • Not relying on test data and debugging using execution logs, not editor output