Getting notified of workflow timeouts

Questions
1

Is there a recommended/Best practice method of hanlding timeouts? Currently, if a workflow timeouts, it gets cancelled. But there is no way of being alerted.

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

Hi @jtoh

You can use an error workflow for that matter as any timed-out workflow will change the execution status from cancelled to eventually Error.

Here’s a simple template to get you started:

You can read more about Error Handling in n8n here:

4

How long does it take for execution status to change from Cancelled to Error? In my instance, it shows that it took over 2 days. Is this expected behavior? And are there any plans to shorten this wait time?

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