I am trying to avoid concurrent workflow execution for a specific workflow.
I wanted to
- List execution for current workflow
- Enter a waiting loop if there is a running workflow
The problem is that node n8n “get execution” does not seem to get running execution. Is it possible to list running execution in a workflow ?
Is there a better way to queue these workflow (triggered by a webhook) ? I want to prevent concurrent execution that could hit the API Rate limit on some APIs
Information on your n8n setup
- n8n version: 1.34.2
- Database (default: SQLite): SQLite
- n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
- Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): npm
- Operating system: Ubuntu
Hi @Valerian_Lebert!
It sounds like you have a couple of questions here.
- Is it possible to get the running execution
- Is there a better way to avoid concurrent executions
I hope this article would be helpful to answering your first question: How to get current execution ID in the node - #6 by jan
In regards to preventing concurrent executions, my recommendation is to always strive to make the workflows idempotent. You can also see a few approaches mentioned in this past community thread: Multiple webook calls overlaping - #5 by jan
Happy building!
Thanks @Ludwig , this helps
But take note that /rest/executions-current may not work anymore, as it’s an undocumented feature that could be disabled 
