Hi, I’ve received an Activation Key but when I try to active my license I get a “Activation failed - Activation key has already been used on this instance” error message. Can I request a new one?

Check your n8n activation status. If it already shows as active and lists your plan/features, no further action is needed. The error typically only appears when attempting to submit an already-activated key.

Hi @Olilla , welcome! This might help: [image] Problem with License (Self Hosted) Questions Describe the problem/error/question Yesterday I installed self-hosted N8N for the first time. After receiving the license via email, when I try to upload it, I get …

My Activation Key won't work

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Anshul_Namdev May 12, 2026, 9:49am 3

Hi @Olilla, welcome!
This might help:

Yes, you can always request a new one after clearing the old licence.

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