Pinned node restart full workflow

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Describe the problem/error/question

If I pin a node for testing purpose, the whole workflow is executed each time.

What is the error message (if any)?

No error

Please share your workflow

Share the output returned by the last node

Not relevant here

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: 1.52.2
  • Database (default: SQLite): SQLite
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): ?
  • Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Docker
  • Operating system: Synology
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Hi @NBullier,

This is expected behaviour. The pinning option pins the output data of the selected node for testing purposes. So you don’t have to feed new data with every test. But it doesn’t pin the node itself and it will still run the whole workflow. - Data pinning | n8n Docs

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My bad, I was sure it wasn’t :sweat_smile:

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