Any way to fix it?
[ERROR: No path back to node]
(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.)
Hi @Thor123 Welcome to n8n 
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Could you please share a screenshot of your workflow to clarify what you’re linking to what?
Usually, if you’re using a WhatsApp trigger and the expression {{ $('WhatsApp Trigger').item.json.contacts[0].wa_id }} in the following nodes, it should work as expected.
However, since it’s not working for you and the error mentions “no path back,” it might mean something is not wired.
Are you sure everything is linked correctly within the same workflow?
Hi there, thanks for looking into this,
So, that WhatsApp Trigger node isn’t wired to the node I want the data. Here is the screenshot:
I thought you could reference the node without it being wired. I need data from the WhatsApp Trigger to reach the OpenWe message model. Obviously i cannot connect it directly as it would activate it, and that’s not what I want. Ideally should be before the wait node. But i did not manage to figure it out, so that’s why I am try to reference the nodes, way easier.
If you don’t want to link the first workflow with the second, then you’ll probably need to store the wa_id in a database like Google Sheets and then update the second workflow to fetch the required wa_id then send the messege to it.
I don’t really want to use more external sources. How would I link it to the top flow?
Wait, I think if wa_id is a dynamic number, you would need to store and retrieve it because you are using different triggers to start the second workflow…
There must be a way to pass that data…
There is a feature already, you can read the docs for more info getWorkflowStaticData | n8n Docs
But for your case, I’m not sure exactly if this would help…
I think @hubschrauber can help with that as he explained something similar here
