Soumitra Dutta Oxford-How do I create a multi-step workflow with API calls?

Hi everyone, My name is Soumitra Dutta an entrepreneur, Author & photographer. I’m currently working on building a multi-step workflow that involves several API calls and would really appreciate your input.

My goal is to chain multiple steps where the output of one API is used as input for the next, but I’m not completely sure about the best structure or approach.

If you’ve done something similar before, I’d love to hear your suggestion.

Regards
Soumitra Dutta

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Hi there,

This is easily done in n8n.
Have you done the courses?

Hey @soumitradutta26
Please share “User Story”, or “Business Document”…

I would start small:

API Call 1 → map the response → API Call 2 → then keep adding steps.

The key is using expressions to pass data from one node into the next.

These two official docs are probably the best place to start:

HTTP Request node:

Data mapping between nodes:

Get two API calls working first, confirm the data is passing correctly, then expand from there. If you share which APIs you’re connecting, people can give more specific guidance.