SSL Handshake Failure with HTTP Request Node in n8n: Need Help!

I’m new to n8n and this is my first attempt at using it to create an AI agent designed to gather information about certain companies. However, I’ve run into an SSL handshake failure issue that I’m struggling to resolve. Below is the error message I’m encountering:

{
  "errorMessage": "write EPROTO 380264C6127F0000:error:0A000410:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:sslv3 alert handshake failure:../deps/openssl/openssl/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c:1605:SSL alert number 40\n [item 2]",
  "errorDetails": {
    "rawErrorMessage": [
      "write EPROTO 380264C6127F0000:error:0A000410:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:sslv3 alert handshake failure:../deps/openssl/openssl/ssl/record/rec_layer_s3.c:1605:SSL alert number 40\n"
    ],
    "httpCode": "EPROTO"
  },
  "n8nDetails": {
    "nodeName": "HTTP Request",
    "nodeType": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
    "nodeVersion": 4.2,
    "itemIndex": 2,
    "time": "18/03/2025, 17:18:12",
    "n8nVersion": "1.84.1 (Cloud)",
    "binaryDataMode": "filesystem",
    "stackTrace": [
      "...stack trace details..."
    ]
  }
}

I’m trying to use the HTTP Request node to connect to a website, but this SSL error keeps occurring. I’ve tried accessing other HTTPS sites with the same node setup and didn’t encounter any issues, which makes this particularly confusing. Could anyone offer advice on how to resolve this, or point me towards resources that might help? Any tips for a newbie trying to get the most out of n8n would also be greatly appreciated! Thank you all in advance for your assistance!

An SSL handshake failure could be caused by an expired certificate on the server, which would make the connection fail due to security checks. To troubleshoot this further, could you please share the specific URL you’re trying to reach with the HTTP Request node? With that, we could pinpoint whether it’s an expired certificate or something else causing the issue.

Hello, thank you in advance for your interest in helping! The goal is to collect information from various websites. There has been an error with this sample of https://rodolforodrigosoaresjandrey.commercesuite.com.br,https://www.pneustore.com.br,https://www.welcaracessorios.com.br,https://www.liquidperformance.com

The issue is with the domain https://www.welcaracessorios.com.br .

This website does not currently support HTTPS.

However, it is accessible via http://www.welcaracessorios.com.br .

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You’re absolutely right, Franz! These websites are being collected via HTTPS, and then I have an AI model connected to Deep Seek to select the most likely result to be the target company’s website. That being said, I will need to adapt the AI agent’s prompt to always select websites that support HTTPS, right?

Once again, thank you very much!

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