StaticData compare is not working

[jicho]

Hi,

I’ve created a workflow to monitor for new 1Passsword versions.
To do that I’m getting 1Password for Mac | 1Password Releases, extract the version, date and link from the HTML. After that I’m getting the latest version and compare it with the one stored in $getWorkflowStaticData(‘global’).storedVersion.

When the storedVersion isn’t the same as the version from the HTML “extract” n8n should send an email.

All the individual steps work, but… as soon as I activate the workflow that is comparing the stored data in $getWorkflowStaticData(‘global’).storedVersion it turnes out that every run sends an email

I am doing something wrong, I guess, on the StaticData storage part OR on the comparison. Does anyone has an idea what I’m doing wrong?

My workflow

Information on your n8n setup

• n8n version: 1.53.2
• Database (default: SQLite): SQLite
• n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): default
• Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): Docker
• Operating system: Synology NAS

Thanks for sharing any thoughts about this!

[ihortom]

@jicho , replace Set node “Workflow values” with Code node and the code as below

return {
  url: 'https://releases.1password.com/mac/8.10/',
  storedVersion: $getWorkflowStaticData('global')?.storedVersion
};

It appears that Set node cannot read static data. Also note I have simplified the expression of getting storedVersion utilizing so-called optional chaining, ?.

[jicho]

@ihortom you’ve saved my day.

Thanks, this works!