# Understanding execute / trigger workflow nodes

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/understanding-execute-trigger-workflow-nodes/22233>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** execute-workflow\
**Created:** [January 25, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/understanding-execute-trigger-workflow-nodes/22233 "2023-01-25T10:16:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kool\_Baudrillard](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/kool_baudrillard/32/14282_2.png) [@Kool\_Baudrillard](https://community.n8n.io/u/Kool_Baudrillard)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/understanding-execute-trigger-workflow-nodes/22233/7 "2023-01-25T12:11:11Z")

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Data which goes in

 ![Bildschirm­foto 2023-01-25 um 11.08.57](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/3/6/366ced6db8bbbc472284802f45f6cece08ddf3a2.png)

This it where it should receive it, but it’s empty.

 ![Bildschirm­foto 2023-01-25 um 11.07.08](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/original/3X/d/6/d6c41cc2a8b4d4347092d6347d4b3f3287fc3eed.png)

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