Webhook 'waiting for trigger' duration limit - about 1 min or so in trial account?

[Serghei_Cornienco]

Hi n8n community,

I have a question about webhook waiting/listening duration limits in test mode.

Setup:

• n8n Cloud trial account
• Workflow with Webhook trigger node
• Testing webhook reception from external service

Issue:

• Click “Execute workflow” → Webhook shows “Waiting for trigger event”
• Webhook successfully receives and processes calls during this period
• After about 1 min or so, webhook STOPS listening/waiting
• No longer accepts new incoming webhook calls
• Must click “Execute workflow” again to make it wait for new calls

Questions:

1. Is the ~1 minute “waiting for trigger” limit a trial account restriction?
2. In production/active workflows, do webhooks listen indefinitely?
3. Can this waiting duration be extended in trial accounts?
4. Is this test mode vs production mode behavior difference?

Use Case:
Building PROD failure monitoring - webhooks can arrive at unpredictable times from CI/CD pipelines, not just within 1-minute windows.

Expected Behavior:
Webhook should stay active/listening continuously, not timeout after about a minute.

Is this normal trial account behavior, or is there a setting I’m missing to keep webhooks listening longer?

Technical Information:

• n8n version: n8n Cloud (latest)
• Database: n8n Cloud managed
• n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting: n8n Cloud default
• Running n8n via: n8n cloud (trial account)
• Operating system: n8n Cloud infrastructure

Thanks!

[Kiramat_Khan]

Have you selected the option “Immediately” in the Respond field?

[Serghei_Cornienco]

yes but how that will help? Im referring to this button please see below which stays in ( “waiting“) mode only for 1 min or so