Where to find detail documentation

Hello, I am writing to you this message has been translated from French to English so it is possible that the translation is very bad because it was done with Google translate but when I try to do a translation with chatgpt it is also very bad, I believe gpt uses Google translate? While I thought he was much smarter and better but actually no?

I put below the original message in French

I watch lots of tutorials about n8n
it is mainly for e-commerce, to try to understand what it is possible to do by incorporating the Amazon API for example or even SEO software,

But I’m also trying to understand more broadly how the software works, how to do my workflow correctly, how exactly each of the nodes works and when to use them, account used one rather than another

But the problem is that YouTubers talk about nodes in their workflow but very quickly
This is why I said that I would like to find written tutorials which will detail the usefulness of each of the nodes and as I said why use them rather than others

The only written tutorials that I found, the only most detailed tutorials that I found are those on the n8n site
But the problem is that although I say these are the most detailed there are really very few details.

Do you have any other sites to recommend to me?
So that I can have more details on each of the apps, the nodes, why and how to use them

And also I thought about a generator
As there are generators that improve or create prompts for Dall.e so I thought that maybe degenerators would also exist for n8n? I mean generators that create a scenario for me based on a prompt, an idea
Or even who could offer me prompt ideas based on my objectives (e-commerce, optimization of my images, my keywords)

Also I watch tutorials to try to understand the mode of operation, the integration of APIs in applications like Google sheet, what it is possible to obtain as a result
And also the integration of these APIs, the actions, when I create a GPT
What is the difference with using api when I use n8n

And finally there is also the possibility of using the APIs by creating a gpt agent and here too I am trying to understand what is the difference with the use of these first two methods

I ask GPT the question except that I realize that he is probably very good at creating stories and cooking recipes but not at explaining to a beginner how the APIs work and at answering my questions

And more broadly when I ask him for examples from my city to try to understand the usefulness of using a small database and actions, to cite various examples of his choice, and then to cite examples in depending on my goals

thanks

je regarde plein de tutos Ă  propos de n8n
c’est principalement pour faire du e-commerce, pour essayer de comprendre ce qu’il est possible de faire en y incorporant l’API de Amazon par exemple ou encore de logiciel SEO,

Mais j’essaie également de comprendre plus largement comment fonctionne le logiciel, comment faire correctement mes workflow, comment fonctionne exactement chacun des nœuds et quand les utiliser, compte utilisé un tel plutôt qu’un autre

Mais le problème c’est que les youtubeurs parlent des nœuds dans leur workflow mais très rapidement
C’est pourquoi je disais que j’aimerais bien trouver des tutos écrit qui détaillerai bien l’utilité de chacun des nœuds et comme je le disais pourquoi les utiliser plutôt que d’autres

Les seuls tutos écrit que j’ai trouvé, les seuls tuto les plus détaillés que j’ai trouvé sont ceux sur le site de n8n
Mais le problème c’est que bien que je dis que ce sont les plus détaillés il n’y a vraiment que très peu de détails

Est-ce que tu aurais d’autres sites à me conseiller ?
Pour que je puisse avoir plus de détails sur chacun des apps, des nœuds, le pourquoi du comment les utiliser

Et aussi j’avais pensé à un générateur
Comme il existe des générateurs qui améliore ou créer des prompt pour Dall.e donc j’avais pensé que peut-être dégénérateurs existerait également pour n8n ? Je veux dire des générateurs qui me créer un scénario en fonction d’un prompt, d’une idée
Ou même qui pourrait me proposer des idées de prompte en fonction de mes objectifs (e-commerce, optimisation de mes images, de mes mots clés)

Aussi je regarde des tutos pour essayer de comprendre le mode de fonctionnement, l’intégration des API dans des applications comme Google sheet, ce qu’il est possible d’obtenir comme résultat
Et aussi l’intégration de ces API, les actions, lorsque je crée un GPT
Quelle est la différence avec l’utilisation d’api lorsque j’utilise n8n

Et pour terminer il y a également la possibilité d’utiliser les API en créant un agent gpt et là aussi j’essaie de comprendre quelle est la différence avec l’utilisation de ces deux premières méthodes

Je pose la question à GPT sauf que je m’aperçois qu’il est probablement très bon pour créer des histoires et des recettes de cuisine mais pas pour expliquer en débutant comment fonctionne les API et pour répondre à mes questions

Et plus largement lorsque je lui demande de ma cité des exemples pour essayer de comprendre l’utilité d’utiliser une petite base de données et des actions, de me citer des exemples divers, de son choix, et ensuite de me citer des exemples en fonction de mes objectifs

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Hi @chrisder54 ,

Welcome to the community! :dizzy:

It’s great to see you’re interested about learning n8n!
I know this can be daunting as there are so many different integrations possible and a big part of the process is trial and error, which is time consuming. But I’ll try to give you some options that hopefully will help you get there more easily :muscle:

You mentioned that you’re aware of the courses in n8n’s site, I think you’re refering to our docs, but just in case I’ll add a link for our learning path here anyhow: Learning path | n8n Docs

Another great place to get more familiar with how to build workflows for your specific designs is browsing the Community and asking lots of questions as you build! You can also find all sorts of help while interacting with fellow users. A cool example of something you mentioned is this post from a couple of years back: N8n AI workflow maker

Then there is our very active Templates page, where users post workflows that they created with a particular goal in mind: n8n workflow templates Here you can search by topic and application and get an idea of what integrations can be used for what. And there is even a Newcomer essentials: learn by doing section.

We also carry an experts program, in which users can sign up to have an expert help them build applications and learn n8n: n8n experts

Then, outside of n8n you could maybe check out some Udemi courses and maybe you’ll find this tool interesting: https://www.phind.com - it’s an AI chatbot more directed towards developers - I think you might find its content useful in understanding the different API applications of different services and its suggestions on workflow building.

Hope this helped a little!

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Hello I am French, I watch tutorials to try to understand how to use the software but the problem is that the YouTubers do not detail how each node works and do not explain why to use one node rather than another to do the automation I want

I don’t understand the documentation on the n8n site
Also when I look at the documentation for Google sheet on the site I don’t see each of the actions, trigger

And also there are workflow examples but there are only a few lines and it doesn’t help me understand the why and how

Could you help me understand these two things?

And finally I have several ideas, could you help me understand how to use them

THANKS

Given what you’re looking for in particular I think your best two options would be exploring the experts program - where you’d be paired with someone who can walk you throught all your doubts privately. We have experts from all over, might even be a french-speaking one, it’s a matter of looking into it - or simply start posting here in the community a specific question at a time and build knowledge from users replies and previous posts.

For example, what is it in particular that you don’t understand about google sheet’s integrations?

You could post something here about which ones confuse you and the community (n8n staff or not) will take a look and help you out. It might even help future new-users along the way! But there needs to be a specific question.

I would first like to try to understand when and why to use each of these nodes, could you give me an example for each of them and then it could help me understand how I could use them to do what I want

I watch YouTube tutorials but the problem is that YouTubers don’t detail how each node they use works,
On each node there are several functions, choices, suggestions
Except they don’t explain it to me in detail

So I do a search on Google and all the tutorials I find tell you in one page what n8n is
But there are no details on each of the nodes and each of the functions

Even on the n8n site there is no

I take the example of Google sheet
When I am on my workflow and I choose Google sheet then I realize that there are lots of choices (trigger, actions) and I would like to know when and why to use them, I would have liked to find a tutorial on the n8n site but there is only a quick explanation, just 5.6 words talking about Google sheet
But it doesn’t go deep like butter
On their site they do not talk about each of the actions, trigger that each application like Google sheet offers

So I could understand why use one node rather than another to do the automations I want

And also there are workflow examples but there are only a few lines of explanation and that doesn’t help me understand the why and how

And finally I was told about the specialized n8n GPT except that here again I have difficulty understanding what they are writing to me,
They also give me some code but I don’t know what I should do with it

You can find information on what each of them do in our documentation, under the node’s name: Google Sheets | n8n Docs; Google Sheets trigger | n8n Docs

If these descriptions aren’t deailed enought you can also, for example, ask any AI tool that you like what each of these actions do and ask it to reply to you in french.

As a test I asked this and this is the replyI got: https://www.phind.com/search?cache=b15agwv9wua50y9w2i35j02s

I know you mentioned you’re not being able to learn much from youtubers’ tutorials, but n8n has recently launched a series of videos explaining to users how to use our tools: https://www.youtube.com/@n8n-io/videos

Ultimately the best method would probably be to creat a trial account - or run n8n locally - and follow the tutorials and start playing with the nodes that interest you.
The tutorials don’t talk about every action in every node, but they explain the base of how n8n’s logic works. From here users just need to apply the base logic to the different nodes they’re interested in to achieve the outcomes you’re looking for.

You can also create a community post describing what is it that you’re trying to build in particular.

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