# \#loop-over-items **URL:** https://community.n8n.io/tag/loop-over-items/322.md [Latest](https://community.n8n.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.n8n.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.n8n.io/tags.md) --- ## [Product image description generator in n8n – upload photos, get copy-ready text \[Workflow Included\]](https://community.n8n.io/t/product-image-description-generator-in-n8n-upload-photos-get-copy-ready-text-workflow-included/307593)
**Author:** [@easybits](https://community.n8n.io/u/easybits)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/product-image-description-generator-in-n8n-upload-photos-get-copy-ready-text-workflow-included/307593 "2026-08-14T11:44:16Z")
:waving\_hand: Hey n8n community, I pulled the image-description part out of a bigger product-content workflow and turned it into a small standalone template, since a few people wanted just that piece. It’s now up on … --- ## [Social Media Autoposter - Workflow Shows Success But Posts Not Publishing (Loop Data Flow Issue)](https://community.n8n.io/t/social-media-autoposter-workflow-shows-success-but-posts-not-publishing-loop-data-flow-issue/250979)
**Author:** [@Coach\_Michael\_Roper](https://community.n8n.io/u/Coach_Michael_Roper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/social-media-autoposter-workflow-shows-success-but-posts-not-publishing-loop-data-flow-issue/250979 "2026-07-13T21:34:11Z")
Problem Summary My automated social media posting workflow executes successfully (green checkmarks, no errors in logs) but zero posts are actually publishing to LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram. The workflow has complete… --- ## [Product Image Description Generator in n8n – photos in, ready-to-use copy out \[Workflow Included\]](https://community.n8n.io/t/product-image-description-generator-in-n8n-photos-in-ready-to-use-copy-out-workflow-included/302506)
**Author:** [@easybits](https://community.n8n.io/u/easybits)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/product-image-description-generator-in-n8n-photos-in-ready-to-use-copy-out-workflow-included/302506 "2026-07-08T08:13:30Z")
:waving\_hand: Hey n8n community, A few weeks ago I shared a Product Content Creation workflow I built for a friend who runs an online shop (that post here). A few people messaged me about the image-description par… --- ## [Another Loop issue - 2.000 items in ... 21.000 items out](https://community.n8n.io/t/another-loop-issue-2-000-items-in-21-000-items-out/298212)
**Author:** [@Nadir](https://community.n8n.io/u/Nadir)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/another-loop-issue-2-000-items-in-21-000-items-out/298212 "2026-06-05T17:41:03Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I have a Loop within a Loop. My workflow creates 2.000 items and the outer loop batch size is 100. The inner loop has a batch size of 1. The first batch run of the outer loop gets proc… --- ## [Reference Check Parser: turn reference-letter attachments into a comparable candidate sheet](https://community.n8n.io/t/reference-check-parser-turn-reference-letter-attachments-into-a-comparable-candidate-sheet/297333)
**Author:** [@easybits](https://community.n8n.io/u/easybits)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/reference-check-parser-turn-reference-letter-attachments-into-a-comparable-candidate-sheet/297333 "2026-06-01T08:38:45Z")
:waving\_hand: Hey n8n Community, A follow-up to my earlier CV summary workflow. The recruiter using that one hit a new bottleneck further down her pipeline: reference letters. They arrive as scanned email attachments… --- ## [N8n Nested Loop Tutorial - Complete End-to-End Guide](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-nested-loop-tutorial-complete-end-to-end-guide/220142)
**Author:** [@yshraj](https://community.n8n.io/u/yshraj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/n8n-nested-loop-tutorial-complete-end-to-end-guide/220142 "2026-05-18T18:21:30Z")
Scenario You have a list of 3 customers, and for each customer you need to process 2 orders. This requires nested loops. Expected Result: Process 6 items total (3 customers × 2 orders each) Solution 1: Using Sub-Workf… --- ## [Merge (append) inside loop](https://community.n8n.io/t/merge-append-inside-loop/295869)
**Author:** [@thomaslc](https://community.n8n.io/u/thomaslc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/merge-append-inside-loop/295869 "2026-05-18T12:12:10Z")
Hello n8n community! I have searched the documentation but did not find a successful answer to my problem. The use case I’m processing a list of customer records. Each customer has a contacts array containing items of … --- ## [New Community Node: n8n-nodes-do-while — The Missing Do...While Loop for n8n](https://community.n8n.io/t/new-community-node-n8n-nodes-do-while-the-missing-do-while-loop-for-n8n/293944)
**Author:** [@w\_i\_z\_a\_r\_d](https://community.n8n.io/u/w_i_z_a_r_d)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/new-community-node-n8n-nodes-do-while-the-missing-do-while-loop-for-n8n/293944 "2026-05-09T12:35:12Z")
Hi everyone! I want to share my first community node: n8n-nodes-do-while — a do…while loop for n8n workflows. What does it do? n8n’s Loop Over Items node is great when you have a known list of items to iterate over. Bu… --- ## [Loop Over Items can't handle multiple incoming lists?](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-cant-handle-multiple-incoming-lists/234133)
**Author:** [@mriioos](https://community.n8n.io/u/mriioos)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-cant-handle-multiple-incoming-lists/234133 "2026-02-17T22:45:59Z")
I really have tried, but whenever I run into a situation where I need to use a Loop Over Items I always fail to achieve the desired behavior. Can anyone help me understand how to solve the next problem? I am trying to m… --- ## [Loop not working. Bug?](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-not-working-bug/264556)
**Author:** [@stefan47](https://community.n8n.io/u/stefan47)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-not-working-bug/264556 "2026-02-13T12:48:44Z")
Hello community, I’ve been struggling with this for days. Can anyone help me? It’s actually a simple task: I need to retrieve RSS messages and save them to a database. The URLs are stored in a database table, and the … --- ## [Loops in Loops without Subworkflow](https://community.n8n.io/t/loops-in-loops-without-subworkflow/134331)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Nussbaumer](https://community.n8n.io/u/Michael_Nussbaumer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loops-in-loops-without-subworkflow/134331 "2026-01-27T01:36:43Z")
As I couldn’t find an answer that Loops in Loops are possible without subworkflow, I wanted to share the solution we came up with to make that possible: After inside Loops are done, set reset=true via Code Node: $('sec… --- ## [Loop Over Items Only Processing Partial Batch - Workflow Completes Early Without Errors](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-only-processing-partial-batch-workflow-completes-early-without-errors/218973)
**Author:** [@shravan-reckit](https://community.n8n.io/u/shravan-reckit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-only-processing-partial-batch-workflow-completes-early-without-errors/218973 "2026-01-20T00:42:23Z")
I’m experiencing an issue where my workflow completes successfully but only processes a fraction of items in a loop, with no errors logged. Setup: Workflow generates a list of items (30 items in this case) Items a… --- ## [😫 I just want to get the original loop output data](https://community.n8n.io/t/i-just-want-to-get-the-original-loop-output-data/249621)
**Author:** [@nosiremosacasar](https://community.n8n.io/u/nosiremosacasar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/i-just-want-to-get-the-original-loop-output-data/249621 "2026-01-14T09:58:56Z")
I have 2 loops chained together. I’m just trying to reference the first loop’s data output from the second loop’s done branch. The first loop has all of the business info, and the second loop has just the summary and cl… --- ## [Loop skips after running one time?](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-skips-after-running-one-time/155053)
**Author:** [@Snap](https://community.n8n.io/u/Snap)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-skips-after-running-one-time/155053 "2026-01-12T11:25:17Z")
I have a workflow in which there’s a loop (#2) within a loop (#1). The thing is that my outer loop #1 continue to loops, but the inner loop #2 is being skipped the second time it goes through (like its done). Anyone ha… --- ## [Loop Over Items does not loop through all items (Firebase → Notion)](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-does-not-loop-through-all-items-firebase-notion/241541)
**Author:** [@ThiTou](https://community.n8n.io/u/ThiTou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-does-not-loop-through-all-items-firebase-notion/241541 "2025-12-29T08:43:31Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I am building a very simple workflow that should sync data from Firebase to a Notion database. A Firebase node retrieves a list of agents. A “flatten” Code node converts the res… --- ## [Issue with looping while triaging feature requests in Notion](https://community.n8n.io/t/issue-with-looping-while-triaging-feature-requests-in-notion/238051)
**Author:** [@Lemmons](https://community.n8n.io/u/Lemmons)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/issue-with-looping-while-triaging-feature-requests-in-notion/238051 "2025-12-22T02:04:56Z")
If you’d rather not read all of this, here’s a short video I recorded of myself walking through the steps and explaining it all. It’s my very first n8n adventure so thanks in advance! My company gets hundreds of feature… --- ## [Check out my SEC Crypto Investments AI Analysis workflow (\*updated\*)](https://community.n8n.io/t/check-out-my-sec-crypto-investments-ai-analysis-workflow-updated/234930)
**Author:** [@belimicus](https://community.n8n.io/u/belimicus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/check-out-my-sec-crypto-investments-ai-analysis-workflow-updated/234930 "2025-12-12T05:34:40Z")
Overview Automatically scans fresh SEC filings for crypto-related investments by US companies, uses AI to flag only the most interesting digital asset investments, and delivers a daily human-readable summary email (plus… --- ## [Google Sheets Node Sheet Parameter Not Saving](https://community.n8n.io/t/google-sheets-node-sheet-parameter-not-saving/230512)
**Author:** [@T\_N13](https://community.n8n.io/u/T_N13)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/google-sheets-node-sheet-parameter-not-saving/230512 "2025-12-05T09:29:28Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I am using the Google sheets node to append/update rows in a google sheet. The google sheet is a template that is being copied multiple times….the same standard format but being used … --- ## [Check out my SEC Crypto Investments AI Analysis workflow](https://community.n8n.io/t/check-out-my-sec-crypto-investments-ai-analysis-workflow/230160)
**Author:** [@belimicus](https://community.n8n.io/u/belimicus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/check-out-my-sec-crypto-investments-ai-analysis-workflow/230160 "2025-12-04T09:15:41Z")
Overview Automatically scans fresh SEC filings for crypto-related investments by US companies, uses AI to flag only the most interesting digital asset investments, and delivers a daily human-readable summary email (plus… --- ## [Looping Over Nodes Re-executes HTTP Request Each Time](https://community.n8n.io/t/looping-over-nodes-re-executes-http-request-each-time/229879)
**Author:** [@Asmerdis](https://community.n8n.io/u/Asmerdis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/looping-over-nodes-re-executes-http-request-each-time/229879 "2025-12-03T01:46:41Z")
Hey community, I recently stumbled upon an issue while building my workflow. The problem is this: I want to loop over a series of nodes, and the first one is an HTTP Request node. However, every time the process moves t… --- ## [Outside Loop doesn't work](https://community.n8n.io/t/outside-loop-doesnt-work/227948)
**Author:** [@NazZ](https://community.n8n.io/u/NazZ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/outside-loop-doesnt-work/227948 "2025-11-28T12:33:40Z")
Describe the problem/error/question I want to see, for each client I have, which medications are still available. The problem here is: Already have the loop for the meds working, but when that loop ends and goes to done… --- ## [How should I use Loop Over Items node?](https://community.n8n.io/t/how-should-i-use-loop-over-items-node/227550)
**Author:** [@and7ey](https://community.n8n.io/u/and7ey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/how-should-i-use-loop-over-items-node/227550 "2025-11-27T21:51:22Z")
I can not get Loop Over Items working. My JS code returns 10 items, but Loop Over Items processes only 2 of them. Looks like my flow overrides input for Loop Over Items, but I don’t understand how to fix it. (I tried to… --- ## [Loop Node stopped working](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-node-stopped-working/225596)
**Author:** [@voko](https://community.n8n.io/u/voko)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-node-stopped-working/225596 "2025-11-24T21:11:31Z")
Hi there, Version 1.118.2 Database: Postgres n8n EXECUTIONS\_PROCESS setting: default n8n selfhosted: yes The loop in the workflow walks through a list of filtered categories and creates HTML based on the c… --- ## [Loop doesn't behave accordingly | or I'm missing something](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-doesnt-behave-accordingly-or-im-missing-something/223257)
**Author:** [@Sebastien\_Meslage](https://community.n8n.io/u/Sebastien_Meslage)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-doesnt-behave-accordingly-or-im-missing-something/223257 "2025-11-18T19:49:33Z")
Describe the problem/error/question My n8n workflow contains two nested loops: the first one iterates through three different periods, and for each period, the second loop is supposed to iterate through all employees f… --- ## [Problem with Loop over multiple mail one at a time (Outlook) - N8N SelfHosted Version: 1.119.2](https://community.n8n.io/t/problem-with-loop-over-multiple-mail-one-at-a-time-outlook-n8n-selfhosted-version-1-119-2/222421)
**Author:** [@giuseppe\_accardo](https://community.n8n.io/u/giuseppe_accardo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/problem-with-loop-over-multiple-mail-one-at-a-time-outlook-n8n-selfhosted-version-1-119-2/222421 "2025-11-17T09:54:51Z")
I do have a workflow that gets triggered every minute and being connected to my Outlook account will pull all the unread mail. I did set a Loop over items node for which the batch size is, 1. This way if I do rec… --- ## [Help required using Loop handling large volume pgSQL query](https://community.n8n.io/t/help-required-using-loop-handling-large-volume-pgsql-query/220646)
**Author:** [@snxnj](https://community.n8n.io/u/snxnj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/help-required-using-loop-handling-large-volume-pgsql-query/220646 "2025-11-13T23:11:09Z")
Background: Having large volume (up to millions) records to SQL query and update table (with PG). Single batch query always kills n8n memory out. thus, taking loop over items to split into separate batches, 10K or 5K per… --- ## [Loop over items until found in API](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-until-found-in-api/219286)
**Author:** [@OpenSourceSimon](https://community.n8n.io/u/OpenSourceSimon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-over-items-until-found-in-api/219286 "2025-11-11T17:07:44Z")
Hey everyone :waving\_hand: I’m building an automation in n8n that processes track & trace numbers. The system needs to look up tracking info over a rolling date range — specifically from today up to three weeks earlier … --- ## [Unable to Extract from Multiple pages](https://community.n8n.io/t/unable-to-extract-from-multiple-pages/219300)
**Author:** [@Anirudh\_Tugawe](https://community.n8n.io/u/Anirudh_Tugawe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/unable-to-extract-from-multiple-pages/219300 "2025-11-10T16:25:24Z")
Greetings of the day, Here I am trying to extract data from a dummy website called books to scrape which is getting the categories of books from form submission. It was able to extract the data f… --- ## [Need Assitance on Looping](https://community.n8n.io/t/need-assitance-on-looping/218695)
**Author:** [@Vikram\_Senthil](https://community.n8n.io/u/Vikram_Senthil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/need-assitance-on-looping/218695 "2025-11-10T04:43:26Z")
Hi, I’m trying to build an workflow for orchestrating the SDK integration, So we are fetching the data from an 3rd party application, which sends users data, The problem i’m enduring now is with the loop over item or i… --- ## [Loop inside loop: Loop Node does not run over all the items](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-inside-loop-loop-node-does-not-run-over-all-the-items/210435)
**Author:** [@Sona\_Darbinyan](https://community.n8n.io/u/Sona_Darbinyan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/loop-inside-loop-loop-node-does-not-run-over-all-the-items/210435 "2025-10-26T18:51:28Z")
Describe the problem/error/question: the loop node inside another loop does not ru over all items . It is looping only the first time. starting from the 2nd items it is not looping. What is the error message (if any)? Pl… [Next page](https://community.n8n.io/tag/loop-over-items/322.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=loop-over-items)