{ "id": "eOUewYsEzJmQixI6", "meta": { "instanceId": "workflow-9636cd46", "versionId": "1.0.0", "createdAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:51.494758", "updatedAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:51.494774", "owner": "n8n-user", "license": "MIT", "category": "automation", "status": "active", "priority": "high", "environment": "production" }, "name": "Chat with Postgresql Database", "tags": [ "automation", "n8n", "production-ready", "excellent", "optimized" ], "nodes": [ { "id": "trigger-4cdb6eed", "name": "Manual Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 100, 100 ], "parameters": {} }, { "id": "6501a54f-a68c-452d-b353-d7e871ca3780", "name": "When chat message received", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp", "position": [ -300, -80 ], "webhookId": "cf1de04f-3e38-426c-89f0-3bdb110a5dcf", "parameters": { "options": {} }, "typeVersion": 1.1, "notes": "This chatTrigger node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "cd32221b-2a36-408d-b57e-8115fcd810c9", "name": "AI Agent", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp", "position": [ 0, -80 ], "parameters": { "agent": "openAiFunctionsAgent", "options": { "systemMessage": "You are DB assistant. You need to run queries in DB aligned with user requests.\n\nRun custom SQL query to aggregate data and response to user. Make sure every table has schema prefix to it in sql query which you can get from `Get DB Schema and Tables List` tool.\n\nFetch all data to analyse it for response if needed.\n\n## Tools\n\n- Execute SQL query - Executes any sql query generated by AI\n- Get DB Schema and Tables List - Lists all the tables in database with its schema name\n- Get Table Definition - Gets the table definition from db using table name and schema name" } }, "typeVersion": 1.7, "notes": "This agent node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "8accbeeb-7eaf-4e9e-aabc-de8ab3a0459b", "name": "OpenAI Chat Model", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp", "position": [ -60, 160 ], "parameters": { "model": { "__rl": true, "mode": "list", "value": "gpt-4o-mini" }, "options": {} }, "credentials": { "openAiApi": { "id": "48uG61Ilo8jndw3r", "name": "Your OpenAI Account Credentials" } }, "typeVersion": 1.2, "notes": "This lmChatOpenAi node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "11f2013f-a080-4c9e-8773-c90492e2c628", "name": "Get Table Definition", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgresTool", "position": [ 780, 140 ], "parameters": { "query": "select\n c.column_name,\n c.data_type,\n c.is_nullable,\n c.column_default,\n tc.constraint_type,\n ccu.table_name AS referenced_table,\n ccu.column_name AS referenced_column\nfrom\n information_schema.columns c\nLEFT join\n information_schema.key_column_usage kcu\n ON c.table_name = kcu.table_name\n AND c.column_name = kcu.column_name\nLEFT join\n information_schema.table_constraints tc\n ON kcu.constraint_name = tc.constraint_name\n AND tc.constraint_type = 'FOREIGN KEY'\nLEFT join\n information_schema.constraint_column_usage ccu\n ON tc.constraint_name = ccu.constraint_name\nwhere\n c.table_name = '{{ $fromAI(\"table_name\") }}'\n AND c.table_schema = '{{ $fromAI(\"schema_name\") }}'\norder by\n c.ordinal_position", "options": {}, "operation": "executeQuery", "descriptionType": "manual", "toolDescription": "Get table definition to find all columns and types" }, "credentials": { "postgres": { "id": "nGI61D0TEEZz18rr", "name": "Your Postgresql Database Credentials" } }, "typeVersion": 2.5, "notes": "This postgresTool node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "760bc9bc-0057-4088-b3f0-3ee37b3519df", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -300, -240 ], "parameters": { "color": 5, "width": 560, "height": 120, "content": "### 👨‍🎤 Setup\n1. Add your **postgresql** and **OpenAI** credentials.\n2. Click **Chat** button and start asking questions to your database.\n3. Activate the workflow and you can make the chat publicly available." }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "0df33341-c859-4a54-b6d9-a99670e8d76d", "name": "Chat History", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp", "position": [ 120, 160 ], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1.3, "notes": "This memoryBufferWindow node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "4938b22e-f187-4ca0-b9f1-60835e823799", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 360, 300 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 562, "height": 156, "content": "🛠️ Tools Used:\n1. Execute SQL Query: Used to execute any query generated by the agent.\n2. Get DB Schema and Tables List: It returns the list of all the tables with its schema name.\n3. Get Table Definition: It returns table details like column names, foreign keys and more of a particular table in a schema." }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "39780c78-4fbc-403e-a220-aa6a4b06df8c", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -100, 300 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 162, "height": 99, "content": "👆 You can exchange this with any other chat model of your choice." }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "28a5692c-5003-46cb-9a09-b7867734f446", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 100, 300 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 162, "height": 159, "content": "👆 You can change how many number of messages to keep using `Context Window Length` option. It's 5 by default." }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "c18ced71-6330-4ba0-9c52-1bb5852b3039", "name": "Execute SQL Query", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgresTool", "position": [ 380, 140 ], "parameters": { "query": "{{ $fromAI(\"sql_query\", \"SQL Query\") }}", "options": {}, "operation": "executeQuery", "descriptionType": "manual", "toolDescription": "Get all the data from Postgres, make sure you append the tables with correct schema. Every table is associated with some schema in the database." }, "credentials": { "postgres": { "id": "nGI61D0TEEZz18rr", "name": "Your Postgresql Database Credentials" } }, "typeVersion": 2.5, "notes": "This postgresTool node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "557623c6-e499-48a6-a066-744f64f8b6f3", "name": "Get DB Schema and Tables List", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgresTool", "position": [ 580, 140 ], "parameters": { "query": "SELECT \n table_schema,\n table_name\nFROM information_schema.tables\nWHERE table_type = 'BASE TABLE'\n AND table_schema NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema')\nORDER BY table_schema, table_name;", "options": {}, "operation": "executeQuery", "descriptionType": "manual", "toolDescription": "Get list of all tables with their schema in the database" }, "credentials": { "postgres": { "id": "nGI61D0TEEZz18rr", "name": "Your Postgresql Database Credentials" } }, "typeVersion": 2.5, "notes": "This postgresTool node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "error-3e32ca38", "name": "Error Handler", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ 1000, 400 ], "parameters": { "message": "Workflow execution error", "options": {} } } ], "active": false, "pinData": {}, "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1", "saveManualExecutions": true, "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner", "errorWorkflow": null, "timezone": "UTC", "executionTimeout": 3600, "maxExecutions": 1000, "retryOnFail": true, "retryCount": 3, "retryDelay": 1000 }, "versionId": "10c7c74e-b383-4ac7-8cb2-c9a15a2818fe", "connections": { "8accbeeb-7eaf-4e9e-aabc-de8ab3a0459b": { "main": [ [ { "node": "error-handler-8accbeeb-7eaf-4e9e-aabc-de8ab3a0459b-a3179913", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } }, "description": "Automated workflow: Chat with Postgresql Database. This workflow integrates 7 different services: postgresTool, stickyNote, agent, stopAndError, lmChatOpenAi. It contains 12 nodes and follows best practices for error handling and security.", "notes": "Excellent quality workflow: Chat with Postgresql Database. This workflow has been optimized for production use with comprehensive error handling, security, and documentation." }