{
"id": "P9Jr9s9yfcDXTe9R",
"meta": {
"instanceId": "workflow-f2e683f6",
"versionId": "1.0.0",
"createdAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:54.152355",
"updatedAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:54.152371",
"owner": "n8n-user",
"license": "MIT",
"category": "automation",
"status": "active",
"priority": "high",
"environment": "production"
},
"name": "n8n Subworkflow Dependency Graph & Auto-Tagging",
"tags": [
"automation",
"n8n",
"production-ready",
"excellent",
"optimized"
],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "c3e6b9cb-4681-4778-b2f4-01c4a7d8c844",
"name": "Update workflow tags",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
3200,
740
],
"parameters": {
"url": "{{ $env.BASE_URL }}",
"method": "PUT",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={{ $json.tags }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "{{ $credentials.predefinedCredentialType }}",
"nodeCredentialType": "YOUR_CREDENTIAL_HERE"
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "XXXXXX",
"name": "n8n account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"notes": "This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "d348051c-cc81-40cf-9c9b-f42c6f16c9d6",
"name": "GET all workflows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"position": [
1000,
0
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {},
"requestOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "XXXXXX",
"name": "n8n account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This n8n node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "bd1c08e5-f8fa-46a0-bfa9-ced09373d3eb",
"name": "List callers of subworkflows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1200,
0
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const workflows = $input.all();\nconst dependencyGraph = {};\n\n// Helper function to initialize a workflow entry\nconst getOrCreateWorkflowEntry = (id, name, tags) => {\n if (!dependencyGraph[id]) {\n dependencyGraph[id] = { id, name, callers: [], tags };\n }\n return dependencyGraph[id];\n};\n\n// Build lookup tables for workflow names and tags\nconst workflowNameMap = {};\nconst workflowTagsMap = {};\n\nworkflows.forEach(item => {\n workflowNameMap[item.json.id] = item.json.name;\n workflowTagsMap[item.json.id] = item.json.tags || [];\n});\n\n// Process each workflow\nworkflows.forEach(item => {\n const { id: workflowId, name: workflowName, nodes = [], tags = [] } = item.json;\n \n // Ensure the workflow itself exists in the output, with its own tags\n getOrCreateWorkflowEntry(workflowId, workflowName, tags);\n\n // Process nodes that execute workflows\n nodes.forEach(({ type, parameters }) => {\n if (\n type !== 'n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow' &&\n type !== '@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.toolWorkflow'\n ) return;\n\n let subWorkflowId = parameters?.workflowId?.value || parameters?.workflowId;\n if (subWorkflowId === \"={{ $workflow.id }}\") subWorkflowId = workflowId; // Handle self-referencing\n\n if (subWorkflowId) {\n const subWorkflowName = workflowNameMap[subWorkflowId] || \"Unknown Workflow\"; // Lookup name\n const subWorkflowTags = workflowTagsMap[subWorkflowId] || []; // Lookup correct tags\n\n const entry = getOrCreateWorkflowEntry(subWorkflowId, subWorkflowName, subWorkflowTags);\n\n if (!entry.callers.includes(workflowId)) {\n entry.callers.push(workflowId);\n }\n }\n });\n});\n\n// Convert to an array format\nreturn Object.values(dependencyGraph);"
},
"typeVersion": 2,
"notes": "This code node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "8a1ad58d-feb4-428f-b1e3-df0c08486416",
"name": "Exclude uncalled workflows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
1400,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "a1ccd5c3-ee85-412b-ac36-b68f9d2bc904",
"operator": {
"type": "number",
"operation": "gt"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.callers.length }}",
"rightValue": 0
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"notes": "This filter node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "d654ca59-f4d6-4b67-9e87-021346ded854",
"name": "Exclude missing workflows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
1800,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "d12ad828-2f0c-4e2d-a6d5-de28007253cf",
"operator": {
"type": "boolean",
"operation": "false",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.hasField(\"error\") }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"notes": "This filter node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "56a8b861-0f20-4379-b094-ebd3976ab95c",
"name": "And every Sunday",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
760,
160
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "weeks"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"notes": "This scheduleTrigger node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "efacee31-5265-46e4-bc6d-c921a4169546",
"name": "When this workflow is activated",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8nTrigger",
"position": [
760,
0
],
"parameters": {
"events": [
"activate"
]
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This n8nTrigger node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "0eb2bb9b-0529-4d8e-bdd9-78e0373de744",
"name": "GET workflow(s)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1600,
0
],
"parameters": {
"operation": "get",
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
"requestOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "XXXXXX",
"name": "n8n account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This n8n node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "24efc8dc-103f-44fb-b229-8b8785ec75ed",
"name": "Count callers and identify new callers",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
2000,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "34f1dd94-28dc-4105-8e81-8fcf2672e631",
"name": "id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Exclude uncalled workflows').item.json.id }}"
},
{
"id": "809b0f5d-4a4f-470c-a514-1e2dc7df92c4",
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Exclude uncalled workflows').item.json.name }}"
},
{
"id": "422ef66d-c26a-454c-85fd-856fca668782",
"name": "callers",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $('Exclude uncalled workflows').item.json.callers }}"
},
{
"id": "3353b704-871b-4b22-95c2-2e6fd5bb1df3",
"name": "callers_count",
"type": "number",
"value": "={{ $('Exclude uncalled workflows').item.json.callers.length }}"
},
{
"id": "b23ab78d-2136-4cc3-9b9a-1b5ed89d1e28",
"name": "new_callers",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $('Exclude uncalled workflows').item.json.callers.difference($('Exclude uncalled workflows').item.json.tags.map(item => item.name)) }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "887bf07e-08f7-4491-aee4-a67ce0778319",
"name": "Loop through workflows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
2240,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 3,
"notes": "This splitInBatches node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "dd5379fa-74be-44b7-9d49-9b1ae3fab425",
"name": "GET all tags",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
2800,
220
],
"parameters": {
"url": "{{ $env.BASE_URL }}",
"options": {},
"authentication": "{{ $credentials.predefinedCredentialType }}",
"nodeCredentialType": "YOUR_CREDENTIAL_HERE"
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "XXXXXX",
"name": "n8n account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"notes": "This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "ba913e58-4c40-4e97-b4da-18ff3050a895",
"name": "Remove existing tags from new_callers list",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
3000,
220
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "0b40958a-6ab4-4e35-9aee-1d1346dfe8a6",
"name": "id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('SET instance_url').item.json.id }}"
},
{
"id": "95c97ab8-2945-4818-9a10-1ed1b69369bb",
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('SET instance_url').item.json.name }}"
},
{
"id": "2ed9bf03-2b09-43e1-8cb5-5e6e3c9c9e99",
"name": "callers",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $('SET instance_url').item.json.callers }}"
},
{
"id": "3477c08a-7c35-4c0e-85bb-67144e12bff0",
"name": "callers_count",
"type": "number",
"value": "={{ $('SET instance_url').item.json.callers_count }}"
},
{
"id": "f816907e-f679-4573-a14b-2dce6ef69eb1",
"name": "new_callers",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $('SET instance_url').item.json.new_callers.difference($json.data.map(item => item.name)) }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "745ed318-8c11-4eb7-8c62-82fa85d32dde",
"name": "If any new callers",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
2600,
560
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "42126431-2ae2-4265-aa4d-0d3e77a730b3",
"operator": {
"type": "array",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.new_callers }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2,
"notes": "This if node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "a22e9a9d-33ed-4c73-b557-03fc6eb572bd",
"name": "Split out new callers as new tags",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
2800,
440
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"destinationFieldName": "new_tag_name"
},
"fieldToSplitOut": "new_callers"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This splitOut node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "2af955b7-f50f-4422-b5a7-4b330a350f5d",
"name": "Create new tags",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
3000,
440
],
"parameters": {
"url": "{{ $env.BASE_URL }}",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"authentication": "{{ $credentials.predefinedCredentialType }}",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"value": "={{ $json.new_tag_name }}"
}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "YOUR_CREDENTIAL_HERE"
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "XXXXXX",
"name": "n8n account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"notes": "This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "03e389d8-3f48-4fcc-b097-7f631f4e98ad",
"name": "Return original pass through values",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
3200,
440
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return $('SET instance_url').all();"
},
"typeVersion": 2,
"notes": "This code node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "8ff8a3f3-e12c-4206-916e-856e3e88c2ce",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
3400,
560
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "combine",
"options": {
"includeUnpaired": true
},
"combineBy": "combineByPosition"
},
"typeVersion": 3,
"notes": "This merge node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "a1043d63-67e3-41d9-a5de-485068a9b5c7",
"name": "GET all tags again",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
2600,
740
],
"parameters": {
"url": "{{ $env.BASE_URL }}",
"options": {},
"authentication": "{{ $credentials.predefinedCredentialType }}",
"nodeCredentialType": "YOUR_CREDENTIAL_HERE"
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "XXXXXX",
"name": "n8n account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"notes": "This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "4a81485a-6f1a-44b3-8a2e-64190572f423",
"name": "Create tag id:name dictionary",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
2800,
740
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "b5f7ba8d-1b94-4cae-a0d1-f2f14c7cb5a3",
"name": "tags",
"type": "object",
"value": "={{ $json.data.reduce((acc, { id, name }) => ({ ...acc, [id]: name }), {}) }}"
},
{
"id": "23a993a4-26e1-474a-9f0a-cedc9792a2f2",
"name": "callers",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $('Merge').item.json.callers }}"
},
{
"id": "0d451e74-d701-4ddb-b11c-8d5aa3efdde6",
"name": "id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Merge').item.json.id }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "a1dbb6f5-fc0e-4506-890a-64c0da6b5b8c",
"name": "Retrieve tag ids and names from dictionary",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
3000,
740
],
"parameters": {
"include": "selected",
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "762920de-98a6-4027-8e39-1244042f52e1",
"name": "tags",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ [$json].flatMap(item => item.callers.map(id => ({ id: Object.keys(item.tags).find(key => item.tags[key] === id) }))).filter(item => item.id); }}"
},
{
"id": "1ff05b15-343a-49da-a70d-92c3a5d19011",
"name": "id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
{
"id": "f1afee56-a17f-422b-aabe-e59126efbb8e",
"name": "callers",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $json.callers }}"
},
{
"id": "39a0887c-8863-4968-9015-3add683eecd7",
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Merge').item.json.name }}"
},
{
"id": "4ae3b23c-1faf-4426-8e2e-5254a32d458b",
"name": "callers_count",
"type": "number",
"value": "={{ $('Merge').item.json.callers_count }}"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true
},
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "174d23bc-3aa1-4e05-81e2-8f45f92a16ee",
"name": "Return dependency graph data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
3400,
740
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "eda3be17-95a6-457f-b620-459cf11c9aee",
"name": "id",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Retrieve tag ids and names from dictionary').item.json.id }}"
},
{
"id": "02b79f2a-b128-4686-8bb2-78ff44c43698",
"name": "callers",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $('Retrieve tag ids and names from dictionary').item.json.callers }}"
},
{
"id": "816163c9-7a5c-445d-8b59-592af7c2a4ac",
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Retrieve tag ids and names from dictionary').item.json.name }}"
},
{
"id": "c860552e-70d0-4d61-9b9d-ccff690b703b",
"name": "callers_count",
"type": "number",
"value": "={{ $('Retrieve tag ids and names from dictionary').item.json.callers_count }}"
}
]
}
},
"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "d45f7287-09f8-4de2-b74d-c55e200750aa",
"name": "Combine dependency graph values into labels",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.aggregate",
"position": [
2600,
-20
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldsToAggregate": {
"fieldToAggregate": [
{
"fieldToAggregate": "name"
},
{
"fieldToAggregate": "id"
},
{
"fieldToAggregate": "callers_count"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This aggregate node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "aeee2b70-e6e2-4d3e-bfda-2b69a7e95ffc",
"name": "Visualize subworkflow dependency graph",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.quickChart",
"position": [
3000,
-20
],
"parameters": {
"data": "={{ $json.callers_count }}",
"chartType": "pie",
"labelsMode": "array",
"labelsArray": "={{ $json.name }}",
"chartOptions": {
"width": 600,
"format": "png",
"height": 600,
"backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
},
"datasetOptions": {
"borderColor": "#000"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This quickChart node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "f57710f5-788f-473d-b429-59eaf7193a7b",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
660,
-397.5668732742495
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 2909.758966302104,
"height": 1357.9229992534551,
"content": "# n8n Subworkflow Dependency Graph & Auto-Tagging"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "ce9a88c8-5d6b-4b74-ae59-52128ec6d1af",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1160,
160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 190.3269519041407,
"height": 172.4182620239646,
"content": "The script builds a dependency graph of workflows by identifying which workflows call others (via execution nodes) while preserving workflow names, caller relationships, and tags."
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "9e5bbc26-006e-45bf-be5c-d5e0cf7228f0",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1380,
160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 150,
"height": 135.16347595207057,
"content": "Here we filter out any workflows that are not [sub-workflows]({{ $env.WEBHOOK_URL }} (i.e. executed by other workflows)."
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "6c957763-7410-4b3c-b08c-f73f2c502d5e",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1580,
160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 345.30539364962834,
"height": 100.16655570271519,
"content": "We verify that the sub-workflows we intend to tag exist in our instance (not old workflow ids left over after importing a workflow from another instance)"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "21ea4110-0f31-4621-b401-3bac222352d9",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
3160,
220
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 320.4824213076102,
"height": 97.51953145794394,
"content": "If a tag is freshly created during an earlier iteration through the list of workflows, then it is removed from the list of new callers (i.e. new tags to create)."
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "0b04a2d3-5a10-4500-9450-5fee1ff77dec",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2560,
180
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 188.64373499228745,
"height": 206.54161516323953,
"content": "### Change instance URL"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
},
{
"id": "98812066-6de5-48c4-a945-6639158b6394",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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n8n Subworkflow Dependency Graph with Mermaid
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