n8n Quick Start Tutorial: Build Your First Workflow [2025]

In this tutorial, @theflowgrammer walks you through the conceptual foundations you need to know to build powerful n8n workflows from scratch.

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Max covers:
✅ How triggers and actions work in n8n
✅ Understanding data flow between workflow steps
✅ Mapping and transforming data dynamically
✅ Building conditional routing with business logic
✅ Connecting to apps like Slack for real automation
✅ Activating the workflow and accessing production executions

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Set up Form Trigger
03:18 - Output data and n8n items
04:43 - Pinning output data
05:33 - Add conditional logic
06:36 - Mapping and transforming data
09:54 - Set up Slack node
14:46 - Testing the workflow
12:45 - Activating the workflow + view prod executions
13:57 - Wrap up

Follow Max on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxtkacz/

🔗 Links and Resources:
https://n8n.io to sign up for n8n cloud
https://docs.n8n.io for documentation (incl self-hosting n8n)
https://community.n8n.io/ for help whilst building

Recorded on n8n v1.97.1 on n8n cloud.