Your first workflow
Import a template, add fields, write expressions and fill an email with data.
n8n course · Self-learning
We give you a click-along guide, step by step: how to set up n8n, build your first workflow and embed an AI agent in your processes.
What the course feels like
The guide shows you on real n8n screens where to click. You build along right away and press Next.
Every step shows where to click. Tap to enlarge.
Pause any time, skip chapters or pick up where you left off.
A few questions at the end of each chapter, so what you just set up really sticks.
What you learn
Import a template, add fields, write expressions and fill an email with data.
An AI agent with a model, a clear task following FOKUS+ and a cleanly structured answer.
Schedules, error handling and versions, so your workflow runs reliably by itself.
At the finish
Once you have completed all chapters, you download a certificate of participation as a PDF, with your name, the date and the course content.
The chapters
Account in n8n Cloud · Interface and terms
The building blocks in five categories
Template, Edit Fields, expressions · Sending an email with Gmail
Code, IF, Switch, Merge
Form Trigger and Data Table · HTTP Request and webhook
FOKUS+ and AI Agent · Model and Structured Output Parser
Sub-workflows and tools · Simple Memory
Schedule Trigger and retry · Error Trigger, publishing and versions
Quick check · Starter plan to tick off · Certificate of participation as a PDF
Who it is for
You have processes that repeat every week and want to automate them cleanly and reliably.
You want to go through it yourself before deciding which processes your team automates.
You have never built a workflow. Chapter 1 starts with your first account.
The small print, in large type
Are you an AI coach or trainer yourself, or do you run an academy? Then this guide is not for you. We built it for teams who work with n8n, and we do not release it as a template for other courses. We still enjoy talking shop with colleagues: Write to us.
Your access is personal and works on up to two devices, for example laptop and phone. Please do not pass it on. Colleagues get their own, and there is a team version for whole teams. We review unusual logins, details in the privacy policy. Thanks for playing fair.
Create your n8n Cloud account directly via our partner link hellowhiteparrot.com/n8n. Chapter 1 shows you every click.
FAQ
No. You need neither programming skills nor your own server. Chapter 1 starts with your first account.
As long as you need. It works best in stages, your progress is saved.
The guide is made for work. A company email tells us it reaches the place where it is needed.
Yes. The n8n course is available as a two-day live course for your team, on site or online. Talk to us.
The guide was designed by Hello White Parrot. We have been building agents and automations with n8n for years and are an n8n affiliate partner.
Please don't. Your access is personal and works on up to two devices at the same time, for example laptop and phone. Colleagues get their own access, and there is a team version for whole teams. How we detect shared access is explained in the privacy policy.
Your account and your progress are stored on our server in Germany. Details are in the privacy policy.
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