Execute Workflow Node

Call a published indie.money sub-agent from within your agent. The sub-agent runs on its own owner's budget (owner-pays).

Written By Philippe

Last updated About 4 hours ago

Execute Workflow Node

⚠️ Limitations — Works with known restrictions, see details below

What It Does

Calls another published indie.money agent (sub-workflow) from within your agent. The sub-workflow must be published and deployed on the platform.

How It Works

  1. Your agent reaches the Execute Workflow node
  2. The node sends the current items to the sub-workflow
  3. The sub-workflow processes them and returns results
  4. Your agent continues with the sub-workflow's output

Execution Modes

ModeDescription
Once for All ItemsSends all items in a single call to the sub-workflow
Once for Each ItemCalls the sub-workflow separately for each item. Supports Continue on Fail — if one item fails, the rest still process

Billing

When you call a sub-agent, owner-pays applies:

  • The caller pays only for its own execution costs
  • The sub-agent runs as its own webhook execution, billed to the sub-agent owner's budget — not yours

Your budget is never charged for the callee; the callee's owner funds its runs.

Compatibility

FeatureStatus
Call published sub-workflowsSupported
Once for All Items / Once for Each ItemSupported
Continue on FailSupported
Sub-execution trackingSupported — sub-workflow execution IDs are tracked for auditing
Load from file / URL / parameterNot supported — only published agents can be called. Set "Source" to "Database" in your n8n agent
Shared state with sub-workflowNot available — the sub-workflow runs independently with its own execution context

Timeout

Sub-workflow calls have a 5-minute timeout. If the sub-workflow takes longer, the call will fail. Design sub-workflows to complete within this limit.

Tips

  • The sub-workflow must have an Execute Workflow Trigger as its entry point
  • Make sure the sub-workflow is published and deployed before calling it
  • Use Once for Each Item mode with Continue on Fail for batch processing that shouldn't stop on individual errors

Status

This integration works on indie.money with known limitations. See the details above for specifics.