How to Import n8n Workflow JSON

How to Import n8n Workflow JSON. After you buy or download an n8n listing, import the JSON in n8n as a new inactive workflow, then replace credentials.

Requirements

An n8n instance you control and a Flow Market entitlement to the JSON.

Steps

• Download the file from My Library. Keep it on disk.
• In n8n, use Import from file. Choose the JSON. The new workflow stays inactive.
• Open every warning node and attach your own credentials.
• Run the fixture path from the listing once before you enable it.

Troubleshooting

If import rejects the file, confirm it is JSON from n8n, not a Make blueprint. If nodes miss credentials, that is expected—never reuse the creator’s keys.

Last updated 4 November 2026.