a month ago
When I execute a workflow inside the n8n Editor on Railway, all nodes show as if they have no data - both the input and output panels appear empty - even though the run was successful.
However, when I go to the Executions tab afterward and open the same run, I can clearly see all the data and results for each node.
This started happening recently — previously, running nodes directly in the Editor displayed data as expected.
Expected Behavior
When I click “Execute workflow” or “Execute node” in the Editor, I should be able to see the live input/output data for each node after execution.
Actual Behavior
Workflow executes fully and succeeds (verified in Executions tab). (screenshot 1)
In the Editor, nodes show no input/output data (empty state). (screenshot 2)
Switching to Executions mode shows the data. (screenshot 3)
Edit
To fix the issue add the following to your Primary variables:
EXECUTIONS_DATA_SAVE_ON_ERROR
→ all
EXECUTIONS_DATA_SAVE_ON_SUCCESS
→ all
EXECUTIONS_DATA_SAVE_MANUAL_EXECUTIONS
→ true
N8N_DEFAULT_BINARY_DATA_MODE
→ filesystem
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a month ago
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