Which n8n nodes do AI agents use most, and which trigger nodes start their workflows?
The most used node in AI-built n8n workflows is Code, present in 74% of last week's workflows, followed by HTTP Request (60%) and Webhook (55%). The median workflow has 7 nodes.
- Last updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Data window
- Aug 25–31, 2026
- Author
- Romuald Członkowski
- Code74%
- HTTP Request60%
- Webhook55%
- IF34%
- Schedule Trigger24%
- Respond to Webhook19%
- Edit Fields (Set)15%
- Manual Trigger13%
- Postgres13%
- Execute Workflow12%
- Execute Workflow Trigger11%
- Google Sheets11%
- Data Table10%
- Telegram6%
- Loop Over Items6%
The top three are general-purpose tools: code, API calls and webhook entry. Application integrations come lower, led by Google Sheets, Postgres and Telegram. 12% of workflows call another workflow, so composition from sub-workflows is the norm.
Trigger nodes: Webhook 50%, schedule 21%, app event 16%, manual 11%, form 2%. Webhooks start half of AI-built workflows, which means n8n mostly serves as the integration layer between systems.
The corpus holds 991,474 workflows built or modified by AI agents since March 2026; the shares above cover last week's workflows, and the history below tracks how the top of the ranking shifts from issue to issue.
History
One row per weekly issue. The table grows with every update.
| week | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-W35 | Code 74% | HTTP Request 60% | Webhook 55% | IF 34% | Schedule Trigger 24% |
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