AI and machine learning · Free · ₹0
AI Agents and Workflow Automation with n8n
No-code automation with a language model in the loop, for the jobs an engineering office does by hand: triage maintenance tickets, send the 07:00 plant report, log a phone form into a register, watch a mailbox. n8n runs free on a laptop; the AI node points at a free model or a local Ollama. Every write goes through a human approval step.
Inside the course
From the lessons
What n8n is: workflows, APIs and webhooks
n8n
Nodes, items and expressions
n8n
Core workflow concepts and everyday nodes
n8n
![n8n Quick Start Tutorial: Build Your First Workflow [2025]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4cQWJViybAQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Your first workflow: form to sheet to alert
n8n
Transforming data
Sven Janssen
Error handling and safe writes
n8n
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Install and run n8n; build workflows from triggers, app nodes, core nodes and expressions; transform data with Set, Split Out, Aggregate and Merge; handle errors with retries and an error workflow; build AI agents with memory, tools and structured output on free or local models; gate every write behind human approval; build a RAG agent over documents; and deploy self-hosted with backups.
- Run n8n free on your own laptop and build a form-to-sheet-to-alert workflow
- Read and shape data with expressions, Set, Split Out, Aggregate and Merge
- Make a workflow safe to run unattended: retries, error workflow, idempotent writes
- Build an AI agent on a free or local model with a system prompt, memory, tools and JSON output
- Gate every write behind a human approval step, and test which tool the agent calls
- Build a document-reading RAG agent and deploy self-hosted with backups
Course content
12 modules · 30 lessons · 19h 34m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01What n8n is: workflows, APIs and webhooks3 lessons32m
- 02Nodes, items and expressions3 lessons45m
- 03Core workflow concepts and everyday nodes3 lessons50m
- 04Your first workflow: form to sheet to alert3 lessons39m
- 05Transforming data1 lesson16m
- 06Error handling and safe writes3 lessons36m
- 07Your first AI agent3 lessons9h 8m
- 08Tools, guardrails and human-in-the-loop3 lessons1h 21m
- 09Local AI with n8n2 lessons4h 5m
- 10RAG agents over your documents2 lessons35m
- 11Deploying and working as a team4 lessons48m
- 12Final assessment0 lessons0m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner. No coding needed; a little JavaScript in expressions is taught as you go. Node-RED experience helps but is not required.
- Software
- n8n (free self-hosted via npx or Docker, or the 14-day cloud trial), a free OpenRouter key, optionally Ollama.
- Hardware
- None. A laptop with 8 GB RAM for the optional local-model modules.
AI Agents and Workflow Automation with n8n at a glance
AI Agents and Workflow Automation with n8n is a free, self-paced online ai and machine learning course from EDWartens India with 12 modules, 19h 34m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹8,999.
- Format
- 12 self-paced modules, 19h 34m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner. No coding needed; a little JavaScript in expressions is taught as you go. Node-RED experience helps but is not required.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- n8n (free self-hosted via npx or Docker, or the 14-day cloud trial), a free OpenRouter key, optionally Ollama.
- Hardware
- None. A laptop with 8 GB RAM for the optional local-model modules.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- n8n, Sven Janssen, AI Lavishka, Nate Herk | AI Automation, freeCodeCamp.org (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Is n8n free?
Self-hosted, yes: one command on your laptop (npx n8n) or Docker, no time limit. n8n Cloud has a 14-day trial and is paid after that. The course assumes self-hosted.
Do I need to code?
No. Expressions use a little JavaScript inside braces and are taught as you go; a Code node appears in two places with the code given. If you know Node-RED you will feel at home in an hour.
What is the project?
A maintenance-ticket triage agent: phone form intake, AI classification, a register, a high-urgency alert, a work-order write that waits for the lead's approval, an error workflow, and a measured accuracy on fifty sample tickets. A second project sends the 07:00 plant energy report written by a model.
Which AI model does it use?
Any. The course uses OpenRouter's free models through an OpenAI-compatible credential, and shows the swap to a local Ollama model for confidential data. No paid key is needed anywhere.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task, project and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you have submitted a project and passed the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not an n8n credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks, the projects and the assessments.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for AI Agents and Workflow Automation with n8n
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
A unique certificate number and a public verification page. A recruiter checks it in ten seconds.
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
Issuer, credential ID and URL prefilled, with 5 matching skills to pin to your profile.
QR code on the certificate
Scans straight to the verification page, so a printed copy proves itself.
Names what you can do
Lists the topics covered, from n8n workflows, triggers, nodes and expressions to error handling, scheduling and deploying a production workflow.
A permanent link
Put it on a CV, a portfolio or an application. The URL never changes.
Earned, not attended
Issued only after every module and a final assessment at 70%, with three attempts. That is why it stands up.
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, ₹459, GST included, with a receipt.
Issued by EDWartens India (Wartens Automation Private Limited) as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- n8nthe n8n Beginner Course, the quick-start tutorials, the AI agent lessons and the integration walkthroughs
- Sven Janssenthe Nodemation basics on the canvas and transforming JSON
- AI Lavishkathe RAG agent builds and the self-hosted versus cloud comparison
- Nate Herk | AI Automationthe eight-hour Build and Sell n8n AI Agents course
- freeCodeCamp.orgthe n8n zero-to-hero course
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.