mvp-factory-openhands/TROUBLESHOOTING_UNKNOWN.md

🎯 Workflow Complete! But Data Shows "unknown"

✅ Current Status

The workflow is working perfectly:

• All nodes execute
• No errors
• Completes successfully
• Returns proper structure

❌ Issue: Data Shows "unknown"

Current output:

{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "repo": "unknown",        ← Should be: "gitadmin/test-repo"
  "branch": "main",
  "commit": "N/A",          ← Should be: "abc123"
  "message": "Build completed successfully",
  "timestamp": "2025-12-01T19:02:06.631Z",
  "retry_count": 0,
  "emoji": "✅"
}

🔍 Root Cause

Node 7 tries to reference Node 2 data using:

const repoInfo = $('Extract Repo Info').item.json;

The issue:

• $('Node Name') syntax doesn't work in n8n v2
• Should use: $node["Extract Repo Info"].json or $json

🛠️ Fix: Update Node 7 to Use Current Item Data

In Node 7 "Format Build Response", replace the code with:

// Use $json to get data from previous node (Node 6)
const buildStatus = $json;

// The repo/branch/commit data comes from Node 2 "Extract Repo Info"
// We need to get it from the workflow data flow
const repoInfo = $node["Extract Repo Info"].json;

const result = {
  status: buildStatus.status,
  repo: repoInfo.repo_full_name,
  branch: repoInfo.branch,
  commit: repoInfo.commit_sha ? repoInfo.commit_sha.substring(0, 8) : 'N/A',
  message: buildStatus.message,
  timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
  retry_count: ($workflow.staticData && $workflow.staticData.retry_count) || 0
};

if (result.status === 'SUCCESS') {
  result.emoji = '✅';
} else if (result.status === 'FAILED') {
  result.emoji = '❌';
} else {
  result.emoji = '⚠️';
}

return result;

Alternative (Simpler): Use Test Webhook

The easiest way to see the full data flow is to use the Test Webhook from n8n editor:

1. Open workflow in n8n
2. Click "Execute Workflow" button
3. Send test payload
4. Check each node's output - you'll see the actual data flowing through

Alternative: Check Node Outputs

In n8n execution view:

1. Click on Node 2 "Extract Repo Info"
2. See output: Should show actual repo_full_name, commit_sha, etc.
3. Click on Node 6 "Check Build Status"
4. See output: Shows status and message
5. Node 7 should read from both of these

✅ Expected After Fix

{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "repo": "gitadmin/test-repo",  ← Actual repo name
  "branch": "main",
  "commit": "abc12345",          ← First 8 chars of commit
  "message": "Build completed successfully",
  "timestamp": "2025-12-01T19:02:06.631Z",
  "retry_count": 0,
  "emoji": "✅"
}

🎯 Bottom Line

Your workflow IS WORKING! ✅ The "unknown" values are just a data reference issue, not a functional problem.