Custom code node
A step in n8n or Make that lets you write JavaScript or Python directly inside a workflow. Enables complex logic, data transformations, and API calls that visual nodes cannot handle. PURIST uses custom code nodes extensively.
Expert insight
The moment a workflow need outgrows visual nodes, custom code is the right tool not a different platform.
In a real workflow
A Code node in n8n reshapes a messy webhook payload into the exact fields the CRM expects.
Common mistakes
- Hiding critical business logic in long, undocumented code.
- Using code for things a standard node already does reliably.
Complexity level
Technical term used in production automation systems.
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