Use RunLater to trigger n8n workflows on a schedule.
Why RunLater + n8n?
While n8n has built-in scheduling, RunLater provides:
- More reliable scheduling (no missed triggers)
- Automatic retries on failure
- Full request/response logging
- Timezone support
Setup
- In n8n, add a Webhook node as trigger
- Set HTTP Method to POST
- Save and activate the workflow
- Copy the Production URL
- In RunLater, create a request with that URL
Passing Data
{
"trigger": "runlater",
"workflow": "daily_sync",
"params": {
"source": "crm",
"destination": "spreadsheet"
}
}Self-Hosted Considerations
- Ensure your n8n instance is publicly accessible
- Use HTTPS with valid certificates
- Consider adding authentication headers