# Install n8n with npm

n8n Workflow Automation Tool. Version 2.31.5 via npm; verified 2026-07-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#n8n.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:n8n
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g n8n
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:n8n
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n>
- **Version:** 2.31.5
- **Source summary:** n8n Workflow Automation Tool
- **Homepage:** <https://n8n.io>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://n8n.io>
- **License:** SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE.md
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-07-22T10:24:16.316Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-22T10:24:16.316Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- n8n (cli)
- n8n (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 2.31.5
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for n8n. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Beta: 2.33.3, Latest: 2.31.5, Next: 2.33.3, Rc: 1.123.68, Stable: 2.32.7
- **Version Count:** 1,097
- **Maintainers:** jan_n8n_io, n8n-matsuuu, cornelius_n8n_io, tomin8n
- **Author:** Jan Oberhauser
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2019-04-24T23:48:19.822Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-22T10:24:16.316Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-07-22T10:24:16.316Z

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - n8n: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/n8/n8n/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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