n8n End User License Agreement

Table of Contents

  1. Definitions and Interpretation
  2. Download and access
  3. Licence
  4. New releases
  5. Confidentiality and publicity
  6. Export
  7. Limited warranties
  8. Limits of liability
  9. Intellectual property rights
  10. User and performance data
  11. Term and Termination
  12. Waiver
  13. Third-party rights
  14. No partnership or agency
  15. Force majeure
  16. Notices
  17. Governing law and jurisdiction

 

Please read these licence terms carefully

The software you (the “End User”) are about to access is provided by n8n GmbH (“n8n”) and is subject to the terms of this end user licence (“EULA”). By using the software provided by n8n, you confirm that you accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA.

  1. Definitions and Interpretation

    1. The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause apply in this EULA.

      Acceptable Use Policy: means the n8n policy located at https://n8n.global/legal/customer-acceptable-use-policy/.

      AI Features: as defined in the n8n AI Terms.

      Affiliate: includes, in relation to either party, each and any subsidiary or holding company of that party and each and any subsidiary of a holding company of that party.

      Authorised User: means any employee, contractor, or other individual who is authorised by the End User to access and use the Software solely on the End User's behalf. Any individual using the End User's access credentials or licence keys or creating an account from an invitation sent by the End User will be presumed to be authorised by the End User.

      Business Day: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in Germany when banks in Berlin are open for business.

      Business Hours: the period from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on any Business Day.

      Cloud Services: means the Software provided by n8n via a Cloud Services Environment.

      Cloud Services Environment: any n8n–controlled environment.

      End User Solution: the End User product or solution where n8n Software or Cloud Service operate as a non-visible backend engine.

      Documentation: means n8n guidelines and standard technical documentation for the Self-Hosted Software or Cloud Services, available at https://docs.n8n.io/, as may be updated by n8n from time to time.

      Fee: the licence fee payable by Reseller to n8n as outlined in the Order Form.

      Intellectual Property Rights: patents, utility models, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trademarks and service marks, trade names and rights in domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights to preserve the confidentiality of information (including know-how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, including all applications for (and rights to apply for and be granted), renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist, now or in the future, in any part of the world.

      New Release: release of the Software that adds functionality or otherwise amends or upgrades the Software.

      n8n AI Terms: means n8n AI Terms located at https://n8n.global/legal/ai-terms/ which are incorporated into this EULA.

      Open-Source Software: any software programs which are licensed under any form of open-source licence meeting the Open Source Initiative's open source definition from time to time.

      Order Form: a written order form, signed by the Reseller and n8n for the provision of Software to the End User.

      Self-Hosted Software: the Software licensed for use in a Self-Hosted Environment.

      Software: means n8n's authored software for community and enterprise features as identified in their respective Github public repositories.

      Solution User: individuals or entities authorized by End User to use End User's Solution for their own internal business purposes.

    2. Clause, Schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this EULA.
    3. Unless the context otherwise requires:
      • words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular;
      • A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time;
      • a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders; and
      • any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.
    4. A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person's personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
    5. No terms or conditions contained in any End User purchase order, registration portal or other document issued by the End User shall form part of any contract between n8n and the End User.
  2. Download and access

    1. The End User can use only one instance activated by a License Key on a single production environment controlled by the End User at a single time unless otherwise stated on the Order Form. The Software can only be directly accessed and used by the End User’s employees and contractors acting on behalf of the End User.
  3. Licence

    1. Subject to full payment of the applicable Fee, and in consideration of the parties’ mutual obligations under this EULA, n8n grants to the End User a non-transferable, non-exclusive, revocable and limited licence (without the right to sublicense) for the Term to use the Software in accordance with the terms herein.
    2. In relation to scope of use:
      • for the purposes of clause 3.1, use of the Software shall be restricted to use of the Software in object code form, in each case either: (i) solely for the End User's internal business purposes and in accordance with the Documentation; or (ii) as embedded in the End User’s Solution for distribution to End User’s Solution Users. End Users shall implement reasonable technical measures to prevent Solution Users from directly accessing the Software’s interfaces or functionality;
      • use the Documentation as necessary for its use of the Software, in each case either (i) solely for End User’s internal business purposes or (ii) as embedded in the End User’s Solutions;
      • the End User may not use the Software other than as specified in the Order Form without the prior written consent of n8n and the End User acknowledges that additional fees may be payable on any change of use approved by n8n;
      • except as expressly stated in this EULA, the End User has no right (and shall not permit any third party) to copy, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, adapt or make error corrections to the Software in whole or in part except to the extent that any reduction of the Software to human readable form (whether by reverse engineering, decompilation or disassembly) is necessary for the purposes of integrating the operation of the Software with the operation of other software or systems used by the End User, unless n8n is prepared to carry out such action at a reasonable commercial fee or has provided the information necessary to achieve such connection within a reasonable period, and the End User shall request n8n to carry out such action or to provide such information (and shall meet n8n's reasonable costs in providing that information) before undertaking any such reduction. The End User will not, and will not permit any of its Authorised Users to, make the Software’s user interface, workflow creation, editing, execution monitoring, or administrative features directly accessible to its Solution Users;
      • the third-party software listed at this URL: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/blob/master/packages/cli/package.json shall be deemed to be incorporated within the Software for the purposes of this licence (except where expressly provided to the contrary) and use of the third-party software shall be subject to the third-party additional terms;
      • the End User will not, and will not permit any of its Authorised Users, to sell, resell, license, sublicense, distribute, rent, lease, or otherwise provide access to the Software to any third party except as expressly provided under this EULA; and
      • End User is solely responsible for installing the Software at the installation site permitted under the applicable Order Form in accordance with the Documentation. Following the effective date of the relevant Order Form, n8n shall provide:
        • access to the Documentation; and
        • the applicable Software activation key, which, once redeemed, is converted to a licence key for the Software.
    3. The End User may not use any such information provided by n8n or obtained by the End User during any such reduction permitted under clause 3.2 (d) to create any software whose expression is substantially similar to that of the Software nor use such information in any manner which would be restricted by any copyright subsisting in it.
    4. The End User shall:
      • notify n8n as soon as it becomes aware of any unauthorized use of the Software by any person;
      • pay, for broadening the scope of the licences granted under this licence to cover the unauthorized use, an amount equal to the fees which n8n would have levied (in accordance with its normal commercial terms then current) had it licensed any such unauthorised use on the date when such use commenced.
    5. End Users will not, and will not permit its Authorised Users or any third party to use the Software in violation of the Acceptable Use Policy or, where applicable, the AI Terms.
  4. New releases

    n8n will provide the End User with all New Releases generally made available to its customers, which may include bug fixes, enhancements and security updates. New Releases will not materially decrease the overall functionality of the Software. The End User acknowledges and agrees to install New Releases as soon as reasonably practicable after its release. Failure to promptly implement these updates may result in the Software having unresolved bugs and/or being susceptible to security vulnerabilities. In such cases, n8n provides no warranties or guarantees regarding the performance, security, or stability of outdated software versions and disclaims all liability for any issues that may arise as a result.

  5. Confidentiality and publicity

    1. Each party undertakes that it shall not at any time during this EULA, and for a period of two years after termination of this EULA, disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, assets, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the other party or of any member of the group of companies to which the other party belongs, except as permitted by clause 5.2.
    2. Each party may disclose the other party's confidential information:
      • to its employees, officers, representatives, contractors, subcontractors or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of exercising the party's rights or carrying out its obligations under or in connection with this EULA. Each party shall ensure that its employees, officers, representatives, contractors, subcontractors or advisers to whom it discloses the other party's confidential information comply with this clause 5; and
      • as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.
    3. No party shall use any other party's confidential information for any purpose other than to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under or in connection with this EULA.
    4. n8n shall be entitled to use the End User’s name and logo on its sales, marketing and PR material (including website) for the duration of this EULA and End User grants n8n a non-exclusive license solely for this purpose.
  6. Export

    1. Neither party shall export, directly or indirectly, any technical data acquired from the other party under this EULA (or any products, including software, incorporating any such data) in breach of any applicable laws or regulations (Export Control Laws), including United States export laws and regulations, to any country for which the government or any agency thereof at the time of export requires an export licence or other governmental approval without first obtaining such licence or approval.
    2. Each party undertakes:
      • contractually to oblige any third party to whom it discloses or transfers any such data or products to make an undertaking to it in similar terms to the one set out above; and
      • if requested, to provide the other party with any reasonable assistance, at the reasonable cost of the other party, to enable it to perform any activity required by any competent government or agency in any relevant jurisdiction for the purpose of compliance with any Export Control Laws.
  7. Limited warranties

    1. n8n warrants that:
      • It has the right to enter into this EULA and to provide the Software as contemplated by this EULA; and
      • the Software shall, under normal operating conditions, substantially conform to the functionality described in documentation stated in the Order Form or, in the absence of an Order Form, as described on n8n’s website via https://n8n.global/features/ (which may be updated from time to time).
    2. n8n does not warrant that the use of the Software will be uninterrupted or error-free.
    3. The End User accepts responsibility for the selection of the Software to achieve its intended results and acknowledges that the Software has not been developed to meet the individual requirements of the End User.
    4. The End User acknowledges that the warranties in clause 7.1 do not apply to any Open-Source Software incorporated in the n8n. Software or as otherwise provided by n8n Such Open-Source Software is provided "as is" and expressly subject to the disclaimer in clause 7.6.
    5. The End User warrants that they will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of conduct in their use of the goods or services provided by n8n.
    6. The Software is provided “as is” and “as available” to the fullest extent permitted by law. All other conditions, warranties or other terms which might have effect between the parties or be implied or incorporated into this EULA or any collateral contract, whether by statute, common law or otherwise, are hereby excluded, including the implied conditions, warranties or other terms as to satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose or the use of reasonable skill and care. n8n does not warrant that the Software provided under this EULA will operate without interruption or be error free or that the Software or any services or documentation will succeed in resolving any problem.
  8. Limits of liability

    1. Except as expressly stated in clause 8.2:
      • n8n shall not in any circumstances have any liability for any losses or damages which may be suffered by the End User (or any person claiming under or through the End User), whether the same are suffered directly or indirectly or are immediate or consequential, and whether the same arise in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise howsoever, which fall within any of the following categories:

        • special damage even if n8n was aware of the circumstances in which such special damage could arise;
        • loss of profits;
        • loss of anticipated savings;
        • loss of business opportunity;
        • loss of goodwill;
        • loss or corruption of data;
        • wasted expenditure,

        provided that this clause 8.1(a) shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to the End User’s tangible property that fall within the terms of clause 8.1(b) or any other claims for direct financial loss that are not excluded by any of categories (i) to (vi) inclusive of this clause 8.1(a);

      • the total liability of n8n, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise and whether in connection with this EULA or any collateral contract, shall in no circumstances exceed a sum equal to the Fee; and
      • the End User agrees that, in entering into this EULA, either it did not rely on any representations (whether written or oral) of any kind or of any person other than those expressly set out in this EULA or (if it did rely on any representations, whether written or oral, not expressly set out in this EULA) that it shall have no remedy in respect of such representations and (in either case) n8n shall have no liability in any circumstances otherwise than in accordance with the express terms of this EULA.
    2. The exclusions in clauses 7.6 and 8.1 shall apply to the fullest extent permissible at law, but n8n does not exclude liability for:
      • death or personal injury caused by the negligence of n8n, its officers, employees, contractors or agents;
      • fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
      • any other liability which may not be excluded by law.
    3. All dates supplied by n8n for the delivery of the Software shall be treated as approximate only. n8n shall not in any circumstances be liable for any loss or damage arising from any delay in delivery beyond such approximate dates.
    4. All references to "n8n" in this 8 shall, for the purposes of this clause only, be treated as including all employees, subcontractors and suppliers of n8n and its Affiliates, all of whom shall have the benefit of the exclusions and limitations of liability set out in this clause
  9. Intellectual property rights

    1. The End User acknowledges that all Intellectual Property Rights in the Software and any New Releases belong and shall belong to n8n or the relevant third-party owners (as the case may be), and the End User shall have no rights in or to the Software other than the right to use it in accordance with the terms of this EULA.
  10. User and performance data

    1. Unless the End User opts out, n8n may from time to time use and process data about the End User’s use of the Software for the purposes of creating statistics and analytics data. n8n may use such data for its own business purposes, including to maintain and improve the Software and other services and to monitor and analyse its activities in connection with the performance of such services.
    2. To the extent n8n processes any End User personal data, n8n and the End User acknowledge that the End User acts as a data controller and n8n is the data processor processing personal data together with its subprocessors on behalf of the End User for the purpose of providing the services. All such processing of the End User’s personal data by n8n shall be subject to the data processing agreement found at https://n8n.global/legal/data-processing-agreement/. The n8n AI Terms apply to End User data used in connection with certain AI Features.
  11. Term and Termination

    1. The term of this EULA shall begin on the Effective Date as stated in the Order Form and shall continue for the term as specified in the Order Form (the “Term”).
    2. Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, n8n may terminate this EULA :
      • immediately, if the Reseller and/or the End User fails to pay any amounts due to n8n and remains in default not less than 30 days after being notified in writing to make such payment;
      • upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the End User of a material breach of any other term of this EULA, if such breach is remediable, and End User fails to remedy that breach within that period of 30 days after being notified in writing to do so;
      • immediately, if the End User commits a material breach of any other term of this EULA, and such breach is not remediable (to be determined by n8n); or
      • the End User suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, carrying on business.
    3. Any provision of this EULA that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination or expiry of this EULA shall remain in full force and effect.
    4. Termination or expiry of this EULA shall not affect any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of the parties that have accrued up to the date of termination or expiry, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the EULA which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry.
    5. On termination for any reason:
      • all rights granted to the End User under this EULA shall cease;
      • the End User shall cease all activities authorised by this EULA; and
      • the End User shall immediately pay to n8n any sums due to n8n under this EULA.
    6. Any provision of this EULA which expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination of this EULA shall remain in full force and effect.
  12. Waiver

    1. A waiver of any right or remedy is only effective if given in writing and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent right or remedy.
    2. A delay or failure to exercise, or the single or partial exercise of, any right or remedy shall not waive that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
  13. Third-party rights

    A person who is not a party to this EULA shall not have any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this EULA, but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists, or is available, apart from that Act.

  14. No partnership or agency

    1. Nothing in this EULA is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties, constitute any party the agent of another party, or authorise any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party.
    2. Each party confirms it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any other person.
  15. Force majeure

    Neither party shall be in breach of this EULA or otherwise liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations if such delay or failure results from events, circumstances or causes beyond its reasonable control. The time for performance of such obligations shall be extended accordingly. If the period of delay or non-performance continues for more than 30 days, the party not affected may terminate this EULA by giving 30 days' written notice to the affected party.

  16. Notices

    1. Any notice given to a party under or in connection with this contract shall be in writing and shall be:
      • delivered by hand or by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service at its registered office (if a company) or its principal place of business (in any other case); or
      • sent by email to the following addresses (or an address substituted in writing by the party to be served) to the email addresses specified in the Order Form
    2. Any notice shall be deemed to have been received:
      • if delivered by hand, at the time the notice is left at the proper address;
      • if sent by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second Business Day after posting;
      • if sent by email, at the time of transmission, or, if this time falls outside Business Hours in the place of receipt, when Business Hours resume.
    3. This clause does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution. For the purposes of this clause, "writing" shall not include email.
    4. As our service grows and improves, we might have to make changes to this Agreement. We will do this by uploading the latest version with a date confirming when they went live.
  17. Governing law and jurisdiction

    1. This EULA and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales.

 

Last updated: 30 April 2026

 

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