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What you can automate with Summarize
The Summarize node in n8n is a data transformation tool that aggregates and condenses data from multiple items into summary statistics. Think of it as a GROUP BY operation for your workflow data — it takes a list of items and produces counts, sums, averages, min/max values, or concatenated text fields, optionally grouped by a category field. This matters when your workflows process batches of data and you need to extract meaning from them rather than just pass individual records along. For example, if you pull all invoices from your accounting software for the past month, the Summarize node can group them by client and calculate the total amount per client, the number of invoices, and the average invoice value — all without writing code or exporting to a spreadsheet. Common uses in n8n workflows include aggregating order data for daily sales reports, counting support tickets by category for weekly team updates, summing expense claims by department for finance review, and combining text fields from multiple records into a single summary string. The node supports operations like count, sum, average, min, max, countUnique, and concatenate. If your team is manually building summary reports from data spread across multiple systems, our automated data processing services can help you set up n8n workflows that pull, summarise, and deliver the numbers you need automatically.
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Step 1
Identify the data you need to summarise
Start by clarifying what source data feeds into your summary and what output you need. For example, if you want a weekly sales summary, your source might be a CRM node pulling closed deals from the past seven days, and your output might be total revenue, deal count, and average deal size grouped by sales rep.
Step 2
Pull the source data into your workflow
Add the appropriate source node to your n8n workflow — this could be a CRM node, database query, API call, or spreadsheet read. Make sure it returns all the individual records you want to summarise. Apply any date filters or other criteria at the source level to keep the dataset relevant and manageable.
Step 3
Add the Summarize node
Drag the Summarize node onto your n8n canvas and connect it after your data source node. In the node settings, add your aggregation fields: select the operation (sum, count, average, etc.) and the field name it should operate on. Add multiple aggregations if you need several metrics in the same summary output.
Step 4
Configure grouping if needed
If you want breakdowns by category, enable the 'Group By' option and select the field to group on. For example, grouping by 'department' gives you separate summary rows for each department. You can group by multiple fields for more granular breakdowns, such as department and month.
Step 5
Format the summary output
The Summarize node outputs one item per group (or a single item if no grouping is used). Use a Set node or Function node to rename fields, format numbers (rounding, currency symbols), and structure the data for your delivery method. If sending via Slack, build a formatted message string; if emailing, construct an HTML table.
Step 6
Deliver the summary
Connect a delivery node to send the formatted summary to its destination. Common options include a Slack node posting to a channel, a Gmail node sending the report to stakeholders, or a Google Sheets node writing the data to a spreadsheet for ongoing tracking. Set the workflow's trigger to run on the schedule your team needs — daily, weekly, or monthly.
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