Beginner
Triggers, APIs, decisions, and clean data mapping.
Free hands-on challenges
Each challenge gives you a real scenario, clear requirements, and five tips for when you get stuck. Work through them on your own, any time, or with others at a community event.
The format
Choose any challenge that fits you or your team. You do not need to complete them in order or finish all ten.
Complete the bonus task to earn an extra balloon.
Choose a challenge
Pick a balloon, build the workflow, and check it against the requirements.
More ideas to try, including a little extraterrestrial fun. Open a challenge and build something new.
10 challenges
Every challenge teaches one practical n8n idea. The balloon color identifies the mission—not your score.
Recommended reading
Three books we recommend to build your n8n and AI skills, one chapter at a time.

Go deeper into designing n8n workflows and connecting multiple AI models.
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Learn by building practical AI automations and agents, without code.
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Develop the human skills and judgment to make AI part of your everyday work.
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For n8n event organizers
Add your event through GitHub. The contribution guide walks you through every step, and a maintainer reviews the change before it is published.
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