n8n/packages/@n8n/cli/docs/commands/workflow.md

workflow

Manage n8n workflows.

workflow list

List workflows with optional filters.

n8n-cli workflow list
n8n-cli workflow list --active
n8n-cli workflow list --tag=production
n8n-cli workflow list --name="Email Campaign"
n8n-cli workflow list --limit=10 --format=json

Flag	Description
--active	Only show active workflows
--tag	Filter by tag name
--name	Filter by workflow name
--limit	Maximum number of results

workflow get

Get a specific workflow by ID.

n8n-cli workflow get 1234
n8n-cli workflow get 1234 --format=json > workflow.json

workflow create

Create a workflow from a JSON file.

n8n-cli workflow create --file=workflow.json
cat workflow.json | n8n-cli workflow create --stdin

workflow update

Update a workflow from a JSON file.

n8n-cli workflow update 1234 --file=workflow.json

workflow delete

Delete a workflow.

n8n-cli workflow delete 1234

workflow activate

Activate (publish) a workflow.

n8n-cli workflow activate 1234

workflow deactivate

Deactivate a workflow.

n8n-cli workflow deactivate 1234

workflow tags

Get or set tags on a workflow.

# Get tags
n8n-cli workflow tags 1234

# Set tags (by tag IDs)
n8n-cli workflow tags 1234 --set=tagId1,tagId2

workflow transfer

Transfer a workflow to another project.

n8n-cli workflow transfer 1234 --project=proj-abc