Watchdog · for agencies running n8n for clients
Know when a client's workflow stops, before the client does.
Errors are easy to catch. The scheduled run that silently never starts isn't. Watchdog will read each client instance's execution history, so there are no ping steps to add to anyone's workflows, alert you when a run goes missing, and warn you days before a provider's credentials expire.
In development, not available yet. Reserve a founding spot free, no card needed. Not affiliated with n8n.
What error workflows can't see
The run that never happens
A schedule stops firing after a restart, a deactivation or a bad import. Nothing errors, so no error workflow fires.
The run that does nothing
The workflow finishes green in a fraction of its usual time because an upstream step returned nothing.
The credential that quietly expires
A token dies days before a weekly workflow next runs, and the client finds out before you do.
How it will work
Connect each client instance
Add an n8n API key per instance. Nothing is added to or changed in client workflows.
It learns the normal schedule
Each workflow's expected cadence and run time come from its schedule and its execution history.
You get the alert first
Email or Slack when a run is missed, fails, or finishes suspiciously fast.
Credentials get a countdown
Provider rules, like Google's 7-day limit for apps in Testing mode, turn into warnings days before a token dies.
Free today: see when every OAuth token and key in your clients' workflows will expire.
Open Credential RadarFounding pricing
Reserve now at no cost. Founding agencies get Watchdog first, at these prices.
Agency
$49/month
For freelancers and small agencies.
- Up to 10 client n8n instances
- Missed-run and failure alerts
- Nothing added to client workflows
- Credential expiry warnings by provider
- Email and Slack alerts
Free, no card. We'll email you when checkout opens.
Studio
$99/month
For agencies running n8n for many clients.
- Up to 50 client n8n instances
- Everything in Agency
- Monthly report per client, with your logo
- Alerts routed per client or per teammate
Free, no card. We'll email you when checkout opens.
Questions
Is Watchdog available today?
No. Watchdog is in development and not available yet. Reserving a founding spot is free and needs no card; we'll email you when it's ready.
Isn't this what n8n's error workflow does?
An error workflow runs when an execution fails. It can't tell you that a scheduled execution never started, or that a run succeeded without doing its job.
How is this different from heartbeat monitors?
Heartbeat monitors need a ping step added to every workflow you want watched, in every client instance. Watchdog is being built to read each instance's execution history instead, so there's nothing to add or maintain in client workflows.
What does Watchdog read?
Workflow schedules and execution records: when each run started and finished, and whether it succeeded. It doesn't need your clients' data to spot a missed run.
Does it work with self-hosted n8n?
It's being built for both n8n Cloud and self-hosted instances that have the n8n API enabled.
Is Watchdog made by n8n?
No. Watchdog is an independent product by Papercuts Tools and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by n8n GmbH. n8n is a trademark of n8n GmbH.