# Core Nodes Core nodes encompass actions or triggers and serve a distinct purpose in comparison to many other nodes that are primarily linked to a particular external service. The core nodes are instrumental in executing functions related to logic, task scheduling, or making generic API calls.

List of Core Nodes
Activation trigger
Aggregate
Code
Compare Datasets
Compression
Chat Trigger
Convert to File
Crypto
Date & Time
Debug Helper
Edit Fields (Set)
Edit Image
Email Trigger (IMAP)
Error Trigger
Execute Command
Execute Workflow
Execute Workflow Trigger
Execution Data
Extract From File
Filter
FTP
Git
GraphQL
HTML
HTTP Request
If
JWT
LDAP
Limit
Local File trigger
Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
Manual trigger
Markdown
Merge
n8n
n8n Form Trigger
n8n trigger
No Operation, do nothing
Read/Write Files from Disk
Remove Duplicates
Rename Keys
Respond to Webhook
RSS Read
RSS Feed Trigger
Schedule trigger
Send Email
Sort
Split Out
SSE trigger
SSH
Stop And Error
Summarize
Switch
TOTP
Wait
Webhook
Workflow trigger
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