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Node reference · data pulled Oct 26, 2026n8n Split Out node: what the data shows
Turns one item holding a list into one item per list entry.
What it does
Point it at the field that holds the array, choose whether other fields come along, and each entry becomes its own item that later nodes process one by one. Aggregate does the reverse, and the two often appear together.
It is the usual fix when an API returns everything in one item. Templates pair it with Aggregate, Remove Duplicates and Limit, a split-clean-trim pattern.
How often public templates use it
1,577 of the 13,574 public templates on n8n.io (11.6%) contain this node, in the snapshot we took on 2026-10-20. The table splits that by the year each template was published. 2026 runs to October 20.
| Year published | Templates with the node | Share of that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104 of 462 | 22.5% |
| 2025 | 891 of 6,564 | 13.6% |
| 2026 | 580 of 5,845 | 9.9% |
The median template using this node has 439 views on n8n.io, against 284 for all templates. Template counts show what people publish, not what runs in production.
What it is used with
The most frequent partners are the nodes that appear most often in the same templates. "Lift" compares that with the whole library: 2× means the partner turns up twice as often next to this node as in an average template.
| Most frequent partner | Share of its templates | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Edit Fields (Set) | 74.8% | 1.34× |
| HTTP Request | 70.0% | 1.36× |
| Code | 59.7% | 1.01× |
| If | 50.0% | 0.99× |
| Schedule Trigger | 43.8% | 1.38× |
| Google Sheets | 38.7% | 1.09× |
Strong pairings (in at least 5% of its templates, lift 1.5× or more): 13. The top ones:
| Strong partner | Share of its templates | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate | 33.4% | 3.57× |
| Remove Duplicates | 6.0% | 3.12× |
| Limit | 10.0% | 2.88× |
| Execute Workflow | 6.5% | 2.86× |
| HTML | 7.1% | 2.78× |
| Filter | 25.9% | 2.69× |
| Loop Over Items | 37.7% | 2.21× |
| Execute Workflow Trigger | 8.9% | 2.10× |
Most viewed public templates that use it: Scrape and summarize webpages with ai (391,360 views); Generate leads with google maps (255,561 views); Scrape business emails from google maps without the use of any third party apis (216,868 views).
Versions and changes
Node versions from the npm packages n8n-nodes-base and @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain, version 2.44.4. New workflows get the default version; workflows built earlier keep the version they were built with until you replace the node.
| Node | Versions | Default | Credential types | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split Out | 1, 1.1 | 1.1 | none needed | – |
Source on GitHub: packages/nodes-base/nodes/Transform/SplitOut: 19 commits since 2023-12-08, last on 2026-09-29.
Recent fixes and features
- 2026-09-29: fix(Split Out Node): Support dot notation in destination fields (PR #39661)
- 2026-07-16: fix(Split Out Node): Properly handle if "Fields to split out" is not a string (PR #34148)
- 2025-10-08: feat(Split Out Node): Incorrect warning fix (PR #20468)
Merged dates from GitHub. A fix only helps once your n8n instance runs a release that includes it, so check your version.
Known problems
- Choosing what comes along. By default only the split field is kept; use the Include setting to bring other fields with each new item. Source: n8n docs
- Binary data. Split binary data with $binary as the field, and turn on Include Binary if files should travel with each item. Source: n8n docs
- Dot notation in destination. Dot notation in the destination field name has been supported since September 2026. Source: n8n PR #39661
- Non-text field names. A July 2026 fix handled a field-to-split setting that isn't a plain string (for example an expression result). Source: n8n PR #34148
Forum trouble signal: not measured. The n8n community forum's terms forbid automated access, so we don't count forum threads.
Our recipes that use it
None of our 25 recipes uses this node yet. Browse all of them on the free n8n templates page.
Official docs and sources
Usage, pairings, AI share and views: our count of 13,574 public n8n.io templates (snapshot 2026-10-20). Versions: npm packages, version 2.44.4. Changes: n8n's GitHub repository. Docs read and data pulled Oct 26, 2026. We describe each node in our own words; the docs are the authority on settings.
Related nodes
- Edit Fields (Set)7,554 templates · score 51.3
- Code8,061 templates · score 51.0
- HTTP Request7,002 templates · score 50.5
- All 22 nodesSortable table with the scoring method
Questions
- How many n8n templates use the Split Out node?
- 1,577 of the 13,574 public templates on n8n.io (11.6%), in our snapshot of 2026-10-20.
- What is the Split Out node most often used with?
- Edit Fields (Set), which appears in 74.8% of its templates. The most distinctive partner is Aggregate (lift 3.6×).
- Split Out or Loop Over Items?
- Split Out turns one item into many. Loop Over Items controls how many items go through at a time. You often need only the first.
- How do I put the items back together?
- Use the Aggregate node after processing.