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n8n errors / Timeout

connect ETIMEDOUT

platform: n8n / category: Timeout / code: ETIMEDOUT

Cause

The outbound TCP connection to the target host got no reply within the OS connect timeout, usually because the destination is firewalled or unreachable from the n8n network.

Fix

Verify the endpoint is reachable from the n8n host (curl/wget from the same container). Check cloud security-group/firewall rules for the destination port. In Docker, confirm the container can reach external IPs. Enable 'Retry on Fail' as a short-term mitigation while the network path is fixed.

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