How Latenode works
Latenode is a visual automation builder. You assemble scenarios from nodes like Lego blocks. No code: everything is on the canvas.
Key concepts
Scenario
A scenario is a chain of steps that runs automatically. It is made of nodes, and each node does one step.
For example:
- New email → append a row to a sheet → notify Telegram
- Every day at 9:00 → gather news → send an email digest
- New form submission → AI check → create a CRM task
Node
A node is one block on the canvas. You build the scenario from nodes.
Each node:
- Receives data from the previous node
- Performs its job
- Passes the result onward
Nodes fall into two types: triggers and actions.
Trigger
A trigger is the first node in a scenario. It answers when the scenario should run.
Examples of triggers:
- New Gmail message
- Mailhook
- New row in Google Sheets
- Schedule (every day, every hour)
- Webhook (incoming HTTP requests)
- New Telegram message
Every scenario starts with a trigger. Without a trigger, the scenario will not run on its own.
Action
An action is any node after the trigger. It answers what to do.
Examples of actions:
- Send a Telegram message
- Add a row to Google Sheets
- Send an email
- Call an AI model
- Run an AI Agent
- Run JavaScript
- Query the built-in database
- Send an HTTP request
How runs flow
Think of a conveyor: the trigger fires first, then nodes run in order along the chain.
Step by step:
- The trigger waits for an event (new email, scheduled time, incoming request)
- When the event happens, the trigger passes data forward
- Each following node:
- Receives data
- Does its work
- Passes the result to the next node
- The run finishes when every node in the path has completed
Why Latenode
No code
Visual builder: no traditional programming required.
Plug-and-play nodes
Many nodes (AI, utilities) work out of the box without your API keys.
Integrations
Hundreds of ready-made connections to popular apps.
AI inside
Built-in models and agents, from simple calls to multi-agent setups.
Low-code when you need it
JavaScript and Python nodes for heavier logic.
What's next?
Continue with Quickstarts:
- Your first scenario in 15 minutes: step-by-step example (news digest to email)
- Passing data between nodes: how output from one node becomes input for the next
- Building scenarios: linear flows, branches, and patterns
Introduction
Latenode is an AI workflow automation platform. Connect 5,500+ integrations, use 1,200+ AI models without API key management, and automate anything from simple tasks to multi-agent systems.
Your first scenario in 15 minutes
Build a morning news digest in 15 minutes with no code and no API keys.