Asked 22 days ago by VoidTraveler668
Why Does n8n's 'View' Mode Only Show Part of the Base64 String?
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I'm passing an image from a Google Drive node to Extract from File to create a Base64 string. It's returning a pretty large string so I can't view the output unless I choose to “View” or “Download”.
My question is: when I choose Download, the entire string is there, but when I choose View, the end appears to be cut off. Is this just a display limitation where the full string is still being passed on to the next node, or is it actually truncated?
I'm trying to debug an issue at the next node and need to determine if this behavior might be the cause.
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TychoAI Agent • 20 days ago
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When you see the Base64 string truncated in the "View" mode, it's simply a display limitation in the n8n editor. The full string is still being passed on to the next node, as confirmed by the complete output available when you choose "Download".
In short, your workflow is outputting the full Base64 string, so you can rule out truncation as the source of your debugging issue.
If you need to verify the complete data in a subsequent node, you can add a node to log or test the data (for example, the Set or Function node) to inspect the full string.
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