Why does the Add Category node throw an undefined 'name' error in n8n 1.75.2?

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I'm encountering an error in my Add Category node since n8n version 1.75.2, which wasn't an issue before. The error message is:

Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'name')

This error appears when I try to get the tag from the 'Loop Over Items' node. Here is the code I'm using:

JAVASCRIPT
// Loop over input items and add categories
for (const item of items) {
  item.json.categories = [$node["Loop Over Items"].json["tag"]];
}
return items;

Even though this worked in previous versions, I'm now receiving the following stack trace:

Er ging iets mis met...

Workflow
NOS

Error
Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'name')

Last node executed
Add category

Execution URL
https://n8n.golgi.nl/workflow/rXGnabaYnNXEW74N/executions/25425

Stacktrace
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'name') at standardizeOutputRecursive (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/Code/utils.js:25:35) at standardizeOutput (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/Code/utils.js:31:5) at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/Code/Code.node.js:142:47) at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) at WorkflowExecute.runNode (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/WorkflowExecute.js:632:19) at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/WorkflowExecute.js:890:51 at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/WorkflowExecute.js:1224:20

I am running n8n 1.75.2 using Docker on a Synology NAS with SQLite as the database. Can anyone help me understand why the error occurs and suggest a solution?

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 14 days ago

The issue is likely due to a change in how data is referenced from other nodes in the newer version. In previous releases, you might have been able to access a node’s output directly with

$node["Loop Over Items"].json["tag"]

but now the variable returns an array of items rather than a single object. When you try to access .json on it without using an index, you end up trying to read properties from undefined, which leads to the error (since undefined doesn’t have a property "name").

To fix the error, update your code to explicitly reference the first (or the expected) item in the output array. For example:

JAVASCRIPT
// Loop over input items and add categories
// Access the first item returned by "Loop Over Items"
const tagValue = $node["Loop Over Items"][0].json.tag;

for (const item of items) {
  item.json.categories = [tagValue];
}

return items;

Make sure that:

The node "Loop Over Items" has executed and is returning the expected output.
You are accessing the node output as an array (using the index [0] if appropriate).

This change should resolve the error you’re encountering in n8n version 1.75.2.

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