n8n-docs/docs/code-examples/javascript-functions/methods-variables/node.md

$node

Returns the data of a specified node. Similar to $item, with the difference that it always returns the data of the first output and the last run of the node.

// Returns the fileName of binary property "data" of Node "HTTP Request"
const fileName = $node["HTTP Request"].binary["data"]["fileName"]}}

// Returns the context data "noItemsLeft" of Node "SplitInBatches"
const noItemsLeft = $node["SplitInBatches"].context["noItemsLeft"];

// Returns the value of the JSON data property "myNumber" of Node "Set"
const myNumber = $node["Set"].json['myNumber'];

// Returns the value of the parameter "channel" of Node "Slack"
const channel = $node["Slack"].parameter["channel"];

// Returns the index of the last run of Node "HTTP Request"
const runIndex = $node["HTTP Request"].runIndex}}