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description: Call workflows from other workflows, and split large workflows into smaller components.
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# Sub-workflows

You can call one workflow from another workflow. This allows you to build modular, microservice-like workflows. It can also help if your workflow grows large enough to encounter [memory issues](/hosting/scaling/memory-errors/). Creating sub-workflows uses the [Execute Workflow](/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.executeworkflow/) and [Execute Workflow Trigger](/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.executeworkflowtrigger/) nodes.

## Set up and use a sub-workflow

This section walks through setting up both the parent workflow and sub-workflow.

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## How data passes between workflows

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