Housecall Pro

Overview

This node interacts with the Housecall Pro API to manage various resources related to a service business. Specifically, for the Application resource and the Get Application operation, it retrieves information about the application settings or status for a company.

Typical use cases include:

• Fetching the current configuration or status of the Housecall Pro application linked to a company.
• Verifying if the application is enabled or disabled before performing further operations.
• Integrating application data into workflows that require knowledge of the app’s state.

For example, a user might want to check the application details before enabling or disabling certain features programmatically.

Properties

The node supports an "Additional Fields" collection for the "Get Application" operation, but no specific options are currently defined within it.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the application details retrieved from the Housecall Pro API. This typically includes all relevant information about the application status and configuration for the company.

No binary data output is involved in this operation.

Dependencies

• Requires an API key credential for authenticating requests to the Housecall Pro API.
• The base URL for API requests is https://api.housecallpro.com.
• The node sends HTTP GET requests to the /application endpoint to fetch application data.

Troubleshooting

• Authentication errors: Ensure that a valid API key credential is configured in n8n for the Housecall Pro API.
• Empty or unexpected response: Verify that the company has an active application setup in Housecall Pro.
• Network issues: Confirm that the n8n instance can reach https://api.housecallpro.com.
• API changes: If the API endpoint or response format changes, the node may need updating.

Links and References

• Housecall Pro API Documentation (for detailed API endpoints and data structures)
• n8n Documentation (for general usage of custom nodes and credentials)