Actions16
- Contact Actions
- Contact Tagging Actions
- Data Field Actions
- Opt-In Process Actions
- Tag Actions
Overview
This node is designed to interact with a contact management system, specifically to retrieve the ID of a contact based on their email address. It is useful in scenarios where you need to look up a contact's unique identifier for further operations such as updating contact details, managing subscriptions, or integrating with other systems that require contact IDs.
For example, if you have an email address from a form submission and want to find the corresponding contact ID in your database or CRM, this node can perform that lookup efficiently.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Email Address | The email address of the contact to search for. This is a required string input used to identify the contact whose ID you want to retrieve. |
Output
The output of this node will contain a JSON object with the contact information, including the contact ID associated with the provided email address. The exact structure depends on the external service's response but typically includes fields like:
contactId(or similar): The unique identifier of the contact.- Other contact details may also be included depending on the API response.
If the node supports binary data output, it would generally relate to attachments or files associated with the contact, but this is not indicated in the provided code.
Dependencies
- Requires connection to an external contact management or marketing automation service.
- Needs appropriate API credentials or authentication tokens configured within n8n to access the service.
- The node relies on internal methods and routing logic defined in separate modules (
methods,actions/node.description,actions/router) which handle the actual API calls and data processing.
Troubleshooting
- Missing or invalid email address: Ensure the email address property is provided and correctly formatted; otherwise, the node will fail to find the contact.
- Authentication errors: Verify that the API credentials are correctly set up and have sufficient permissions to perform contact searches.
- Contact not found: If no contact matches the given email, the node might return an empty result or an error; handle this case gracefully in your workflow.
- API rate limits or connectivity issues: These can cause failures; check network connectivity and API usage limits.
Links and References
- Refer to the documentation of the external contact management service for details on contact search APIs.
- n8n documentation on creating and configuring custom nodes: https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/creating-nodes/