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Use Appwrite's API from inside N8N, updated by @ZachHandley
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Overview

This node integrates with the Appwrite API to manage user-related operations within n8n workflows. Specifically, the "Get User" operation retrieves detailed information about a single user by their unique User ID. This is useful in scenarios where you need to fetch user profile data for processing, reporting, or conditional logic in automation workflows.

Practical examples include:

  • Fetching user details after a signup event to personalize communications.
  • Retrieving user information before updating records in another system.
  • Accessing user metadata for audit or compliance purposes.

Properties

Name Meaning
User ID The unique identifier of the user whose information you want to retrieve. This is a required string input.

Output

The node outputs a JSON object representing the user's data as returned by the Appwrite API. This typically includes fields such as user ID, email, name, phone number, registration date, and other profile attributes managed by Appwrite.

If the operation succeeds, the output JSON contains the full user record. If an error occurs (e.g., user not found), the node may return an error message depending on the workflow's error handling settings.

The node does not output binary data for this operation.

Dependencies

  • Requires an active connection to an Appwrite server.
  • Needs credentials configured in n8n that provide the Appwrite API URL, project ID, and an API key or authentication token with permissions to read user data.
  • Depends on the node-appwrite SDK internally to communicate with the Appwrite API.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues:

    • Invalid or missing User ID will cause the operation to fail.
    • Insufficient permissions or incorrect API credentials can result in authorization errors.
    • Network connectivity problems to the Appwrite server will prevent successful API calls.

  • Error messages:

    • "User not found": Indicates the specified User ID does not exist. Verify the User ID is correct.
    • Authorization errors: Check that the API key or authentication token has the necessary scopes.
    • Timeout or network errors: Ensure the Appwrite server URL is reachable from the n8n instance.

To resolve errors, verify all input parameters, confirm credential validity, and check network access.

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