OutlineInstall

Overview

This node interacts with the Outline knowledge base API to manage groups among other resources. Specifically, the "Group - Create" operation allows users to create a new group within their Outline workspace by specifying a group name. This is useful for organizing users into groups for permission management, collaboration, or structuring content access.

Practical examples:

• Automatically creating user groups when onboarding new teams.
• Organizing users into project-specific groups to control document access.
• Managing groups dynamically based on external data sources.

Properties

Output

The output JSON contains the response from the Outline API after creating a group. Typically, this includes details about the newly created group such as its unique ID, name, creation timestamp, and possibly other metadata returned by the API.

Example output structure (simplified):

{
  "id": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "updatedAt": "string"
}

No binary data output is involved in this operation.

Dependencies

• Requires an API key credential for authenticating requests to the Outline API.
• The node uses the Outline API endpoint /groups.create via a POST request.
• Proper configuration of the API authentication credential in n8n is necessary.

Troubleshooting

• Common issues:

  • Missing or invalid API credentials will cause authentication failures.
  • Providing an empty or invalid group name may result in API validation errors.
  • Network connectivity issues can prevent successful API calls.

• Error messages:

  • Authentication errors typically indicate invalid or missing API keys; verify credentials.
  • Validation errors from the API usually specify missing required fields like the group name.
  • Timeout or network errors suggest checking internet connection or API availability.

Links and References

• Outline API Documentation (for detailed API endpoints and payloads)
• n8n Documentation (for general usage of custom nodes and credentials)