float

Node N8N to interact with Microsoft Power BI

Package Information

Downloads: 82 weekly / 82 monthly
Latest Version: 1.0.1
Author: elevate_agency

Available Nodes

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Float
Use the Float API

Documentation

n8n-nodes-float

This is an n8n community node. It lets you interact with Float in your n8n workflows.

Float is a resource management platform used to plan team capacity and schedules, track time spent on projects, forecast hiring needs, view visual team workloads and availability, and generate detailed reports on project budgets and resource utilization.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Credentials
Operations
Using as a Tool
Compatibility
Resources

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Alternatively, you can manually install it: 

git clone https://github.com/elevate-agency-data/n8n-nodes-float.git 
cd n8n-nodes-float 
npm install

Then, place the node file in the ~/.n8n/custom-nodes directory (or follow instructions specific to your n8n installation).

Credentials

To use this node, you need an Float API key with access to Float.

Operations

This node supports the following operations within Float:

  • Account
    • Lists accounts
    • Retrieves a single account
  • Allocation
    • Adds a new allocation as a task
    • Deletes an allocation as a task
    • Lists allocations as tasks
    • Retrieves a single allocation as a task
    • Updates an allocations details as a task
  • Client
    • Adds a new client
    • Deletes a client
    • Lists clients
    • Retrieves a single client
    • Updates a client name
  • Department
    • Adds a new department
    • Deletes a department
    • Lists departments
    • Retrieves a single department
    • Updates a department details
  • Logged Time
    • Adds a log time for a person
    • Deletes an existing logged time entry
    • Lists logged time for a project or person
    • Retrieves a single logged time entry
    • Updates an existing logged time entry
  • Milestone
    • Adds a new project milestone
    • Deletes a milestone
    • Lists project milestones
    • Retrieves a single project milestone
    • Updates a milestone details
  • People
    • Adds a new person
    • Deletes a person
    • Lists people
    • Retrieves a single person
    • Updates a person details
  • Phase
    • Adds a new phase
    • Deletes a phase
    • Lists phases
    • Retrieves a single phase
    • Updates a phase details
  • Project
    • Adds a new project
    • Deletes a project
    • Lists projects
    • Retieves a single project
    • Updates a project details
  • Project Expense
    • Creates a project expense
    • Deletes a project expense
    • Lists project expenses
    • Retrieves a single project expense
    • Updates a project expense
  • Project Stage
    • Adds a new project stage
    • Deletes a project stage
    • Gets a project stage
    • Lists projects stages
    • Updates a project stage details
  • Project Task
    • Add a new project task
    • Deletes a project task
    • Lists project tasks
    • Merges project tasks
    • Retrieves a single project task
    • Updates a project tasks details
  • Public Holiday
    • Lists public holidays
    • Retrieves a single public holiday
  • Report
    • Retrieves report data for a list of people
    • Retrieves report data for a list of projects
  • Role
    • Adds a new role
    • Deletes a role
    • Lists roles
    • Retrieves a single role
    • Updates a role
  • Status
    • Adds a new status
    • Deletes a status
    • Lists statuses
    • Retrieves a single status
    • Updates a status details
  • Team Holiday
    • Creates a team holiday
    • Deletes a team holiday
    • Lists team holidays
    • Retrieves a single team holiday
    • Updates a holiday details
  • Time Off
    • Adds a new time off
    • Deletes a time off record
    • Lists of time off scheduled
    • Retrieves a single time off
    • Updates a time off details
  • Time Off Type
    • Adds a new time off type
    • Lists of time off types
    • Retrieves a single time off type
    • Updates a time off type details

Retrieve information from the Float API.

Using as a Tool

This node can be used as a tool in n8n AI Agents. To enable community nodes as tools, you need to set the N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE environment variable to true.

Setting the Environment Variable

If you're using a bash/zsh shell:

export N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true
n8n start

If you're using Docker:
Add to your docker-compose.yml file:

environment:
  - N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

If you're using the desktop app:
Create a .env file in the n8n directory:

N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

If you want to set it permanently on Mac/Linux:
Add to your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bash_profile:

export N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true

Compatibility

  • Tested with: 1.116.2 (Success)

Resources

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