N8N Message Display Node

A custom N8N node that allows displaying messages and notifications in workflows.

Features

• 📝 Display custom messages in workflows
• 🏷️ Different message types (Info, Warning, Error, Success, Comment)
• 📋 Optional title for messages
• 🕒 Option to add timestamp
• 📊 Display in N8N execution log
• 🔄 Pass input data to output without modification

Use Cases

• Insert manual notifications in workflows
• Add explanatory comments
• Report step status
• Document important workflow points
• Debug and monitor workflows

Installation

Via NPM (Recommended)

npm install n8n-nodes-message-display

Manual Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Run npm install
3. Run npm run build
4. Copy the dist folder to your N8N custom nodes directory

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Compile in watch mode
npm run dev

# Full build
npm run build

# Lint
npm run lint

# Format code
npm run format

# Test locally
npm test

Configuration

The node has the following options:

• Message Type: Info, Warning, Error, Success, or Comment
• Message: Main text to display (required)
• Title: Optional title for the message
• Show in Log: Whether to appear in execution log
• Add Timestamp: Whether to include date/time in message

Usage Examples

Basic Message

Message Type: Information
Message: "Processing started successfully"
Title: "Workflow Status"

Debug Point

Message Type: Comment
Message: "Data at this point: {{JSON.stringify($json)}}"
Show in Log: true
Add Timestamp: true

Error Notification

Message Type: Error
Message: "Failed to process item: {{$json.error}}"
Title: "Processing Error"

Output

The node adds a messageDisplay object to the JSON output:

{
  "messageDisplay": {
    "type": "info",
    "message": "Your message here",
    "title": "Optional title",
    "timestamp": "2025-07-24T14:20:19.109Z"
  }
}

License

MIT