n8n-nodes-paperless

⚠️ Caution: Early / Experimental Version

This project is in a very early stage. Not everything has been tested yet.

Expect bugs, missing features, and breaking changes.
Do not use in production unless you know what you’re doing.
This is an n8n community node. It lets you use Paperless in your n8n workflows.

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Paperless is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, nothing on paper.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Credentials
Resources
Version history

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Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes.
2. Select Install.
3. Type n8n-nodes-paperless (and version number if required) into npm Package Name field
4. Agree to the risks of using community nodes: select I understand the risks of installing unverified code from a public source.
5. Select Install. n8n installs the node, and returns to the Community Nodes list in Settings.

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Operations

Blob

• Create – Create a new blob for file uploads

Document

• Get Creation Parameters – Get parameters for creating documents
• Get All – List all documents with pagination and filtering
• Get – Retrieve a single document by ID
• Create from Template – Create a document from a template
• Create from PDF – Create a document from a PDF file
• Create from Scratch – Create a new blank document
• Duplicate – Duplicate an existing document
• Update – Update document properties
• Delete – Delete a document

Process Run

• Create from Scratch – Create a process run from scratch
• Create from Submission – Create a process run from a submission
• Create from Payload – Create a process run from custom input payload

Submission

• Get – Retrieve a submission by ID

Template

• Get All – List all templates with pagination and filtering
• Get – Retrieve a single template by ID
• Create – Create a new template
• Update – Update template properties
• Delete – Delete a template

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Credentials

To use this node, you need a Paperless API token.

Authentication

This node uses Bearer token authentication. You will need:

• API Token – Your Paperless API access token

Generate this token in your Paperless instance admin panel and provide it when setting up the credentials.

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Roadmap

• Webhooks

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Resources

• Paperless API docs
• Paperless Documentation
• n8n community nodes documentation

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Version history

• 0.1.2 – added tests, refactor.
• 0.1.1 – Initial release with Blob, Document, Process Run, Submission, and Template resources.