Manage n8n workflows from OpenClaw via the n8n REST API. Use when the user asks about n8n workflows, automations, executions, or wants to trigger, list, create, activate, or debug n8n workflows. Suppo
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Control n8n workflow automation platform via REST API.
Set these environment variables (or store in
.n8n-api-configexport N8N_API_URL="https://your-instance.app.n8n.cloud/api/v1" # or http://localhost:5678/api/v1 export N8N_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
Generate API key: n8n Settings → n8n API → Create an API key.
All calls use header
X-N8N-API-KEYcurl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/workflows" | jq '.data[] | {id, name, active}'
curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/workflows/{id}"
# Activate curl -s -X PATCH -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"active": true}' "$N8N_API_URL/workflows/{id}"Deactivate
curl -s -X PATCH -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"active": false}' "$N8N_API_URL/workflows/{id}"
# Production webhook curl -s -X POST "$N8N_API_URL/../webhook/{webhook-path}" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"key": "value"}'Test webhook
curl -s -X POST "$N8N_API_URL/../webhook-test/{webhook-path}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"key": "value"}'
# All recent executions curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/executions?limit=10" | jq '.data[] | {id, workflowId, status, startedAt}'Failed executions only
curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/executions?status=error&limit=5"
Executions for specific workflow
curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/executions?workflowId={id}&limit=10"
curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/executions/{id}"
curl -s -X POST -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @workflow.json "$N8N_API_URL/workflows"
curl -s -X DELETE -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/workflows/{id}"
List active workflows, check recent executions for errors, report status:
# Count active workflows ACTIVE=$(curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/workflows?active=true" | jq '.data | length')Count failed executions (last 24h)
FAILED=$(curl -s -H "X-N8N-API-KEY: $N8N_API_KEY" "$N8N_API_URL/executions?status=error&limit=100" | jq '[.data[] | select(.startedAt > (now - 86400 | todate))] | length')
echo "Active workflows: $ACTIVE | Failed (24h): $FAILED"
Parse workflow JSON to summarize: trigger type, node count, apps connected, schedule.
See references/api-endpoints.md for complete endpoint documentation.
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