n8n-nodes-advanced-http

This is an n8n community node that provides an Advanced HTTP Request node with dynamic type conversion and enhanced security features.

Features

- Dynamic Type Conversion: Automatically converts typed values from your data sources
- Enhanced Security: Built-in URL validation and secure header handling
- Flexible Configuration: Use static configuration or dynamic data from previous nodes
- Type Safety: Supports string, integer, number, boolean, array, and object types
- Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with continue-on-fail support
- Full Response: Option to return complete HTTP response including headers

Installation

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1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Search for n8n-nodes-advanced-http
3. Click Install

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``bash
npm install n8n-nodes-advanced-http
`

Usage

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1. Add the Advanced HTTP Request node to your workflow
2. Configure:
- Method: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, etc.
- URL: The endpoint URL
- Headers: Any required headers
- Body: Request body for POST/PUT/PATCH

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Enable Use Dynamic Data to process incoming data with type annotations:

`json
{
"query": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://api.example.com/users",
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
"body": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"value": "John Doe"
},
"age": {
"type": "integer",
"value": "30"
},
"active": {
"type": "boolean",
"value": "true"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"value": "[\"admin\", \"user\"]"
}
}
}
}
`

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The node supports the following type conversions:

| Type | Input | Output |
|------|-------|--------|
| string | Any value | String representation |
| integer | "123" | 123 |
| number | "123.45" | 123.45 |
| boolean | "true"/"false" | true/false |
| array | "[1,2,3]" | [1,2,3] |
| object | '{"key":"value"}' | {key:"value"} |

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- Timeout: Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
- Validate SSL Certificate: Whether to validate SSL certificates
- Follow Redirects: Automatically follow HTTP redirects
- Max Redirects: Maximum number of redirects to follow
- Return Full Response: Include headers and status in response

Example Workflows

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`json
{
"nodes": [
{
"name": "Get API Credentials",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.supabase",
"parameters": {
"operation": "get",
"table": "credentials"
}
},
{
"name": "Advanced HTTP Request",
"type": "n8n-nodes-advanced-http.advancedHttp",
"parameters": {
"useDynamicData": true
}
}
]
}
`

Security Features

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This node includes built-in security features to protect sensitive authentication data:

1. Automatic Header Masking: When returning full responses, sensitive headers are automatically masked:
- Authorization, X-API-Key, Token, etc. are partially redacted
- Shows only first and last 3 characters for debugging (e.g., Bea...xyz)
- Completely redacts short tokens as [REDACTED]

2. Credential Integration: The node integrates with n8n's credential system:
- Supports httpBasicAuth and httpHeaderAuth credentials
- Credentials are never exposed in logs or outputs
- n8n handles credential encryption and storage

3. No Logging of Sensitive Data: Unlike curl commands, this node:
- Never logs full authentication headers
- Doesn't expose credentials in error messages
- Keeps sensitive data within n8n's secure credential system

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1. URL Validation - Automatically validates URLs to prevent SSRF attacks
2. SSL/TLS Verification - Validates SSL certificates by default
3. Timeout Protection - Default 30-second timeout prevents hanging requests
4. Error Handling - Errors never expose full request details with credentials
5. Type Safety - Strong type validation prevents injection attacks

Development

`bash


Install dependencies

npm install

Run tests

npm test

Build

npm run build

Lint

npm run lint
``

Why Use This Over Curl?

1. Security: Authentication headers are protected and never exposed
2. Integration: Native n8n node with proper error handling
3. Type Safety: Automatic type conversion with validation
4. No Shell Risk: No command injection vulnerabilities
5. Better Performance: Direct HTTP calls without shell overhead

License

MIT

Author

dwillitzer

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

For issues and feature requests, please use the GitHub issues page.