n8n node for LLMLayer Web Search & Answer API
npm install n8n-nodes-llmlayerAn n8n Community Node for LLMLayer — a Search & Answer API that combines web search with AI-generated, source-grounded responses.
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* AI‑Powered Answers: Generate comprehensive answers using popular models (GPT‑4o, Claude 3.5, Gemini, etc.).
* Web Search: General, news, shopping, videos, images, and scholar search types.
* Content Extraction: Scrape public pages and return Markdown/HTML, or request PDFs/screenshots.
* YouTube Transcripts: Retrieve transcripts from YouTube videos.
* PDF Text: Extract text and metadata from PDFs.
> Availability of specific models/features depends on your LLMLayer account and current API support.
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* n8n: 1.68+ recommended
* Node.js: 20+ recommended (align with n8n’s LTS baseline)
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If/when this package is verified by n8n, you can install it directly from the editor:
1. Settings → Community Nodes → Browse
2. Search for LLMLayer or n8n-nodes-llmlayer
3. Click Install
> If it’s not yet verified, use the self‑hosted options below.
From the UI
1. Settings → Community Nodes → Install
2. Enter n8n-nodes-llmlayer
3. Install and restart n8n if prompted
Using npm inside your instance
``bash`
npm install n8n-nodes-llmlayer
Using Docker (inside the container)
`bash`
docker exec -it
Then restart your container.
Via environment variable (install at startup)
`bash`Add to your n8n environment
N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES=n8n-nodes-llmlayer
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1. Sign up at https://app.llmlayer.ai and create an API key.
2. In n8n, go to Credentials → New → LLMLayer.
3. Paste your API key and Save.
> This node sends your queries/URLs to LLMLayer; review your privacy and data‑handling requirements before production use.
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The node exposes the following resources:
Generate AI answers grounded in real‑time search.
* Query — Question/prompt
* Model — Pick from supported models
* Answer Type — markdown | html | json
* Search Type — | news
* System Prompt — Optional instructions
* Location / Date Filter / Recency — Tune search context
* Citations / Return Sources — Include sources and documents
* Temperature / Max Tokens — Output control
Perform targeted searches.
* Search Type — general, news, shopping, videos, images, scholar
* Query, Location, Recency
* Domain Filters — Include/exclude specific domains
Extract content from public web pages.
* URL
* Format — markdown, html, pdf, screenshot
* Include Images / Links
Fetch video transcripts.
* URL
* Language (optional)
Extract text from a PDF URL.
* URL
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`json`
{
"resource": "answer",
"query": "What are the latest developments in AI?",
"model": "openai/gpt-4o-mini",
"answer_type": "markdown",
"citations": true,
"return_sources": true
}
`json`
{
"resource": "webSearch",
"query": "artificial intelligence breakthroughs",
"search_type": "news",
"recency": "week",
"location": "us"
}
`json``
{
"resource": "answer",
"query": "List top 5 programming languages",
"model": "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-latest",
"answer_type": "json",
"json_schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"languages": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {"type": "string"},
"rank": {"type": "number"},
"use_cases": {"type": "array"}
},
"required": ["name", "rank"]
}
}
},
"required": ["languages"]
}
}
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* Enable Continue On Fail to keep workflows running on non‑critical errors.
* Common issues:
* 401/403 → Invalid/expired API key
* 429 → Rate limit exceeded (add a Wait node or retry)
* Network timeouts → Increase node timeout or add retries
* Access‑restricted pages (Scrape) → Paywalls/blocks/dynamic content may limit extraction
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* Docs: https://docs.llmlayer.ai
* Issues: https://github.com/YassKhazzan/n8n-nodes-llmlayer/issues
* Email: support@llmlayer.ai
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MIT
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Yassine Khazzan — LLMLayer
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* Polish: README, metadata, minor fixes
* Passed security scan
* Initial release with Answer, Web Search, Scrape, YouTube, PDF