n8n-nodes-productive

This is an n8n community node that lets you use Productive.io in your n8n workflows.

Productive.io is a comprehensive project management and time tracking platform designed for professional services teams.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Operations
• Credentials
• Usage
• Resources
• Version History

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Community Nodes (Recommended)

Install directly in n8n:

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install
3. Enter @rubenlangeweg/n8n-nodes-productive
4. Click Install

Manual Installation

To install manually via npm:

npm install @rubenlangeweg/n8n-nodes-productive

Operations

This node supports the Bookings resource, which is used to track time allocations, absences, and project work.

Bookings

• List: Get all bookings with filtering options
  • Filter by person, project, dates, booking type, approval status
  • Pagination support (return all or limit results)
  • Sort by various fields
• Get: Retrieve a single booking by ID
  • Option to include related resources (person, project, service, event)
• Create: Create a new booking
  • Budget bookings (project work allocation)
  • Absence bookings (time off, vacation, sick leave)
  • Three allocation methods: Per Day, Percentage, Total Hours
• Update: Update an existing booking
  • Modify dates, times, notes, and other attributes
• Delete: Remove a booking

Credentials

To use this node, you need:

1. API Token: Generate in Productive.io

   • Log into Productive.io
   • Go to Settings > Integrations > API
   • Generate a new API token

2. Organization ID: Found in your Productive.io URL

   • When logged in, your URL looks like: https://app.productive.io/1234-org
   • The number before -org is your Organization ID

Usage

Basic Example: List Bookings

1. Add a Productive node to your workflow
2. Connect your Productive.io credentials
3. Select Resource: Booking
4. Select Operation: List
5. (Optional) Add filters in Additional Fields:
   • Person IDs
   • Date range (After/Before)
   • Booking Type (Budget/Absence)
   • Project IDs

Create an Absence Booking

1. Select Operation: Create
2. Enter required fields:
   • Person ID: The employee taking time off
   • Started On: First day of absence
   • Ended On: Last day of absence
   • Booking Method: Choose "Per Day"
   • Booking Type: Choose "Absence (Event)"
   • Event ID: The type of absence (vacation, sick leave, etc.)
   • Time (Minutes per Day): 480 for full day (8 hours)

Use Case: Detect On-Call Schedule Conflicts

Combine with the incident.io node to detect conflicts between scheduled absences and on-call duties:

1. Productive Node: List bookings filtered by person and date range
2. incident.io Node: Get on-call schedule entries for the same period
3. Compare: Check if anyone is scheduled on-call during their absence
4. Alert: Send notification if conflicts are found

Rate Limits

Productive.io API has the following rate limits:

• 100 requests per 10 seconds
• 4000 requests per 30 minutes

The node does not implement automatic rate limiting, so be mindful when making bulk requests.

API Version

This node uses the Productive.io API v2.

Base URL: https://api.productive.io/api/v2

API follows the JSON:API specification.

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• Productive.io API Documentation
• Productive.io

Version History

0.1.0

Initial release with Bookings resource support:

• List, Get, Create, Update, Delete operations
• Comprehensive filtering and sorting
• Support for both budget and absence bookings
• Three booking methods (Per Day, Percentage, Total Hours)
• Pagination support

License

MIT

Author

Ruben Langeweg

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub.

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