📘 n8n-nodes-xano — Custom Node Documentation

This is an n8n community node. It lets you use Xano in your n8n workflows, enabling workflow automation through custom API actions like managing rows, fetching table schemas, and more.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Credentials
Compatibility
Usage
Resources
Version history

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

🔧 Operations

| Action | Value (operation) | Description | | ------------------------ | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | ✅ Create Row | createRow | Create a new row in a selected table | | ✅ Update Row | updateRow | Update a row with specific field values | | ✅ Delete Single Content | deleteSingleContent | Delete a single row by ID | | ✅ Get a Row | getSingleContent | Fetch a row by ID | | ✅ Get Many Rows | getTableContent | Fetch multiple rows with pagination | | ✅ Create Bulk Rows | bulkCreateContent | Insert multiple rows | | ✅ Update Bulk Rows | bulkUpdateContent | Bulk update multiple records | | ✅ Search Rows | searchRow | Search using filter queries (JSON input) |

Credentials

To use this node in your workflows, you’ll need to authenticate your Xano account using the Metadata API Access Token.

🔑 Step 1: Get Your Xano Metadata API Access Token

1. Log in to your Xano account Visit: https://xano.com

2. Access your instance In the lower-left corner of the dashboard, click Instances.

3. Open instance settings Click the ⚙️ icon next to your instance name.

4. Select Metadata API From the panel that opens, select Metadata API.

5. Generate an Access Token Click on ➕ Create Token and configure the following:

   • Name: Something descriptive like n8n integration token
   • Expiry: Set an expiry (e.g. 7 days, or "Never" if preferred)
   • Scopes: Select the necessary access:

     • ✅ Database (CRUD)

     • ✅ Content, API Groups, or other required scopes for your use case

   ⚠️ Make sure to select Read and Update at a minimum for basic operations.

6. Copy the generated access token This token will be shown only once. Store it securely.

🔌 Step 2: Add Credentials in n8n

1. Open your n8n instance
2. Go to Credentials and click "New"
3. Search for Xano API (your node’s credential type)
4. In the Access Token field, paste the token from Xano

✅ Successful connection will show:

❌ If token is invalid or expired:

If the token is invalid, regenerate one from Xano and repeat the above steps.

✅ Final Step

Once the connection is verified, you’re ready to start using Xano in your workflows via this custom node!

Compatibility

Tested on n8n v1.100.0 and above.

Usage

Note about the Search Rows operation. It uses a simplified version of the external filtering search syntax.

Here's a quick example where I'm searching for the record where id = 2.

[{"id|=":"2"}]

Simply add the JSON above to the Search field.

Pro tip: Open Dev Tools in your browser then use the Xano UI filter in your table view to see what syntax gets generated by the /content API request, then copy the value from the search field in the payload and use that.

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• Xano Documentation

Version history

1.0.1

• Initial release

1.0.2

• Minor updates

1.0.3

• Minor updates

1.0.4

• Minor updates

1.0.5

• Minor updates