n8n-nodes-do

Official n8n community node for DigitalOcean

Manage your DigitalOcean Droplets, Volumes, Databases, Kubernetes clusters, and more — all from your n8n workflows.

Features

• 13 Resources — Droplets, Volumes, Databases, Domains, Images, Kubernetes, Load Balancers, Projects, Reserved IPs, Snapshots, SSH Keys, VPCs, Account
• 50+ Operations — Complete CRUD coverage for all resources
• Auto-authentication — Uses Personal Access Token (Bearer token) authentication
• Pagination — Automatically handles paginated responses for list operations
• Expression Support — All ID fields support n8n expressions ({{ $json.dropletId }})
• Dynamic Dropdowns — Resources load dynamically from your DigitalOcean account
• AI Tool Ready — Node is marked usableAsTool: true for use in AI agent workflows

Installation

In n8n Cloud or Self-hosted n8n

1. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
2. Click Install
3. Enter: n8n-nodes-do
4. Click Install
5. Restart n8n if prompted

Via npm (self-hosted)

npm install n8n-nodes-do

Authentication

This node uses DigitalOcean Personal Access Token authentication. You'll need:

| Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | Personal Access Token | Your DigitalOcean API token |

How to get your credentials:

1. Log in to cloud.digitalocean.com
2. Navigate to API → Tokens/Keys
3. Click Generate New Token
4. Give it a name and select Read and Write scopes
5. Copy the token (you won't be able to see it again!)

Note: Keep your token secure! It provides full access to your DigitalOcean account.

Resources & Operations

Account

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get | Get account information |

Droplet

Manage your DigitalOcean virtual machines.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all Droplets | | Get | Get a specific Droplet by ID | | Create | Create a new Droplet | | Delete | Delete a Droplet | | Reboot | Reboot a Droplet | | Shutdown | Shutdown a Droplet | | Power On | Power on a Droplet | | Power Off | Power off a Droplet |

Parameters for Create:

• Name (hostname)
• Region (e.g., nyc1, sfo3, ams3)
• Size (e.g., s-1vcpu-1gb, s-2vcpu-4gb)
• Image (OS distribution or custom image)

Volume

Manage block storage volumes.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all volumes | | Get | Get a specific volume by ID | | Create | Create a new volume | | Delete | Delete a volume |

Database

Manage managed database clusters.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all database clusters | | Get | Get a specific database cluster | | Create | Create a new database cluster | | Delete | Delete a database cluster |

Supported Engines: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Valkey, OpenSearch

Domain

Manage domains and DNS records.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all domains | | Get | Get a specific domain | | Create | Create a new domain | | Delete | Delete a domain | | Get Records | List DNS records for a domain |

Image

Manage images (distributions and snapshots).

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all images | | Get | Get a specific image | | Delete | Delete an image |

Kubernetes (DOKS)

Manage DigitalOcean Kubernetes clusters.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many Clusters | List all Kubernetes clusters | | Get Cluster | Get a specific cluster | | Create Cluster | Create a new cluster | | Delete Cluster | Delete a cluster | | Get Kubeconfig | Get kubeconfig for a cluster |

Load Balancer

Manage load balancers.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all load balancers | | Get | Get a specific load balancer | | Create | Create a load balancer | | Delete | Delete a load balancer |

Project

Organize resources into projects.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all projects | | Get | Get a specific project | | Create | Create a new project | | Delete | Delete a project |

Reserved IP

Manage reserved (static) IP addresses.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all reserved IPs | | Get | Get a specific reserved IP | | Create | Create a reserved IP | | Delete | Delete a reserved IP |

Snapshot

Manage snapshots of Droplets and volumes.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all snapshots | | Get | Get a specific snapshot | | Delete | Delete a snapshot |

SSH Key

Manage SSH keys for Droplet access.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all SSH keys | | Get | Get a specific SSH key | | Create | Add a new SSH key | | Delete | Delete an SSH key |

VPC

Manage Virtual Private Clouds.

| Operation | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Get Many | List all VPCs | | Get | Get a specific VPC | | Create | Create a new VPC | | Delete | Delete a VPC |

Usage Examples

Example 1: Create a Droplet

[DigitalOcean - Create Droplet]
   Name: "my-server"
   Region: "nyc1"
   Size: "s-1vcpu-1gb"
   Image: "ubuntu-22-04-x64"

Example 2: List All Droplets and Shutdown Running Ones

[DigitalOcean - Get Many Droplets]
        ↓
[If: status = "running"]
        ↓
[DigitalOcean - Shutdown]
   Droplet ID: {{ $json.id }}

Example 3: Create Daily Database Backups

[Schedule Trigger - Daily at 2 AM]
        ↓
[DigitalOcean - Get Many Databases]
        ↓
[DigitalOcean - Create Snapshot]
   (for each database)

Expression Reference

When chaining nodes, use these expressions:

| Field | Expression | |-------|-----------| | Droplet ID | {{ $json.id }} | | Droplet Name | {{ $json.name }} | | Droplet Status | {{ $json.status }} | | Region | {{ $json.region.slug }} | | IP Address | {{ $json.networks.v4[0].ip_address }} |

Regions

DigitalOcean supports the following regions:

| Code | Location | |------|----------| | nyc1, nyc2, nyc3 | New York, USA | | sfo2, sfo3 | San Francisco, USA | | tor1 | Toronto, Canada | | lon1 | London, UK | | fra1 | Frankfurt, Germany | | ams2, ams3 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | | sgp1 | Singapore | | blr1 | Bangalore, India | | syd1 | Sydney, Australia |

Troubleshooting

Authentication fails

• Double-check your Personal Access Token
• Make sure the token has Read and Write scopes
• Verify the token hasn't expired or been revoked

Droplet ID field not visible

• Confirm Resource = Droplet and the Operation requires an ID
• The ID field appears for operations like Get, Delete, Reboot, etc.

Node not found after installation

1. Make sure you installed n8n-nodes-do
2. Restart n8n after installation
3. Check Settings → Community Nodes to confirm it's listed

Rate Limits

DigitalOcean API has rate limits. If you encounter rate limit errors:

• Reduce the frequency of API calls
• Use the limit parameter to fetch smaller batches
• Consider using wait nodes between operations

License

MIT

Credits

Built with the n8n Node Starter. Uses the DigitalOcean API v2.