n8n-nodes-openmetadata

The first native OpenMetadata community node for n8n. Search your data catalog, inspect tables, trace lineage, manage tags, run quality tests, and trigger ingestion pipelines — all from n8n workflows.

Why

n8n has 5M+ users automating workflows. OpenMetadata is the leading open-source metadata platform. Until now, combining them required hand-wiring HTTP Request nodes and JWT headers on every step. This node collapses that into one drag-and-drop action.

What

5 resources, 18 actions, 1 credential.

| Resource | Actions | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Asset | Search, Get Table, Get Dashboard, Get Lineage, Update Description | | Tag | List Tags, Apply Tag to Asset, Create Classification | | Data Quality | List Test Cases, Get Test Suite Results, Create Test Case | | Ingestion | List Pipelines, Trigger Pipeline, Get Pipeline Status | | Team / User | Get User, List Teams, Assign Owner, Get Activity Feed |

Prerequisites

• A running OpenMetadata instance — self-hosted (Docker guide) or hosted
• An n8n instance you control (self-hosted)
• A JWT token from OpenMetadata — Settings → Bots → ingestion-bot → JWT Token

Install

From the n8n UI: Settings → Community Nodes → Install → enter n8n-nodes-openmetadata → Install.

Or from a self-hosted shell:

cd ~/.n8n/nodes
npm install n8n-nodes-openmetadata

Restart n8n.

Credential setup

1. In n8n: Credentials → Create Credential → OpenMetadata API
2. Host URL: your OpenMetadata base URL (e.g. http://localhost:8585, no trailing slash)
3. JWT Token: paste the token from Settings → Bots → ingestion-bot
4. Test the credential — a green check means it's reachable

Example workflows

Canvas screenshots and exported JSONs live in /workflows:

• 01-slack-alerts.json — webhook receives OpenMetadata events → formats and posts to Slack
• 02-daily-digest.json — scheduled 9am daily digest of recent updates, pipeline health, and DQ failures
• 03-governance-autopilot.json — new tables trigger an AI agent that suggests and applies PII tags

Demo video

5-minute walkthrough on YouTube — install, credential setup, and all three demo workflows running live.

Development

git clone https://github.com/lekanbams/n8n-nodes-openmetadata.git
cd n8n-nodes-openmetadata
npm install
npm run dev   # starts n8n at localhost:5678 with the node pre-loaded

License

MIT

Built for the WeMakeDevs × OpenMetadata 2026 hackathon.