n8n-nodes-rdraw

Community node for n8n that integrates with the rDraw document generation API. Generate PDF, XLSX or DOCX reports from rDraw templates directly inside your workflows.

Installation

Option 1 — From the n8n UI (recommended)

1. Open your n8n instance.

2. Go to Settings → Community Nodes → Install.

3. Enter the package name:

   n8n-nodes-rdraw

4. Accept the risk warning and click Install.

The rDraw node will appear in the nodes panel.

Option 2 — Self-hosted (Docker)

Make sure community packages are enabled:

docker run -it --rm \
  -p 5678:5678 \
  -v n8n_data:/home/node/.n8n \
  -e N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ENABLED=true \
  docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n

Then install via the UI as above.

Credentials

Create a new credential of type rDraw API and paste your API key. The key is sent automatically as the X-API-Key header on every request.

You can request an API key at rdraw.io.

Node: rDraw

Generates a report by calling POST https://api.rdraw.io/api/generate and returns the resulting file as binary data, ready to be saved, emailed, or uploaded to cloud storage.

Parameters

| Field | Description | | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Report ID | UUID of the rDraw template (e.g. edc6fe12-49f5-458b-aa23-d6954e005266). | | Format | Output format — PDF, XLSX, or DOCX. | | Data Sources | JSON object whose keys are the dataSource names defined in the template, and values are arrays of records. | | Binary Property | Name of the binary property where the generated file will be placed (default: data). | | File Name | File name without extension (default: report). The extension is added automatically based on the chosen format. |

Example — Data Sources

{
  "Alunos": [
    {
      "nome": "Ana Pereira",
      "numero": 1,
      "nota_trimestre1": 14,
      "nota_trimestre2": 15,
      "nota_trimestre3": 16,
      "media_final": 15
    }
  ]
}

Output

Each input item produces an output item with:

• json: { success, reportId, format, fileName }
• binary.<binaryPropertyName>: the generated file (PDF / XLSX / DOCX)

You can chain the output directly into nodes like Write Binary File, Google Drive, S3, Send Email, etc.

Example workflow

1. Trigger (Webhook / Schedule / Manual)
2. Set / Code — build the dataSources object.
3. rDraw — Report ID + Format + Data Sources.
4. Google Drive (or any binary-consuming node) — upload the file.

API reference

The node wraps a single endpoint:

curl -X POST "https://api.rdraw.io/api/generate" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "reportId": "edc6fe12-49f5-458b-aa23-d6954e005266",
    "format": "pdf",
    "dataSources": {
      "Alunos": [ { "nome": "Ana", "numero": 1 } ]
    }
  }'

The response is { "success": true, "data": "<base64>" }. The node decodes data automatically into a binary file.

Full docs: rdraw.io/docs.

Development

git clone https://github.com/rdraw-io/n8n-node.git
cd n8n-node
npm install
npm run dev      # starts n8n with hot reload

Other scripts:

npm run lint        # n8n community-node lint rules
npm run build       # compile to dist/
npm run release     # bump version, tag, publish to npm

License

MIT © RDraw