HTTP Request node broken after update to n8n Cloud 2.19.5 (config.headers.setContentType is not a function) After upgrading to n8n Cloud 2.19.5, HTTP Request nodes started failing with: config.headers.setContentType is not a function Environment: n8n Cloud version: 2.19.5 Affected node: …

[image] Gianluca: HTTP Request node broken after update to n8n Cloud 2.19.5 (config.headers.setContentType is not a function) After upgrading to n8n Cloud 2.19.5, HTTP Request nodes started failing with: config.headers.setContentType is not a function Environment: n8n Cloud version: 2.19.5 …

@Gianluca Welcome to the community! Yes, this looks like a Cloud 2.19.5 regression, not your HTTP config. Since it fails even with: new HTTP Request node auth disabled manual headers simple GET request …it likely happens before the request is sent. Best workaround for now: repor…

Hi, I tried creating new HTTP Request node but nothing … [image]

@Gianluca looked at the github issue more carefully — bug is in n8n’s global axios request interceptor for any URL starting with https://api.openai.com/. applyVendorHeaders reassigns config.headers to a plain object that doesn’t have setContentType, so the interceptor crashes downstream. Affects eve…

unfortunately does’nt work [image]

confirmed bug — n8ns global axios interceptor blows up on any URL starting with api.openai.com/ . applyVendorHeaders rewrites config.headers to a plain object, then a downstream interceptor cant call setContentType on it and dies. affects HTTP Request, Code (helpers.httpRequest), AI Agent — everythin…

[image] achamm: free tier handles 100k req/day. You have to look at the terms and conditions carefully. Real life usage is only good for around 15 minutes. [image]

@kjooleng yeah I see what you’re highlighting, that 10ms CPU is a real limit, that sucks

HTTP Request node broken after Cloud update 2.19.5 - config.headers.setContentType is not a function

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unfortunately does’nt work

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