Set Credentials programmatically

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Hi,

I’m investigating the possibility of setting Query Auth credentials programmatically. In my business case, I have several customers accessing an HTTP endpoint that requires each customer’s specific API key to access only their own data.

I found this old post:

Set Credentials programmatically [GOT CREATED]

I’d like to know if anyone has already solved this kind of flow.

I’m on n8n cloud latest version

Many thanks!

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What is the node type?

Also how are you selling this to customers? In many cases reselling access to internal automations would fall under needing an embedded or whitelabel license.

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The node is a custom Https node. I’m not reselling access. The use case is a Real Estate AI assitant providing user assitance by answering questions about properties of Real Estate agencies (my customers). To get info about properties I need to access to the HTPPS node with each Real Estate agency’s keys, given that the service is a centralized one, where multiple agencies can access.

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In that case, how do you make the HTTP requests now? Just to help guide if this is doable.

You could easily dynamically enter if its something like a Bearer or Basic authorization header, and you can just store the keys on a google sheet or database with the names of the agency.

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Hi @ThinkBot, thanks for your response.

I’m making the HTTP request using a Generic Credential Type with Query Auth, setting up the API key credentials for each agency.

While searching the community for a similar case, I found this thread: Select credentials via expression, which addresses exactly the same issue.

In that thread, they mention this workflow: Set credentials dynamically using expressions | n8n workflow template, which could be an option, although it carries the risk of exposing credentials publicly.

Thanks!

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Hi,

You are able to make credentials through the n8n node. Unfortunately you cannot dynamically use them.

I have solved this by using JWT auth, but that is rather advanced (essentially handling all of the auth manually)

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