Use n8n api to update credential

[jgggr]

Hi.

I am using n8n cloiud.
I am trying to persist a credential obtained via a http request. To credential type is Header Authorization.

I can “manually” update de credential. I am trying to update via n8n API call.

I was able to “create” a new credential. But I was not able to PATCH an existing credential.

Is there another way to do that?

[MutedJam]

Hi @jgggr, I am afraid there is currently no supported way of updating credentials through the REST API. I can see you have already voted on the respective feature request, so let’s hope this will be implemented in the future.

N8n API Add functions for credentials

I can see the public API was only merged in June this year - nicely done! I would like to add a use case for getAllCredentials AKA a GET /credentials endpoint. I’m currently using n8n to integrate firefly-iii and grist-core. I did it using an n8n workflow, but I also made a grist widget that gives the user control over the integration (via the workflow itself and the n8n API). One of the widget’s functions will be to install the n8n workflow inside n8n, then invoke the workflow to configure fir…

[onurbolaca]

Did “credential update request” implemented? That would be useful now, otherwise I need to delete credentials and create again

[jan]

That did not get implemented yet and will, if implemented, be probably be only available with the Team plan.