Text Post API
Module 01 · foundations · beginner
learner.json
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{
"name": "01 - Text Post API",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"httpMethod": "POST",
"path": "posts",
"responseMode": "responseNode",
"options": {}
},
"id": "1927ec80-d771-4805-9035-4d7a0e2a10db",
"name": "Webhook",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
-224,
0
],
"webhookId": "text-post-playground"
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"caseSensitive": true,
"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict",
"version": 3
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "c1a7e0f2-1111-4b6a-9c11-000000000001",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.body.text }}",
"rightValue": "",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEmpty",
"singleValue": true
}
},
{
"id": "c1a7e0f2-2222-4b6a-9c11-000000000002",
"leftValue": "={{ ($json.body.text || '').length }}",
"rightValue": 280,
"operator": {
"type": "number",
"operation": "lte"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
},
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 2.3,
"position": [
16,
0
],
"id": "71a4bf8e-2a10-44a2-83cd-1e0fb08e8671",
"name": "Valid Post?",
"alwaysOutputData": false
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "p1",
"name": "id",
"value": "={{ $execution.id }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "p2",
"name": "author",
"value": "={{ $json.body.author || 'anonymous' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "p3",
"name": "text",
"value": "={{ $json.body.text }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "p4",
"name": "length",
"value": "={{ $json.body.text.length }}",
"type": "number"
},
{
"id": "p5",
"name": "createdAt",
"value": "={{ $now.toISO() }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "bc710d9a-ff55-4a85-9cec-7ec10903b8f9",
"name": "Build Post",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
192,
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ $json }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 201
}
},
"id": "7913e76a-c329-42f5-90e2-069d05490991",
"name": "Respond Created",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
496,
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "60b88560-b625-464c-acae-f69ff37b1e9c",
"name": "error",
"value": "text must be 1-280 characters",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "2dff12e5-26a1-45ad-b695-41a1b413e25b",
"name": "Build Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
192,
64
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"respondWith": "json",
"responseBody": "={{ $json }}",
"options": {
"responseCode": 400
}
},
"id": "f658a083-d02f-43ff-be76-ddc160a86e92",
"name": "Respond Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"position": [
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]
}
],
"connections": {
"Webhook": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Valid Post?",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Valid Post?": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Build Post",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Build Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Build Post": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Respond Created",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Build Error": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Respond Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"pinData": {},
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"binaryMode": "separate"
}
}