N8N

Connect Akto with N8N

Overview

N8N is a workflow automation platform that connects various services and automates tasks. This setup is recommended if you want to monitor API traffic from your N8N workflows and ensure your automated processes maintain security standards.

The Akto N8N connector automatically:

• Fetches all workflow metadata from your N8N instance

• Monitors workflow executions

• Sends API traffic data to Akto for security analysis

Steps to Connect

1

Configure Akto Traffic Processor

Set up and configure Akto Traffic Processor. The steps are mentioned here.

2

Open the N8N Connector in Akto Argus

1. Navigate to Akto Argus.

2. Open Connectors.

3. Under AI Agent Security, locate the N8N connector card.

4. Select Connect to open the N8N dialog.

   

3

Enter the N8N Instance URL

• This is the base URL of your N8N deployment.

• For N8N Cloud, this is shown after login (e.g., https://<workspace>.n8n.cloud).

• For self-hosted N8N, use your instance’s public hostname/IP.

4

Enter the N8N API Key

• In N8N, open Settings → n8n API.

• Create a new API key, assign a label, set expiration, and copy the key.

• Enter the copied key into the N8N API Key field.

5

Enter the Data Ingestion Service URL

Enter the URL of your self-hosted data ingestion service in the URL for Data Ingestion Service field in order to forward agent execution and telemetry data into your environment for processing.

Note

• The ingestion service must be deployed and exposed in your infrastructure.

• The URL must be reachable from Akto.

• The endpoint receives metadata collected by Akto for this connector.

6

Complete the Integration

After all fields are populated:

1. Review the configuration details.

2. Select Import to finalize the connection.

What Data is Collected?

The N8N connector collects two types of data:

Workflow Metadata

• All workflows from your N8N instance

• Webhook URLs (if configured in workflow)

Workflow Executions

• Executions from the last hour

• First node input data

• Last node output data

Get Support for your Akto setup

There are multiple ways to request support from Akto. We are 24X7 available on the following:

1. In-app intercom support. Message us with your query on intercom in Akto dashboard and someone will reply.

2. Join our discord channel for community support.

3. Contact [email protected] for email support.

4. Contact us here.