Credentials

File-based configuration

You can add _FILE to individual variables to provide their configuration in a separate file. Refer to Keeping sensitive data in separate files for more details.

Enable credential overwrites using the following environment variables. Refer to Credential overwrites for details.

Variable	Type	Default	Description
CREDENTIALS_OVERWRITE_DATA /_FILE	*	-	Overwrites for credentials.
CREDENTIALS_OVERWRITE_ENDPOINT	String	-	The API endpoint to fetch credentials.
CREDENTIALS_OVERWRITE_PERSISTENCE	Boolean	false	Enable database persistence for credential overwrites. Required for multi-instance or queue mode to propagate overwrites to workers through a publish/subscribe approach.
N8N_MANAGED_OAUTH_SHOW_SCOPES	String	-	Comma-separated list of managed OAuth credential types for which users can configure scope fields.
CREDENTIALS_DEFAULT_NAME	String	My credentials	The default name for credentials.