NocoDB credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

• NocoDB

Supported authentication methods

• API token (recommended)

• User auth token

  User auth token deprecation

  NocoDB deprecated user auth tokens in v0.205.1. Use API tokens instead.

Related resources

Refer to NocoDB's API documentation for more information about the service.

Using API token

To configure this credential, you'll need a NocoDB instance and:

• An API Token

• Your database Host

To generate an API token:

1. Log into NocoDB and select the User menu in the bottom left sidebar.

2. Select Account Settings.

3. Open the Tokens tab.

4. Select Add new API token.

5. Enter a Name for your token, like n8n integration.

6. Select Save.

7. Copy the API Token and enter it in your n8n credential.

8. Enter the Host of your NocoDB instance in your n8n credential, for example http://localhost:8080.

Refer to the NocoDB API Tokens documentation for more detailed instructions.

Using user auth token

Before NocoDB deprecated it, user auth token was a temporary token designed for quick experiments with the API, valid for a session until the user logs out or for 10 hours.

User auth token deprecation

NocoDB deprecated user auth tokens in v0.205.1. Use API tokens instead.

To configure this credential, you'll need a NocoDB instance and:

• A User Token

• Your database Host

To generate a user auth token:

1. Log into NocoDB and select the User menu in the bottom left sidebar.

2. Select Copy Auth token.

3. Enter that auth token as the User Token in n8n.

4. Enter the Host of your NocoDB instance, for example http://localhost:8080.

Refer to the NocoDB Auth Tokens documentation for more information.