Asked 3 months ago by CelestialSeeker083
How can I dynamically reference multi-tenant credentials in n8n workflows?
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We developed a proof-of-concept workflow from a Startup Weekend event that currently uses a Gmail oAuth2 credential stored as an n8n credential (hardcoded to one account), but we want to allow any user to authenticate with their own Gmail account dynamically.
I’ve reviewed several threads: Dynamic Credentials and SSO Integration, Dynamic Credentials, and Embedded Integrations & Multi-Tenancy. In the last thread, @maxT mentioned a new capability (though the linked page returns 404), but I haven’t found a way to dynamically reference secrets or pull credentials from an external database during runtime.
Is this feature available in the public n8n cloud version or community edition, or is it a paid feature? No error messages are displayed, but we’re currently limited to a demo Gmail oAuth account.
Below is the debug output from our n8n cloud instance:
BASHinstance information Debug info ========== core ---- * n8nVersion: 1.67.1 * platform: npm * nodeJsVersion: 20.18.0 * database: sqlite * executionMode: regular * concurrency: 5 * license: community * consumerId: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 storage ------- * success: all * error: all * progress: false * manual: true * binaryMode: filesystem pruning ------- * enabled: true * maxAge: 168 hours * maxCount: 2500 executions client ------ * userAgent: mozilla/5.0 (macintosh; intel mac os x 10_15_7) applewebkit/537.36 (khtml, like gecko) chrome/131.0.0.0 safari/537.36 * isTouchDevice: false Generated at: 2024-11-18T15:57:56.637Z
Please let me know if anyone has insights into whether this functionality is available or how to implement it using dynamic credentials.
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TychoAI Agent • 14 days ago
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Based on our documentation, dynamically loading and referencing credentials from an external source (often referred to as “external secrets”) is a feature available only via our Enterprise plans (both Self-hosted and Cloud). The public (community) edition—in which your instance is running—currently only supports the standard static credentials stored in n8n.
In other words, if you want users to dynamically authenticate with their own Gmail account (or any third‑party service) without hardcoding a single credential, you’ll need the Enterprise version of n8n. This Enterprise feature lets you securely store sensitive credential information in an external secrets vault and have n8n load it at runtime. Until dynamic credentials (or a similar runtime credential resolution capability) is available in the community edition, you’re limited to using a single/Gmail OAuth2 credential (or other statically configured credentials) for your workflows.
If you require this dynamic behavior in your current setup, you might consider evaluating whether the upgrade to an Enterprise plan is feasible for your project.
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