Is There a React Integration or Sample App for n8n Workflow Automation?

Below is an overview of how you might approach integrating React with n8n:

How n8n Fits into the Picture

n8n is built as a backend workflow automation tool. It’s designed to handle various integrations with apps and services via its nodes and HTTP API. Instead of embedding n8n directly in your React app, you typically use n8n as the automation engine behind your frontend.

Integration Options

While there isn’t a dedicated React integration package or sample application in the n8n documentation, you can still connect your React app with n8n by using one or more of these approaches:

• Triggering Workflows via HTTP:
  n8n workflows can be triggered using webhooks. In your React app, you can send HTTP requests (using fetch, axios, etc.) to the n8n webhook endpoint to start a workflow.

• Using the REST API:
  n8n exposes API endpoints that allow you to run or monitor workflows. This setup lets your React app interact with your automation processes, e.g., for fetching results or posting new data.

• Custom Workflow Endpoints:
  If your use case requires sending data from React to n8n in a structured way, you can create custom workflows in n8n that accept data via HTTP (using HTTP Request nodes) and act on it accordingly.

A Simple Example

Here’s a basic example of how you might trigger an n8n workflow (configured to start with a webhook) from your React app:

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// Example using fetch to trigger an n8n webhook endpoint
import React from 'react';

function TriggerWorkflowButton() {
  const triggerWorkflow = async () => {
    try {
      const response = await fetch('https://your-n8n-instance.com/webhook/your-webhook-id', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: JSON.stringify({
          data: 'Your payload here'
        })
      });
      const result = await response.json();
      console.log('Workflow triggered:', result);
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error triggering workflow:', error);
    }
  };

  return (
    <button onClick={triggerWorkflow}>
      Trigger Workflow
    </button>
  );
}

export default TriggerWorkflowButton;

Next Steps

• Review n8n’s Documentation on Integrations and HTTP Request Nodes:
  The documentation details how nodes work and how you can build workflows that accept HTTP requests. This is a good starting point to understand how your React app can communicate with n8n.

• Explore Webhook Settings:
  Configure your workflow to start with a webhook trigger, so that it’s ready to accept HTTP requests from your frontend.

• Build and Monitor:
  Once you set up your workflow, test and monitor it to ensure data from your React app is processed as expected.

While there’s no “React-specific” package for n8n integrations at the moment, using the above methods allows you to combine the best of both worlds—a React front end with a robust, automated backend powered by n8n.

Feel free to refer to these sections in the documentation for more details on working with nodes and HTTP integrations within n8n.