Developers or automation teams that expose webhooks and need a simple key check before any other logic runs.
Paste it straight onto an n8n canvas with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V.
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This n8n workflow shows how to protect a webhook with an API key. The incoming request must send the key in the x-api-key header, and a separate workflow checks it against a list of registered keys. A valid key gets a 200 response with the user ID, and anything else gets a 401.
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Developers or automation teams that expose webhooks and need a simple key check before any other logic runs. This n8n workflow shows how to protect a webhook with an API key. The incoming request must send the key in the x-api-key header, and a separate workflow checks it against a list of registered keys. A valid key gets a 200 response with the user ID, and anything else gets a 401.
Copy the workflow JSON from this page and paste it onto the n8n canvas with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. Then connect your credentials in each node.
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