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Introduction to the HTTP Tool (n8n)

Operations and development teams that build n8n AI agent workflows which call web pages or APIs.

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What it does

An n8n workflow template that shows the HTTP Tool, added in n8n version 1.47.0. The tool lets an AI Agent make simple HTTP requests directly, instead of calling a separate sub-workflow for each one. The template includes two examples: an agent that scrapes web pages and an agent that calls an API to fetch data. It uses an OpenAI Chat Model as the language model.

Use cases

  1. 01Fetch data from an API for an AI agent
  2. 02Read a web page and let the agent summarize it
  3. 03Replace custom sub-workflows for simple requests

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AI Agent · OpenAI Chat Model

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Introduction to the HTTP Tool (n8n).

What is Introduction to the HTTP Tool (n8n) used for?

Operations and development teams that build n8n AI agent workflows which call web pages or APIs. An n8n workflow template that shows the HTTP Tool, added in n8n version 1.47.0. The tool lets an AI Agent make simple HTTP requests directly, instead of calling a separate sub-workflow for each one. The template includes two examples: an agent that scrapes web pages and an agent that calls an API to fetch data. It uses an OpenAI Chat Model as the language model.

How do I import Introduction to the HTTP Tool (n8n) into n8n?

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.

Is Introduction to the HTTP Tool (n8n) safe to use?

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