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OpenClaw + n8n Integration Tutorial

Connect OpenClaw to 400+ apps via n8n workflow automation. No coding required.

Why n8n + OpenClaw?

The Problem

Without n8n: Each integration needs custom code and separate OAuth setup

Problems:

❌ Each integration needs custom code
❌ OAuth setup for every service
❌ Maintenance nightmare
❌ Hard to modify workflows

The Solution

With n8n: One connection, unlimited integrations via visual workflow builder

Benefits:

✅ One connection, unlimited integrations
✅ Visual drag-and-drop builder
✅ No code required
✅ Easy to modify

Example Workflow: Email to Slack

Example: Gmail → Filter → Slack → OpenClaw Summary

Architecture: Who's Backend, Who's Frontend?

}}%% flowchart TB subgraph User"👤 User Layer" TG"💬 Telegram" WEB"🌐 Web UI" MOB"📱 Mobile" end

subgraph Frontend["🎭 Frontend: OpenClaw"]
    OC["🤖 OpenClaw Agent"]
    NL["💬 Natural Language"]
    INT["🎯 Intent Routing"]
end

subgraph Orchestrator["⚙️ Orchestrator: n8n"]
    N8N["🔄 n8n Workflow Engine"]
    TRIG["⚡ Triggers"]
    ACT["🔧 Actions"]
    LOGIC["🧩 Logic/Conditions"]
end

subgraph Backend["☁️ Backend Services"]
    GM["📧 Gmail API"]
    GD["☁️ Google Drive"]
    SL["💬 Slack API"]
    NT["📝 Notion API"]
    AT["📊 Airtable"]
end

TG --> OC
WEB --> OC
MOB --> OC

OC -->|API/Webhook| N8N

N8N --> TRIG
N8N --> ACT
N8N --> LOGIC

ACT --> GM
ACT --> GD
ACT --> SL
ACT --> NT
ACT --> AT

style User fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1976d2
style Frontend fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#f57c00
style Orchestrator fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#388e3c
style Backend fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#9c27b0'}

Summary:

Layer	Role	Example
User Layer	Interface	Telegram chat
Frontend	AI Assistant	OpenClaw/Radit
Orchestrator	Workflow Engine	n8n
Backend	Service APIs	Gmail, Slack, Notion

What You Can Build

🔄 Two-Way Communication Flow

}}%% flowchart LR subgraph Request"📤 Outgoing Request" U1"👤 User Request" OC1"🤖 OpenClaw" N8N1"🔄 n8n" API1"☁️ External API" end

subgraph Response["📥 Incoming Response"]
    API2["☁️ API Result"]
    N8N2["🔄 n8n Process"]
    OC2["🤖 OpenClaw Format"]
    U2["👤 User Gets Answer"]
end

U1 -->|"Send email"| OC1
OC1 -->|Webhook| N8N1
N8N1 -->|Call| API1

API1 -->|Result| API2
API2 -->|Parse| N8N2
N8N2 -->|JSON| OC2
OC2 -->|💬 Message| U2

style Request fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1976d2
style Response fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#388e3c'}

Example 1: Email to Slack Notification

┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐
│  Gmail   │────▶│    n8n   │────▶│  Filter  │────▶│  Slack   │
│  (New    │     │  Trigger │     │ (AI/Key  │     │ (Notify  │
│   Email) │     │          │     │  words)  │     │  Team)   │
└──────────┘     └──────────┘     └──────────┘     └──────────┘
                                                        │
                    ┌───────────────────────────────────┘
                    ▼
            ┌──────────────┐
            │  OpenClaw    │
            │  (Summary    │
            │   Report)    │
            └──────────────┘

Flow:

New email arrives in Gmail
n8n detects it (trigger)
Filter: Only urgent emails (from boss, contains "ASAP")
Send Slack notification to team
OpenClaw generates daily summary

Example 2: Form to Database to Notification

┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐
│  Google  │────▶│    n8n   │────▶│  Google  │────▶│  Email   │
│  Form    │     │  (Parse  │     │  Sheets  │     │ (Confirm │
│(Response)│     │   Data)  │     │ (Store)  │     │  User)   │
└──────────┘     └────┬─────┘     └──────────┘     └──────────┘
                      │
                      ▼
               ┌────────────┐
               │  OpenClaw  │
               │ (Process   │
               │   Request) │
               └────────────┘

Flow:

User submits Google Form (RFQ/tender)
n8n parses form data
Store in Google Sheets (CRM)
Send confirmation email to user
OpenClaw reviews and drafts response

Example 3: Multi-Step Approval Workflow

┌──────────┐
│  Request │
│  Created │
└────┬─────┘
     │
     ▼
┌──────────┐     ┌──────────┐
│   n8n    │────▶│ Manager  │
│  (Route  │     │ Approval │
│   Task)  │     └────┬─────┘
└──────────┘          │
                      ▼
               ┌──────────┐
               │ Approved?│
               └────┬─────┘
                    │
           ┌────────┴────────┐
           │                 │
           ▼                 ▼
     ┌──────────┐      ┌──────────┐
     │   Yes    │      │    No    │
     │          │      │          │
     ▼          │      ▼          │
┌──────────┐   │  ┌──────────┐   │
│ Execute  │   │  │  Notify  │   │
│  Task    │   │  │  User    │   │
└──────────┘   │  └──────────┘   │
               │                 │
               └────────┬────────┘
                        │
                        ▼
                 ┌────────────┐
                 │  OpenClaw  │
                 │  (Final    │
                 │   Report)  │
                 └────────────┘

Step-by-Step Setup

Step 1: Install n8n

Option A: Self-Host (Recommended for privacy)

# Using Docker
docker run -it --rm \
  --name n8n \
  -p 5678:5678 \
  -v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
  n8nio/n8n

Option B: Cloud (n8n.io)

Sign up at https://n8n.io/cloud
Free tier: 1,000 executions/month
No setup required

Step 2: Create First Workflow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    n8n Editor                            │
│                                                          │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  1. ADD TRIGGER                                  │    │
│  │     Click [+] → Search "Webhook" → Select        │    │
│  │                                                  │    │
│  │     [Webhook] ──────►                            │    │
│  │     URL: https://n8n.yourdomain/webhook/xxx      │    │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
│                         │                                │
│                         ▼                                │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  2. ADD ACTION                                   │    │
│  │     Click [+] → Search "Gmail" → Send Email      │    │
│  │                                                  │    │
│  │     [Webhook] ────► [Gmail]                      │    │
│  │     (Trigger)       (Send Email)                 │    │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
│                         │                                │
│                         ▼                                │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  3. ADD MORE ACTIONS                             │    │
│  │     Keep adding nodes as needed                  │    │
│  │                                                  │    │
│  │     [Webhook] ────► [Gmail] ────► [Slack]       │    │
│  │     (Trigger)       (Email)       (Notify)      │    │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
│                                                          │
│  [💾 Save]  [▶️ Execute]  [🚀 Activate]                   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 3: Connect OpenClaw to n8n

Method A: Webhook (Simple)

# In OpenClaw, call n8n webhook
import requests

n8n_webhook_url = "https://n8n.yourdomain/webhook/abc123"

data = {
    "message": "New task from user",
    "sender": "user@example.com",
    "priority": "high"
}

response = requests.post(n8n_webhook_url, json=data)

Method B: n8n Node (Advanced)

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  n8n HTTP Request Node                                   │
│                                                          │
│  Method: POST                                            │
│  URL: https://api.openclaw.ai/v1/execute                │
│  Headers:                                                │
│    Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN                     │
│  Body:                                                   │
│    {                                                     │
│      "agent": "radit",                                   │
│      "task": "Analyze this email"                       │
│    }                                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 4: Two-Way Communication

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              TWO-WAY INTEGRATION FLOW                    │
│                                                          │
│  ┌─────────┐              ┌─────────┐              ┌────┴────┐ │
│  │  User   │─────────────▶│ OpenClaw│─────────────▶│   n8n   │ │
│  │ Request │  "Send email │ Process │  "Execute   │ Workflow│ │
│  │         │   via n8n"  │ Intent  │   workflow"  │         │ │
│  └─────────┘              └────┬────┘              └────┬────┘ │
│                                │                        │       │
│                                │                        ▼       │
│                                │               ┌─────────────┐  │
│                                │               │  Call APIs  │  │
│                                │               │  (Gmail,    │  │
│                                │               │   Slack...) │  │
│                                │               └──────┬──────┘  │
│                                │                      │         │
│                                │                      ▼         │
│                                │               ┌─────────────┐  │
│                                └───────────────│   Result    │  │
│                                                │   Back      │  │
│                                                └─────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Popular Use Cases

📊 Use Case Pipeline Overview

}}%% flowchart TB subgraph Email"📧 Email Processing" E1"Gmail Trigger" --> E2"AI Filter" E2 --> E3{Urgent?} E3 -->|Yes| E4"Slack + OpenClaw" E3 -->|No| E5"Archive" end

subgraph Form["📝 Form Automation"]
    F1["Google Form"] --> F2["Validate"]
    F2 --> F3["Save to Sheets"]
    F3 --> F4["Send Email"]
    F4 --> F5["OpenClam Summary"]
end

subgraph Social["📱 Social Monitoring"]
    S1["Twitter Mention"] --> S2["Analyze"]
    S2 --> S3{Sentiment}
    S3 -->|😊 Positive| S4["Thank You"]
    S3 -->|😐 Neutral| S5["Ignore"]
    S3 -->|😠 Negative| S6["Alert Team"]
end

style Email fill:#ffcdd2,stroke:#d32f2f
style Form fill:#c8e6c9,stroke:#388e3c
style Social fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#0288d1'}

1. Email Processing Pipeline

[GMail Trigger] → [AI Filter] → [Classify] → [Route]
                      │              │           │
                      ▼              ▼           ▼
               [Newsletter]   [Urgent]     [Routine]
                    │              │           │
                    ▼              ▼           ▼
               [Mark Read]   [Slack +     [Auto-
                             OpenClaw]    Reply]

2. Data Entry Automation

[Form Submission] → [Validate] → [Save to DB] → [Notify]
                                          │
                                          ▼
                                    [OpenClaw Summary]

[Twitter Mention] → [Analyze] → [Sentiment] → [Action]
                                         │
                    ┌────────────────────┼────────────────────┐
                    ▼                    ▼                    ▼
              [Positive]            [Neutral]            [Negative]
                  │                     │                     │
                  ▼                     ▼                     ▼
            [Thank You]            [Ignore]            [Alert + 
                                                          Response]

Security Best Practices

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    SECURITY LAYER                        │
│                                                          │
│  1. API KEYS (n8n Credentials)                          │
│     └─► Encrypted storage                                 │
│     └─► Never expose in workflows                         │
│                                                          │
│  2. WEBHOOK SECURITY                                     │
│     └─► Use random URLs                                   │
│     └─► Add authentication headers                        │
│     └─► IP whitelist                                      │
│                                                          │
│  3. DATA FLOW                                            │
│     └─► Validate all inputs                               │
│     └─► Sanitize before sending to APIs                   │
│     └─► Log for audit                                     │
│                                                          │
│  4. ACCESS CONTROL                                       │
│     └─► Restrict n8n dashboard access                     │
│     └─► Use strong passwords                              │
│     └─► Enable 2FA                                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Troubleshooting

Webhook Not Triggering?

✓ Check URL is correct
✓ Verify workflow is "Active"
✓ Check n8n execution logs
✓ Test with curl:
  curl -X POST https://n8n.yourdomain/webhook/xxx \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"test":"data"}'

Authentication Errors?

✓ Re-connect credentials in n8n
✓ Check API scopes/permissions
✓ Verify token not expired
✓ Check service status page

Data Not Passing?

✓ Check field names match
✓ Verify data types (string vs number)
✓ Use "Set" node to transform data
✓ Add "Function" node for custom logic

Quick Reference

Task	n8n Node	OpenClaw Role
Send Email	Gmail / SendGrid	Trigger / Review
Save to Spreadsheet	Google Sheets	Analyze data
Post to Slack	Slack	Notify team
Create Task	Todoist / Asana	Prioritize
Store File	Google Drive / Dropbox	Organize
Database Query	PostgreSQL / MySQL	Query builder
API Call	HTTP Request	Natural language
Schedule Task	Cron / Schedule	Set reminders

Next Steps

Install n8n (self-host or cloud)
Create first workflow (webhook → email)
Connect OpenClaw (call webhook from agent)
Build complex flows (multi-step automations)
Monitor & optimize (check execution logs)

Resources

Tutorial Version: 1.0
Last Updated: 2026-03-08
Compatible With: OpenClaw 2026.2+, n8n 1.0+

Integrasi N8N dengan OpenClaw — Workflow Automation Powerhouse

OpenClaw + n8n Integration Tutorial

Why n8n + OpenClaw?

The Problem

The Solution

Example Workflow: Email to Slack

Architecture: Who's Backend, Who's Frontend?

What You Can Build

🔄 Two-Way Communication Flow

Example 1: Email to Slack Notification

Example 2: Form to Database to Notification

Example 3: Multi-Step Approval Workflow

Step-by-Step Setup

Step 1: Install n8n

Step 2: Create First Workflow

Step 3: Connect OpenClaw to n8n

Step 4: Two-Way Communication

Popular Use Cases

📊 Use Case Pipeline Overview

1. Email Processing Pipeline

2. Data Entry Automation

Security Best Practices

Troubleshooting

Webhook Not Triggering?

Authentication Errors?

Data Not Passing?

Quick Reference

Next Steps

Resources

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OpenClaw + n8n Integration Tutorial

Why n8n + OpenClaw?

The Problem

The Solution

Example Workflow: Email to Slack

Architecture: Who's Backend, Who's Frontend?

What You Can Build

🔄 Two-Way Communication Flow

Example 1: Email to Slack Notification

Example 2: Form to Database to Notification

Example 3: Multi-Step Approval Workflow

Step-by-Step Setup

Step 1: Install n8n

Step 2: Create First Workflow

Step 3: Connect OpenClaw to n8n

Step 4: Two-Way Communication

Popular Use Cases

📊 Use Case Pipeline Overview

1. Email Processing Pipeline

2. Data Entry Automation

3. Social Media Monitoring

Security Best Practices

Troubleshooting

Webhook Not Triggering?

Authentication Errors?

Data Not Passing?

Quick Reference

Next Steps

Resources

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