Connect Akto with N8N

N8N is a workflow automation platform that connects various services and automates tasks. This setup is recommended if you want to monitor API traffic from your N8N workflows and ensure your automated processes maintain security standards.

Step 1: Configure Akto Traffic Processor

Set up and configure Akto Traffic Processor. The steps are mentioned here.

Step 2: Clone the Akto Infrastructure Repository

Clone the Akto infrastructure repository and checkout the feature branch:

git clone https://github.com/akto-api-security/infra.git
cd infra
git checkout feature/quick-setup

Step 3: Configure N8N Environment Variables

Update the following variables in the n8n-cron.env file:

N8N_BASE_URL=https://<YOUR_INSTANCE_URL>
N8N_API_KEY=<API_KEY>

Kafka Configuration (Optional)

Below are the default values for Kafka configuration which you can change as required:

KAFKA_BROKERS=kafka1:19092
KAFKA_TOPIC=akto.api.logs

Step 4: Start the N8N Traffic Connector

Run the following command to start the N8N traffic connector:

docker compose -f docker-compose-n8n-cron.yaml up

This will start monitoring your N8N workflows and send API traffic data to Akto for analysis.

Get Support for your Akto setup

There are multiple ways to request support from Akto. We are 24X7 available on the following:

1. In-app intercom support. Message us with your query on intercom in Akto dashboard and someone will reply.

2. Join our discord channel for community support.

3. Contact [email protected] for email support.

4. Contact us here.