Secure API Endpoint with Bearer Token Authentication and Field Validation

A reusable and production-ready n8n workflow that secures public webhooks using **Bearer token authentication** and **dynamic request validation**. --- ## What It Does - **Verifies Bearer Token**: Compares the `Authorization` header with a configured secret token. - **Validates Required Fields**: Checks that all expected fields are present in the incoming request body. - **Returns Standardized JSON Responses**: - `401 Unauthorized` if token is missing or invalid - `400 Bad Request` if required fields are missing - `200 OK` with a custom success payload --- ## Who It's For - Developers exposing n8n workflows as APIs - No-code/low-code builders integrating with external forms or tools - Anyone needing simple authentication and validation on incoming webhooks --- ## Why Use It - **Secure**: Prevents unauthorized access to your public workflows - **Clean**: Centralized configuration for token and required fields - **Flexible**: Easy to extend and customize for any use case --- ## Setup Instructions 1. **Configure Values in the `Configuration` Node** - Set your secret token: `config.bearerToken = YOUR_TOKEN` - Define required request fields by key: Example: ``` config.requiredFields.message = true; config.requiredFields.email = true; ``` **Note**: Only the **keys** matter - values can be anything. 2. **Plug in Your Business Logic** Replace the `Add workflow nodes here` with your own logic. 3. **Customize the Success Response** Edit the `Create Response` node to shape your success payload. --- ## Use Cases - Securing public form submissions - Creating internal API endpoints - Validating data from external services --- Use this as a base for building secure, API-style workflows in n8n. --- **Hello! I'm [Audun / xqus](https://xqus.com)**. If my n8n workflows saved you time or sparked ideas, [consider sending a little support](https://donate.stripe.com/9AQ6ps6Kna3t8Vi28b) my way. It helps me keep building cool stuff and maybe grab a coffee along the way!

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A reusable and production-ready n8n workflow that secures public webhooks using Bearer token authentication and dynamic request validation.


What It Does

  • Verifies Bearer Token: Compares the Authorization header with a configured secret token.

  • Validates Required Fields: Checks that all expected fields are present in the incoming request body.

  • Returns Standardized JSON Responses:

    • 401 Unauthorized if token is missing or invalid
    • 400 Bad Request if required fields are missing
    • 200 OK with a custom success payload

Who It's For

  • Developers exposing n8n workflows as APIs
  • No-code/low-code builders integrating with external forms or tools
  • Anyone needing simple authentication and validation on incoming webhooks

Why Use It

  • Secure: Prevents unauthorized access to your public workflows
  • Clean: Centralized configuration for token and required fields
  • Flexible: Easy to extend and customize for any use case

Setup Instructions

  1. Configure Values in the Configuration Node

    • Set your secret token: config.bearerToken = YOUR_TOKEN
    • Define required request fields by key:
      Example:
      config.requiredFields.message = true;
      config.requiredFields.email = true;
      
      Note: Only the keys matter - values can be anything.
  2. Plug in Your Business Logic
    Replace the Add workflow nodes here with your own logic.

  3. Customize the Success Response
    Edit the Create Response node to shape your success payload.


Use Cases

  • Securing public form submissions
  • Creating internal API endpoints
  • Validating data from external services

Use this as a base for building secure, API-style workflows in n8n.


Hello! I'm Audun / xqus. If my n8n workflows saved you time or sparked ideas, consider sending a little support my way. It helps me keep building cool stuff and maybe grab a coffee along the way!

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How to import this workflow into n8n

  1. 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
  2. 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
  3. 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
  4. 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.

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