CloudBlue Commerce SimpleAPI

Overview

This node interacts with a cloud commerce platform to manage various resources, including subscriptions. Specifically, the "Subscription - Get" operation retrieves detailed information about a single subscription by its unique identifier. This is useful in scenarios where you need to fetch current subscription details for reporting, auditing, or further processing within an automation workflow.

For example, you might use this node to:

• Retrieve subscription status and details before performing billing operations.
• Fetch subscription data to synchronize with an external CRM or database.
• Validate subscription existence and attributes as part of a customer support process.

Properties

Output

The output of the node is a JSON object representing the subscription's data as returned by the cloud commerce platform's API. The structure typically includes all relevant subscription fields such as ID, status, customer info, plan details, start/end dates, and any other metadata associated with the subscription.

If multiple items were retrieved (not applicable here since this is a single get operation), they would be returned as an array of JSON objects. There is no indication that binary data is returned by this operation.

Example output snippet (conceptual):

{
  "id": "sub_123456",
  "status": "active",
  "customer": {
    "id": "cust_7890",
    "name": "John Doe"
  },
  "plan": {
    "id": "plan_basic",
    "name": "Basic Plan"
  },
  "startDate": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "endDate": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}

Dependencies

• Requires an initialized API service connection to the cloud commerce platform. This involves providing valid API credentials (such as an API key or token) configured in n8n.
• The node depends on a resource registry system internally to resolve and execute resource-specific logic.
• No additional external dependencies are indicated beyond the API service initialization.

Troubleshooting

• Resource Not Found Error: If the specified resource (e.g., "subscription") is not recognized or migrated, the node will throw an error indicating the resource is unavailable. Ensure the resource name is correct and supported by the node version.
• Subscription ID Missing or Invalid: Since the subscription ID is required, omitting it or providing an invalid ID will likely cause the API call to fail. Verify the input value is correct.
• API Authentication Errors: Failure to authenticate with the cloud commerce platform will result in errors. Confirm that the API credentials are correctly set up in n8n.
• Network or API Errors: Any connectivity issues or unexpected API responses will cause the node to throw errors. Check network connectivity and API service status.
• The node supports "continue on fail" mode, which allows workflows to proceed even if individual item executions fail, returning error messages in the output JSON.

Links and References

• Refer to the cloud commerce platform’s official API documentation for detailed subscription object schema and available fields.
• Consult n8n documentation on setting up API credentials and using custom nodes for best practices.