n8n-nodes-imgbb

An n8n community node to upload images to imgbb from:

• Binary data (from n8n)
• URL
• Base64 string

Install

npm i n8n-nodes-imgbb
# or
npm pack && n8n install <generated .tgz>

Credentials

Create IMGBB API credentials with your API key from https://api.imgbb.com/.

Usage

1. Add IMGBB node → Operation: Upload.

2. Choose Input Mode:

   • Binary: set Binary Property (default data).
   • URL: provide the image URL.
   • Base64: paste raw base64 (no data URL prefix).

3. Optional: Name, Expiration (seconds).

Outputs the raw imgbb JSON response.

API

• Base URL: https://api.imgbb.com/1/upload
• Method: POST
• Auth: API key via query parameter key=<API_KEY>
• Form fields:
  • image (required): URL string, Base64 string (raw), or Binary file (image field)
  • name (optional): filename label
  • expiration (optional): seconds (TTL)
• Response: JSON like { success, data: { id, url, display_url, delete_url, size, time, ... } }

Example (curl)

URL mode:

curl -X POST "https://api.imgbb.com/1/upload?key=$IMGBB_KEY" \
  -F "image=https://example.com/pic.jpg"

Base64 mode:

curl -X POST "https://api.imgbb.com/1/upload?key=$IMGBB_KEY" \
  -F "image=$(cat image.b64)"

Binary mode:

curl -X POST "https://api.imgbb.com/1/upload?key=$IMGBB_KEY" \
  -F "image=@./local-file.jpg"

Notes

• Expressions are supported for all string fields.
• Automatically strips data:*;base64, if pasted in Base64.
• Clear error messages with item index.