n8n-nodes-fints

This is an n8n community node that integrates with the Financial Transaction Services (FinTS) interface used by German banks, allowing you to retrieve real-time account balances within your n8n workflows.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation, or install directly via npm:

npm install n8n-nodes-fints

Operations

• Get Account Balance: Retrieves the current balance and currency information for a specified bank account.

Credentials

To authenticate with your bank's FinTS server, you need:

• Bank Code (BLZ): Your bank's 8-digit identifier.
• Account Number: The specific account number you wish to query.
• User ID / Login: Your customer identification number.
• PIN: Your Personal Identification Number.
• FinTS Server URL: The endpoint provided by your bank for FinTS access.
• TAN Mode (optional): The transport method for TAN (e.g., SMS, pushTAN).

Once you have these details, create new credentials in n8n under Settings → API Credentials, select FinTS, and enter the above information.

Compatibility

• Tested with n8n versions >= 0.150.0.
• Compatible with FinTS versions 1.1, 2.2, and 3.0.

Usage

1. Add the FinTS node to your workflow.
2. Select the FinTS credentials you created.
3. Choose the operation: Get Account Balance.
4. Configure the parameters by selecting the desired account or providing the account number.
5. Execute the workflow to receive a response object containing balance,currency, bank, and account.

[
	{
		"account": "DEXXXXXXXXXX",
		"bank": "23445561",
		"balance": 10001,
		"currency": "EUR"
	}	
]

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• FinTS specification overview
• German Banking API documentation

Version history

• 0.2.0 (2025-05-29): Add a few more banks.
• 0.1.4 (2025-05-29): Initial release with Get Account Balance operation.