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Admin: Manage Households → Create Household

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Overview

This node interacts with the Mealie API to create a new household within a specified group. It is useful for managing household data in applications that organize users or entities into groups and households. For example, it can be used in a home management system to add a new household under a particular group by specifying the group's UUID and the household's name.

Use Case Examples

  1. Creating a household named 'Smith Family' under a group with a specific UUID to organize family members and their activities.
  2. Adding a new household to a community group for managing shared resources or events.

Properties

Name Meaning
Authentication Specifies the authentication method to use for the API request, either no authentication or API token authentication.
Group ID The UUID of the group to which the new household will belong.
Name The name of the household to be created.
Request Options Additional options for the API request such as batching, SSL certificate validation, proxy settings, and timeout duration.

Output

JSON

  • id - The unique identifier of the created household.
  • name - The name of the created household.
  • groupId - The UUID of the group the household belongs to.
  • createdAt - Timestamp when the household was created.
  • updatedAt - Timestamp when the household was last updated.

Dependencies

  • Mealie API

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the API token or authentication method is correctly configured to avoid authentication errors.
  • Verify the Group ID is a valid UUID and exists in the system to prevent errors related to invalid or missing group references.
  • Check network connectivity and proxy settings if requests time out or fail to reach the API.
  • If SSL issues occur, consider enabling the option to ignore SSL certificate validation, but be aware of the security risks.

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