openmetadata

n8n community node for OpenMetadata — search assets, inspect tables, get lineage, manage tags, run quality tests, trigger ingestion pipelines.

Package Information

Released: 5 mo ago
Downloads: 5 weekly / 32 monthly
Latest Version: 0.1.1
Author: Lekan Bams

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OpenMetadata
Interact with OpenMetadata — search, catalog, lineage, quality, governance.

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n8n-nodes-openmetadata

The first native OpenMetadata community node for n8n. Search your data catalog, inspect tables, trace lineage, manage tags, run quality tests, and trigger ingestion pipelines — all from n8n workflows.

Why

n8n has 5M+ users automating workflows. OpenMetadata is the leading open-source metadata platform. Until now, combining them required hand-wiring HTTP Request nodes and JWT headers on every step. This node collapses that into one drag-and-drop action.

What

5 resources, 18 actions, 1 credential.

Resource Actions
Asset Search, Get Table, Get Dashboard, Get Lineage, Update Description
Tag List Tags, Apply Tag to Asset, Create Classification
Data Quality List Test Cases, Get Test Suite Results, Create Test Case
Ingestion List Pipelines, Trigger Pipeline, Get Pipeline Status
Team / User Get User, List Teams, Assign Owner, Get Activity Feed

Prerequisites

  • A running OpenMetadata instance — self-hosted (Docker guide) or hosted
  • An n8n instance you control (self-hosted)
  • A JWT token from OpenMetadata — Settings → Bots → ingestion-bot → JWT Token

Install

From the n8n UI: Settings → Community Nodes → Install → enter n8n-nodes-openmetadata → Install.

Or from a self-hosted shell:

cd ~/.n8n/nodes
npm install n8n-nodes-openmetadata

Restart n8n.

Credential setup

  1. In n8n: Credentials → Create Credential → OpenMetadata API
  2. Host URL: your OpenMetadata base URL (e.g. http://localhost:8585, no trailing slash)
  3. JWT Token: paste the token from Settings → Bots → ingestion-bot
  4. Test the credential — a green check means it's reachable

Example workflows

Canvas screenshots and exported JSONs live in /workflows:

  • 01-slack-alerts.json — webhook receives OpenMetadata events → formats and posts to Slack
  • 02-daily-digest.json — scheduled 9am daily digest of recent updates, pipeline health, and DQ failures
  • 03-governance-autopilot.json — new tables trigger an AI agent that suggests and applies PII tags

Demo video

5-minute walkthrough on YouTube — install, credential setup, and all three demo workflows running live.

Development

git clone https://github.com/lekanbams/n8n-nodes-openmetadata.git
cd n8n-nodes-openmetadata
npm install
npm run dev   # starts n8n at localhost:5678 with the node pre-loaded

License

MIT

Built for the WeMakeDevs × OpenMetadata 2026 hackathon.

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