n8n-nodes-postfile

This is an n8n community node for PostFile — a file upload API that gives you instant public CDN URLs.

Upload any file from your n8n workflow and get back a permanent public URL. No S3 buckets, no storage config.

Operations

Credentials

You need a PostFile API key. Get one free at postfile.net.

1. Go to postfile.net
2. Enter your email to get a free API key
3. In n8n, go to Credentials > New > PostFile API
4. Paste your API key

Installation

In n8n (recommended)

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Search for n8n-nodes-postfile
3. Click Install

Manual

npm install n8n-nodes-postfile

Usage Example

Upload a file and get a URL

1. Add an HTTP Request or Read Binary File node to get a file
2. Connect it to the PostFile node
3. Set operation to Upload File
4. Set the binary property name (default: data)
5. Run — you get back a JSON response with url, file_id, size, and content_type

Response example

{
  "file_id": "abc123",
  "url": "https://cdn.postfile.net/abc123/photo.jpg",
  "size": 248192,
  "content_type": "image/jpeg"
}

Plans

Links

• PostFile Homepage
• API Documentation
• Blog

License

MIT