n8n-nodes-startuphub

n8n community node for StartupHub.ai. Find emails, validate emails, and scan website AI-readiness from any n8n workflow.

What you get

• Email → Validate — Verify deliverability with a live SMTP RCPT TO probe + catch-all detection. 1 credit per call.
• Email → Find — Discover a verified email from first name + last name + company domain. 3 credits per success (no charge on misses).
• Website → Scan AI Readiness — Score any URL on a 0–100 scale across 18 AI-agent-readiness standards (robots.txt, llms.txt, MCP card, OAuth discovery, x402, Content Signals). Free, no credits charged.

Install

In your n8n instance:

Self-hosted: Settings → Community Nodes → Install → enter n8n-nodes-startuphub.

npm install (manual):

npm install n8n-nodes-startuphub

n8n Cloud users: community nodes aren't supported on Cloud yet — use the HTTP Request node with our REST API until then.

Setup

1. Generate a free API key at https://www.startuphub.ai/my-account?tab=api (no credit card; free tier includes 50 email validations + 5 discoveries + 50 startup searches per day).
2. In n8n: Credentials → New → search "StartupHub.ai API" → paste your sk_live_... key → save.
3. Add the StartupHub.ai node to any workflow → pick a resource and operation.

Examples

Validate emails coming out of a webhook:

Webhook → StartupHub.ai (Email → Validate) → IF (status === 'deliverable') → Send Email

Enrich CRM contacts with verified emails:

Schedule Trigger → HubSpot (Get Contacts) → StartupHub.ai (Email → Find) → HubSpot (Update Contact)

Score a list of prospect URLs for AI-readiness sales pitches:

Google Sheets → StartupHub.ai (Website → Scan AI Readiness) → Filter (score < 50) → Slack alert

Pricing

The node itself is free. API usage is billed against your StartupHub.ai account:

Full pricing.

Compatibility

• n8n version: 1.0+
• Node.js: 18.10+

Resources

• API documentation
• Email Finder API landing
• Email Validation API landing
• Agent Readiness API landing
• n8n setup tutorial

License

MIT