thinkific

A comprehensive n8n community node for Thinkific providing 9 resources and 45+ operations for course management, user administration, enrollment processing, and e-commerce automation.

Package Information

Released: 5 mo ago
Downloads: 3 weekly / 146 monthly
Latest Version: 1.0.0
Author: Velocity BPA

Available Nodes

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Thinkific
Interact with Thinkific API for course management and e-commerce automation
Thinkific Trigger
Starts the workflow when Thinkific events occur

Documentation

n8n-nodes-thinkific

[Velocity BPA Licensing Notice]

This n8n node is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1).

Use of this node by for-profit organizations in production environments requires a commercial license from Velocity BPA.

For licensing information, visit https://velobpa.com/licensing or contact licensing@velobpa.com.

A comprehensive n8n community node for Thinkific, enabling workflow automation for course management, user administration, enrollment processing, and e-commerce operations. This node integrates with Thinkific's REST API to automate tasks for online course creators and educators.

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Features

  • Complete API Coverage: 9 resource categories with 45+ operations
  • User Management: Create, update, delete, and search users
  • Course Administration: Access course content, chapters, and lessons
  • Enrollment Processing: Manage student enrollments with full lifecycle support
  • E-commerce Integration: Handle products, orders, promotions, and coupons
  • Group Management: Create and manage learning groups
  • Webhook Support: Real-time event triggers for automation workflows
  • Pagination Support: Automatic handling of paginated API responses
  • Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with detailed messages

Installation

Community Nodes (Recommended)

  1. Open n8n
  2. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
  3. Click Install
  4. Enter n8n-nodes-thinkific
  5. Click Install

Manual Installation

# Navigate to your n8n custom nodes directory
cd ~/.n8n/custom

# Install the package
npm install n8n-nodes-thinkific

# Restart n8n

Development Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Velocity-BPA/n8n-nodes-thinkific.git
cd n8n-nodes-thinkific

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Create symlink to n8n custom directory
mkdir -p ~/.n8n/custom
ln -s $(pwd) ~/.n8n/custom/n8n-nodes-thinkific

# Restart n8n

Credentials Setup

Field Description
API Key Your Thinkific API key from Settings → Code & analytics → API
Subdomain Your Thinkific subdomain (e.g., "myschool" from myschool.thinkific.com)

Important: The subdomain is case-sensitive.

Resources & Operations

Users

Operation Description
Create Create a new user
Delete Remove a user
Get Get user by ID
Get by Email Find user by email address
Get Many List all users with pagination
Update Update user details

Courses

Operation Description
Get Get course by ID
Get Chapters List all chapters in a course
Get Contents List all content in a course
Get Lessons List lessons in a chapter
Get Many List all courses

Enrollments

Operation Description
Create Enroll a user in a course
Delete Remove an enrollment
Expire Set enrollment expiry date
Get Get enrollment by ID
Get by Course Get enrollments for a course
Get by User Get enrollments for a user
Get Many List all enrollments
Update Update enrollment details

Products

Operation Description
Get Get product by ID
Get Courses Get courses in a product
Get Many List all products
Get Prices Get product pricing

Orders

Operation Description
Create External Create external order (bypasses Thinkific checkout)
Get Get order by ID
Get Many List all orders
Refund Process order refund

Promotions

Operation Description
Create Create a new promotion
Delete Remove a promotion
Get Get promotion by ID
Get Many List all promotions
Update Update promotion details

Coupons

Operation Description
Create Create a new coupon
Delete Remove a coupon
Get Get coupon by ID
Get Many List all coupons
Update Update coupon details
Validate Check if coupon code is valid

Groups

Operation Description
Add Users Add users to a group
Create Create a new group
Get Get group by ID
Get Analysts List group analysts
Get Many List all groups
Remove User Remove user from group

Webhooks

Operation Description
Create Register a new webhook
Delete Remove a webhook
Get Many List all webhooks
Update Update webhook configuration

Trigger Node

The Thinkific Trigger node enables real-time workflow automation based on Thinkific events:

Event Description
user.created New user registration
user.updated User profile updated
user.signin User sign in
enrollment.created New enrollment
enrollment.completed Enrollment completed
order.created New order placed
order.completed Order completed
course.completed Course completion
lesson.completed Lesson completion
chapter.completed Chapter completion

Usage Examples

Enroll User in Course

// Node: Thinkific
// Resource: Enrollment
// Operation: Create

{
  "userId": "12345",
  "courseId": "67890",
  "additionalFields": {
    "activated_at": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

Create External Order

// Node: Thinkific
// Resource: Order
// Operation: Create External

{
  "userId": "12345",
  "productId": "67890",
  "paymentProvider": "stripe",
  "additionalFields": {
    "amount_cents": 9900,
    "billing_name": "John Doe"
  }
}

Create Promotion with Coupon

// Step 1: Create Promotion
// Resource: Promotion, Operation: Create
{
  "name": "Summer Sale",
  "discountType": "percentage",
  "discountAmount": 20
}

// Step 2: Create Coupon
// Resource: Coupon, Operation: Create
{
  "code": "SUMMER20",
  "promotionId": "{{ $json.id }}",
  "additionalFields": {
    "quantity": 100
  }
}

Thinkific Concepts

Products vs Courses

In Thinkific, a Product is what customers purchase, while a Course is the content they access. A product can contain multiple courses, and the same course can be part of multiple products.

External Orders

External orders allow you to record sales made outside of Thinkific's checkout (e.g., through Stripe, PayPal direct, or custom checkout). This enrolls the user while tracking the sale.

Enrollments

Enrollments represent the relationship between a user and a course. They track progress, completion status, and can have expiry dates for time-limited access.

Rate Limits

Thinkific API has a rate limit of 120 requests per minute. The node handles pagination automatically but be mindful of rate limits when processing large datasets.

Error Handling

The node provides detailed error messages for common scenarios:

Status Code Description
401 Invalid API key
403 Forbidden - check permissions
404 Resource not found
422 Validation error - check input data
429 Rate limited - wait before retrying

Security Best Practices

  1. Store API credentials securely in n8n's credential manager
  2. Use minimal required permissions for API keys
  3. Rotate API keys periodically
  4. Monitor webhook endpoints for unauthorized access
  5. Validate webhook payloads in production workflows

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Run tests
npm test

# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Lint
npm run lint

# Format code
npm run format

Author

Velocity BPA

Licensing

This n8n community node is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1.

Free Use

Permitted for personal, educational, research, and internal business use.

Commercial Use

Use of this node within any SaaS, PaaS, hosted platform, managed service, or paid automation offering requires a commercial license.

For licensing inquiries:
licensing@velobpa.com

See LICENSE, COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.md, and LICENSING_FAQ.md for details.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please:

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch
  3. Make your changes
  4. Run tests and linting
  5. Submit a pull request

Support

Acknowledgments

  • Thinkific for their comprehensive API
  • n8n for the automation platform
  • The n8n community for inspiration and support

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