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Product → Create Product Brand
AI-generatedOverview
This node integrates with the Vendus API to create a new product brand within the Vendus business management system. It is useful for automating the addition of brands to your product catalog, especially when managing inventory or syncing product data from other systems.
Typical use cases include:
- Automatically adding new brands when importing products from external sources.
- Managing brand information centrally in Vendus via workflows.
- Keeping brand status updated programmatically (active/inactive).
For example, you could use this node to create a brand named "Acme Corp" with a description and set its status to active, enabling consistent branding across your product listings.
Properties
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Brand Name | The name of the product brand to be created. |
| Brand Information | Additional details about the brand: |
| - Description: A textual description of the brand. | |
| - Status: The current status of the brand; options are Active or Inactive. | |
| Options | Additional settings for the operation: |
| - Enable Debug Logging: Boolean flag to enable detailed debug logs for troubleshooting. |
Output
The node outputs JSON data representing the response from the Vendus API after creating the product brand. This typically includes the newly created brand's details such as its ID, name, description, status, and any other metadata returned by the API.
If debug logging is enabled, additional log entries related to the request and response lifecycle will be generated but not included in the output JSON.
The node does not output binary data.
Dependencies
- Requires an API key credential configured in n8n to authenticate with the Vendus API.
- The base URL for the Vendus API must be set in the credentials.
- Network access to the Vendus API endpoint is necessary.
Troubleshooting
- Missing Required Parameters: If the "Brand Name" is not provided, the node will throw an error indicating that a required parameter is missing.
- API Authentication Errors: Ensure the API key credential is correctly configured and has sufficient permissions.
- Network Issues: Connectivity problems to the Vendus API will cause request failures.
- Debug Logging: Enabling debug logging can help identify issues by providing detailed logs of the HTTP requests and responses.
- Error Responses: If the API returns an error, the node will either throw an error or, if "Continue On Fail" is enabled, output an error object with details including HTTP status code and response data.
Links and References
- Vendus API Documentation (official site referenced in node description)
- n8n Documentation on Creating Custom Nodes
- General REST API concepts for understanding request/response structure