outline-wiki

N8N community node for Outline Wiki - full Outline API coverage with AI Agent tools (documents, collections, comments, attachments, users, shares)

Package Information

Released: 6 mo ago
Downloads: 15 weekly / 83 monthly
Latest Version: 1.0.4
Author: unwarkz

Available Nodes

Outline Wiki icon
Outline Wiki
Interact with the Outline Wiki API — documents, collections, comments, attachments, users, shares
Outline Wiki AI Tools icon
Outline Wiki AI Tools
Provides Outline Wiki tools (documents, collections, comments, attachments, users, shares) to an AI Agent node

Documentation

@unwarkz/n8n-nodes-outline-wiki

N8N community node package for Outline Wiki — a beautiful, feature-rich knowledge base.
Provides two nodes: a full-featured regular workflow node for all Outline API operations, and an AI Agent tools node that exposes those same operations to LLM-powered agents.

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License: MIT

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Features

Outline Wiki Node (regular workflow node)

Use in standard n8n workflows — drag, drop, configure, done. Full Resource → Operation picker covering the entire Outline REST API:

Resource Operations
Document Get, Create, Update, Delete, List, Search, Search Titles, Import (file → document), Export (document → binary), Archive, Restore, Move, Answer Question (AI)
Collection List, Get, Create, Update, Delete, Get Document Tree, Export
Comment List, Create, Update, Delete
Attachment Upload (binary → Outline S3), Delete
User List, Get
Share List, Create, Revoke

Highlights:

  • Import: upload any binary (Markdown, HTML, DOCX, CSV, TSV) from the workflow binary data and import it as a new Outline document
  • Export: export a document as Markdown and place it in the output binary data for downstream processing
  • Attachment Upload: two-step signed upload (creates attachment record → POSTs file to signed S3/GCS URL) and returns the CDN URL for embedding in document content
  • continueOnFail() support — errors are captured per item instead of failing the whole workflow
  • Subtitle shows Resource: Operation for at-a-glance visibility in the canvas

Outline Wiki AI Tools Node

Connect to an n8n AI Agent node to give it full read/write access to your Outline knowledge base.
Select which of the 31 tools to expose:

Documents (13 tools)

Tool Description
outline_search_documents Full-text search across all documents with optional collection/status/date filters
outline_search_titles Fast title-only search (much faster than full-text)
outline_create_document Create a new document (Markdown body, draft or published)
outline_get_document Retrieve full document content by ID or URL slug
outline_update_document Update title, body, or publish status
outline_delete_document Move to trash (default) or permanently destroy
outline_list_documents List documents with optional collection/parent/status filters
outline_import_document Import a file (Markdown, DOCX, HTML, CSV…) as a new document — accepts binary_property_name from any prior tool
outline_export_document Export a document as Markdown — stores in binary property for cross-tool use
outline_archive_document Archive outdated content (restorable)
outline_restore_document Restore an archived or deleted document
outline_move_document Move to a different collection or parent
outline_answer_question Natural-language AI query against your knowledge base (Business/Enterprise/Cloud only)

Collections (7 tools)

Tool Description
outline_list_collections List all accessible collections
outline_create_collection Create a new collection with name, description, icon, color, and permissions
outline_get_collection Retrieve collection details by UUID
outline_update_collection Update name, description, or settings
outline_delete_collection ⚠️ Delete a collection and ALL its documents (irreversible)
outline_get_collection_documents Get the full document hierarchy/tree for a collection
outline_export_collection Trigger a bulk Markdown/JSON/HTML export (returns FileOperation)

Comments (4 tools)

Tool Description
outline_list_comments List comments on a document or within a collection
outline_create_comment Add a comment or threaded reply to a document
outline_update_comment Edit an existing comment
outline_delete_comment Delete a comment (and all its replies)

Attachments (2 tools)

Tool Description
outline_upload_attachment Upload a file (PNG, PDF, DOCX, ZIP…) to Outline cloud storage — accepts binary_property_name, returns attachment URL for embedding in documents
outline_delete_attachment Permanently delete an attachment

Users (2 tools)

Tool Description
outline_list_users List workspace users (filterable by name/email)
outline_get_user Get details for a specific user

Shares (3 tools)

Tool Description
outline_create_share Create a public share link for a document
outline_list_shares List existing share links
outline_revoke_share Revoke a share link

Binary File Interoperability

The AI Tools node uses n8n native binary references for file exchange — no base64 in the AI context.

  • Tools that produce files store them in n8n's binary data system and return a binaryPropertyName.
  • Tools that consume files accept a binary_property_name parameter and read data via getBinaryDataBuffer.
  • Binary data is shared via global._n8nBinaryRegistry so files flow between all tool modules in the same agent run.
  • Compatible with N8N_DEFAULT_BINARY_DATA_MODE=filesystem and database.

Example AI agent chains:

# Import a Telegram attachment into Outline
telegram_get_file({ file_id: "..." })
  → { binaryPropertyName: "telegram_file_0" }

outline_import_document({
  binary_property_name: "telegram_file_0",
  collection_id: "...",
  publish: true
})
  → { success: true, data: { id: "doc-...", title: "..." } }

# Export a document and send via Telegram
outline_export_document({ id: "doc-uuid", output_filename: "notes.md" })
  → { binaryPropertyName: "outline_file_0", sizeKb: 12 }

telegram_send_document({
  chat_id: "@mychat",
  binary_property_name: "outline_file_0"
})

# Upload a PDF from Gotenberg as an Outline attachment
gotenberg_url_to_pdf({ url: "https://example.com" })
  → { binaryPropertyName: "gotenberg_file_0" }

outline_upload_attachment({
  binary_property_name: "gotenberg_file_0",
  document_id: "doc-uuid"
})
  → { attachmentUrl: "https://cdn.outline.com/..." }

Prerequisites

  1. An Outline account — cloud (app.getoutline.com) or self-hosted.
  2. An Outline API key — generate one at Settings → API & Apps.
    Keys always begin with ol_api_.
  3. n8n version ≥ 1.0.0.

Installation

Via n8n Community Nodes (recommended)

  1. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
  2. Click Install
  3. Enter: @unwarkz/n8n-nodes-outline-wiki
  4. Click Install

Manual Installation

cd ~/.n8n
npm install @unwarkz/n8n-nodes-outline-wiki

Credential Setup

  1. In n8n go to Credentials → New Credential → Outline API
  2. Fill in:
    • API Key — your ol_api_... key from Outline Settings → API & Apps
    • Base URL — https://app.getoutline.com (or your self-hosted domain, e.g. https://docs.example.com)
  3. Click Test connection — it will validate against auth.info
  4. Save the credential

Usage

  1. Add an Outline Wiki AI Tools node to your workflow
  2. Select the Outline API credential
  3. Choose which tools to enable (all 31 are enabled by default)
  4. Connect the Tool output to an AI Agent node's Tools input
  5. The AI Agent can now read, write, search, and manage your Outline knowledge base

API Coverage

This node covers the following Outline API endpoints:

Category Endpoints
Documents documents.search, documents.search_titles, documents.create, documents.info, documents.update, documents.delete, documents.list, documents.import, documents.export, documents.archive, documents.restore, documents.move, documents.answerQuestion
Collections collections.list, collections.create, collections.info, collections.update, collections.delete, collections.documents, collections.export
Comments comments.list, comments.create, comments.update, comments.delete
Attachments attachments.create + signed S3/GCS upload, attachments.delete
Users users.list, users.info
Shares shares.create, shares.list, shares.revoke

Reference: Outline API Documentation · OpenAPI Spec

Part of the Assistant Set

This package is also included in the full @unwarkz/n8n-nodes-assistant-set package, which bundles Mem0 memory, Gotenberg PDF, Telegram Bot, and Outline Wiki nodes together.

License

MIT © unwarkz

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