⚒️ Secure API endpoint with bearer token authentication and field validation

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Description

A reusable and production-ready n8n workflow that secures public webhooks using Bearer Token authentication and dynamic request validation.

✨ What It Does

• Verifies Bearer Token
  Compares the Authorization header with a configured secret token.

• Validates Required Fields
  Checks that all expected fields are present in the incoming request body.

• Returns Standardized JSON Responses

  • 401 Unauthorized if token is missing or invalid
  • 400 Bad Request if required fields are missing
  • 200 OK with a custom success payload

👤 Who It’s For

• Developers exposing n8n workflows as APIs
• No-code/low-code builders integrating with external forms or tools
• Anyone needing simple authentication and validation on incoming webhooks

💡 Why Use It

• 🔒 Secure: Prevents unauthorized access to your public workflows
• 🧼 Clean: Centralized configuration for token and required fields
• ⚙️ Flexible: Easy to extend and customize for any use case

🛠 Setup Instructions

1. Configure Values in the Configuration Node

   • Set your secret token:
     config.bearerToken = YOUR_TOKEN
   • Define required request fields by key:
     Example:

     config.requiredFields.message = true;
     config.requiredFields.email = true;

     ✅ Only the keys matter – values can be anything.

2. Plug in Your Business Logic
   Replace the "Add workflow nodes here" with your own logic.

3. Customize the Success Response
   Edit the Create Response node to shape your success payload.

🧪 Use Cases

• Securing public form submissions
• Creating internal API endpoints
• Validating data from external services

📌 Use this as a base for building secure, API-style workflows in n8n.

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🔗 Nodes Used

Webhook

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup