Any REST API — utility.api recipe

The universal SaaS client: a RECIPE (service + operation + params) builds the real request — here the Airtable list recipe fired at a public echo host so you can see the URL it builds (needs internet). The n8n importer maps unknown SaaS nodes onto this node.

What’s inside

3 nodes — every type links to its full reference page.

Step	Node	Type
Call it	Inject	`input.inject`
Airtable recipe → request	API Request	`utility.api`
Response	Console	`utility.console`

Import it

Studio → Import — paste the JSON below (or the URL /docs/templates/any-rest-api-io-api-recipe.json).

Or ask the AI Copilot with the JSON pasted after the phrase:

import this workflow json into a new workflow named "Any REST API — utility.api recipe"

Any credentials the nodes need are ${credential.…} references — add them once in Admin → Credentials and the template picks them up. Nothing secret ships in a template.

The workflow document (flowdrome.workflow.v1, 3 node types)

{
  "schemaVersion": "flowdrome.workflow.v1",
  "id": "",
  "name": "Any REST API — utility.api recipe",
  "version": "0",
  "status": "draft",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "seed",
      "type": "input.inject",
      "label": "Call it",
      "category": "trigger",
      "config": {
        "contentType": "application/json",
        "payload": {}
      },
      "position": {
        "x": 0,
        "y": 23
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "call",
      "type": "utility.api",
      "label": "Airtable recipe → request",
      "category": "io",
      "config": {
        "service": "airtable",
        "operation": "list",
        "baseUrl": "https://httpbin.org/anything",
        "authType": "none",
        "authToken": "",
        "expectOk": false,
        "params": {
          "base": "appDemo",
          "table": "Leads"
        }
      },
      "position": {
        "x": 530,
        "y": 23
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "out",
      "type": "utility.console",
      "label": "Response",
      "category": "utility",
      "config": {
        "message": "API answered: {{ $json }}"
      },
      "position": {
        "x": 1060,
        "y": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "edges": [
    {
      "id": "e0",
      "sourceNodeId": "seed",
      "sourcePort": "output",
      "targetNodeId": "call",
      "targetPort": "input"
    },
    {
      "id": "e1",
      "sourceNodeId": "call",
      "sourcePort": "output",
      "targetNodeId": "out",
      "targetPort": "input"
    }
  ],
  "triggers": [
    {
      "id": "t0",
      "nodeId": "seed"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "snippets": [],
    "source": "template-gallery",
    "description": "The universal SaaS client: a RECIPE (service + operation + params) builds the real request — here the Airtable list recipe fired at a public echo host so you can see the URL it builds (needs internet). The n8n importer maps unknown SaaS nodes onto this node."
  }
}

Generated from the verified demo corpus — this exact document seeds and runs on a fresh Flowdrome. Raw JSON: any-rest-api-io-api-recipe.json.