Description
n8n-nodes-startuphub
n8n community node for StartupHub.ai. Find emails, validate emails, and scan website AI-readiness from any n8n workflow.
What you get
- Email → Validate — Verify deliverability with a live SMTP RCPT TO probe + catch-all detection. 1 credit per call.
- Email → Find — Discover a verified email from first name + last name + company domain. 3 credits per success (no charge on misses).
- Website → Scan AI Readiness — Score any URL on a 0–100 scale across 18 AI-agent-readiness standards (robots.txt, llms.txt, MCP card, OAuth discovery, x402, Content Signals). Free, no credits charged.
Install
In your n8n instance:
Self-hosted: Settings → Community Nodes → Install → enter n8n-nodes-startuphub.
npm install (manual):
npm install n8n-nodes-startuphub
n8n Cloud users: community nodes aren’t supported on Cloud yet — use the HTTP Request node with our REST API until then.
Setup
1. Generate a free API key at https://www.startuphub.ai/my-account?tab=api (no credit card; free tier includes 50 email validations + 5 discoveries + 50 startup searches per day).
2. In n8n: Credentials → New → search “StartupHub.ai API” → paste your sklive... key → save.
3. Add the StartupHub.ai node to any workflow → pick a resource and operation.
Examples
Validate emails coming out of a webhook:
Webhook → StartupHub.ai (Email → Validate) → IF (status === 'deliverable') → Send Email
Enrich CRM contacts with verified emails:
Schedule Trigger → HubSpot (Get Contacts) → StartupHub.ai (Email → Find) → HubSpot (Update Contact)
Score a list of prospect URLs for AI-readiness sales pitches:
Google Sheets → StartupHub.ai (Website → Scan AI Readiness) → Filter (score < 50) → Slack alert
Pricing
The node itself is free. API usage is billed against your StartupHub.ai account:
| Resource / Operation | Cost | Free tier (per day) |
|----------------------|------|---------------------|
| Email → Validate | 1 credit | 50 |
| Email → Find | 3 credits (only on success) | 5 |
| Website → Scan AI Readiness | Free | Unlimited |
