Description

n8n-nodes-parserail

This is an n8n community node for ParseRail, one AI engine exposing 39 finished-job endpoints: documents to schema-valid JSON, field extraction, triage, research, moderation, and agent memory. Every call is a task with a task-named price, drawn from one credit wallet. Failed calls never burn credits.

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Installation · Operations · Credentials · Compatibility · Usage · Resources

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation. The package name is:

n8n-nodes-parserail

If you installed n8n-nodes-compound before the 0.4.0 rename, uninstall that deprecated package. Install n8n-nodes-parserail in its place. The node and credential keep their names, so existing workflows keep working after the swap.

Operations

The ParseRail node exposes each API endpoint as an operation. Highlights:

• Document parse: any invoice, receipt, EOB, ERA, or COI (PDF or image) into structured, validated JSON.
• Field extraction: pull a field set you define out of any block of text, typed values with confidence.
• Triage: classify and prioritize inbound items against your own labels.
• Research: grounded answers over documents you supply.
• Moderation: policy checks on user-generated content.
• Agent memory: durable key-value memory for agent workflows.

The full, current operation list is generated from the live API catalog. See parserail.thecompound.tech/docs for every endpoint, its schema, and its credit price. The node is also flagged usableAsTool, so n8n AI Agents can call any operation as a tool.

Credentials

1. Create an account at parserail.thecompound.tech. ParseRail uses prepaid credits: packs start at $20 or plans at $19/month; there is no free tier.
2. Mint an API key (ksklive...).
3. In n8n, create a ParseRail API credential and paste the key.

The credential authenticates as a bearer token and is verified against /v1/account on api.thecompound.tech when you save it.

Compatibility

The node requires n8n version 1.0 or later (n8nNodesApiVersion 1). Recent n8n releases have been tested. The node has no runtime dependencies beyond n8n-workflow.

Usage

A minimal flow: Webhook to ParseRail (Document parse) to IF to your system.

1. Feed the node a PDF/image URL or raw text, depending on the operation.
2. Pick the operation. If the operation takes a schema or field list, define the fields you want back.
3. Downstream nodes receive schema-valid JSON, no free-text parsing.

Failed calls return an error object. Failed calls are not billed, so retry loops are safe.

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• ParseRail API docs
• Endpoint catalog and pricing

Version history

• 0.4.0: renamed the package to n8n-nodes-parserail and the repository to kyisaiah47/n8n-nodes-parserail. n8n-nodes-compound is deprecated with a pointer to this package. No functional changes.
• Version 0.3.4 renamed every internal identifier from the retired studio name. After the 0.3.0 package rename, the node class, credential class, internal node and credential names, display names, file names, and icon files still used the retired name. The node is ParseRail. The credential is ParseRail API. The icon is the real ParseRail mark from the brand registry, not a placeholder.
• Version 0.3.3 moved every live API reference from the retired studio API domain to api.thecompound.tech and parserail.thecompound.tech. Version 0.3.3 also rewrote the README. The README still titled and instructed readers to install the deprecated old-name package.
• Version 0.3.2 fixed the cause of n8n’s automated-review rejection. The node class’s description was a bare identifier, not an inline object literal. n8n’s icon-validation rule treated the node as having no icon regardless of what the identifier held. Version 0.3.2 added the usableAsTool field. It also moved every live API reference from the retired studio API domain to api.thecompound.tech and parserail.thecompound.tech.
• 0.3.1: themed { light, dark } icon on the node and credential classes.
• 0.3.0: renamed the package to n8n-nodes-compound and the publisher identity to Compound Labs.
• 0.2.4: the icon the node has always declared and never shipped.
• 0.2.3: three changes n8n’s manual review asked for, fixed in the generator.
• 0.1.1: README and n8n verification submission. No functional changes.
• 0.1.0: initial release, full endpoint catalog as operations, bearer credential, AI-tool support.