Description
n8n-nodes-opencv
This is an N8N community node. It lets you use OpenCV.js (a
version of OpenCV that can run in browsers and Node.JS environments) in your N8N workflows.
OpenCV is an open-source image processing library that contains lots of computer vision algorithms.
This node exposes some common OpenCV operations so they can be used in N8N workflows.
For example:
- Image binarization/thresholding:

- Binary operations (e.g. NOT):

- Morphological operators (erosion, dilation, opening, closing):

- Histogram computation

- Various blurring algorithms

- Edge detection algorithms (e.g. Canny, Laplacian)

- Contour detection

Installation
Resources
Development
Installation
Follow the installation guide in the n8n community
nodes documentation.
Resources
Development
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/jreyesr/n8n-nodes-opencv.git - Run
pnpm ito install dependencies. - Open the project in your editor.
- Make changes, fix bugs, or add new operations. To add a new operation:
- If adding a new operation on an existing module (e.g. another thresholding algorithm), add it
onnodes/OpenCvNode/actions/<module_name>/<new_operation_name>.operation.ts, and register it
onnodes/OpenCvNode/actions/<module_name>/index.ts - If adding an entirely new module (a broad set of OpenCV functionality, e.g. "object tracking" or "DNNs"), add it
onnodes/OpenCvNode/actions/<new_module_name>, and register the new module
onnodes/OpenCvNode/OpenCvNode.node.ts
- If adding a new operation on an existing module (e.g. another thresholding algorithm), add it
- Run
pnpm lintto check for errors orpnpm lintfixto automatically fix errors when possible. - Test the node locally. Refer
to Run your node locally for guidance. - (jreyesr only) Publish the
package to npm.
Changelog
v1.0.0
Initial release
- Binary operations (multiple thresholding algorithms, including adaptive algs)
- Morphological operations (erosion, dilation, opening, closing)
- Blurs (box, gaussian, bilateral, …)
- Convert a color image to grayscale
- Contours and connected components: CC detection, contour drawing
- Edge detection (Canny, Sobel, laplacian, …)