Description

n8n-nodes-autobound

An n8n community node for Autobound's AI-powered sales content generation and insights API.

🚀 Features

• AI-Powered Content Generation: Create personalized emails, LinkedIn messages, and cold call scripts
• Insights Retrieval: Access detailed prospect and company insights
• Multi-Language Support: Generate content in 10+ languages
• Advanced Personalization: Leverage 350+ insight types for hyper-targeted content
• Email Sequences: Generate multi-step email campaigns
• Content Rewriting: Improve existing content with AI

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• An Autobound API key

Self-hosted n8n

In a self-hosted n8n instance, you can install community nodes directly:

1. Navigate to Settings → Community Nodes
2. Click Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-autobound and click Install
4. The node will be available immediately

Alternatively, you can install via npm:

# Install globally for global n8n installations
npm install -g n8n-nodes-autobound

# Or install locally in your n8n project
npm install n8n-nodes-autobound

After npm installation, restart your n8n instance to load the new node.

n8n Cloud

For n8n cloud users:

1. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
2. Click Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-autobound and click Install
4. The node will be installed automatically

Note: Community nodes are available on n8n cloud for Pro and Enterprise plans.

🔧 Configuration

1. Add Credentials:

   • In n8n, go to Settings → Credentials
   • Click Add Credential
   • Search for "Autobound API"
   • Enter your Autobound API key

2. Get Your API Key:

   • Sign up at Autobound
   • Navigate to Settings → API Keys
   • Generate a new API key

🎯 Usage

Content Generation

The Autobound node supports three types of content generation:

1. Email Generation

{
	"resource": "content",
	"operation": "generateEmail",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"userEmail": "you@company.com",
	"additionalContext": "Prospect showed interest in cybersecurity solutions",
	"tone": "professional",
	"writingStyle": "consultative",
	"wordCount": 150
}

2. LinkedIn Messages

{
	"resource": "content",
	"operation": "generateLinkedIn",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"userEmail": "you@company.com",
	"messageType": "connection_request",
	"tone": "friendly",
	"wordCount": 100
}

3. Cold Call Scripts

{
	"resource": "content",
	"operation": "generateColdCall",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"userEmail": "you@company.com",
	"callDuration": "60_seconds",
	"tone": "professional"
}

Insights Retrieval (v1.4)

Get detailed insights about prospects and companies:

{
	"resource": "insights",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"insightSubtype": "companyMarketTrends, financialEarningsCall"
}

🔥 Advanced Features

Email Sequences

Generate multi-step email campaigns:

{
	"resource": "content",
	"operation": "generateEmail",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"userEmail": "you@company.com",
	"sequenceNumberOfEmails": 3,
	"writingStyle": "challenger_sale"
}

Content Rewriting

Improve existing content:

{
	"resource": "content",
	"operation": "generateEmail",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"userEmail": "you@company.com",
	"contentToRewrite": "Your existing email content here..."
}

Multiple Variations

Generate multiple content variations:

{
	"resource": "content",
	"operation": "generateEmail",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"userEmail": "you@company.com",
	"n": 3
}

Insight Control

Fine-tune which insights to include or exclude:

{
	"resource": "content",
	"operation": "generateEmail",
	"contactEmail": "prospect@company.com",
	"userEmail": "you@company.com",
	"enabledInsights": "companyMarketTrends, newsEvents, jobOpenings",
	"disabledInsights": "personalInterests, schoolMascot"
}

📋 Available Parameters

Required Fields

• contactEmail or contactLinkedinUrl: Prospect identifier
• userEmail or userLinkedinUrl: Seller identifier (for content generation)

Optional Fields

• additionalContext: Custom context or intent signals
• tone: Content tone (professional, casual, friendly, etc.)
• language: Content language (10+ supported)
• wordCount: Target word count
• n: Number of variations to generate
• enabledInsights: Comma-separated insight types to include
• disabledInsights: Comma-separated insight types to exclude
• valueProposition: Your company's value proposition
• salesAsset: Sales collateral to reference

🎨 Writing Styles (Email)

• Challenger Sale: Challenge prospect's thinking with insights
• Consultative: Advisory approach with expert positioning
• CXO Pitch: Direct, strategic communication for executives
• Data-Driven: Focus on metrics and ROI
• Problem-Solver: Identify and solve specific challenges
• Storyteller: Use narratives and case studies
• Value-Based: Emphasize business value and outcomes

🌍 Supported Languages

• English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
• Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese

💡 Example Workflows

Lead Qualification + Content Generation

1. HTTP Request → Get prospect data from CRM
2. Autobound → Generate personalized email
3. Send Email → Deliver via your email service
4. CRM Update → Log the outreach

Multi-Channel Outreach

1. Autobound → Generate email content
2. Autobound → Generate LinkedIn message
3. Autobound → Generate call script
4. Parallel execution → Send via multiple channels

Content A/B Testing

1. Autobound → Generate 3 email variations (n: 3)
2. Function → Randomly select version
3. Send Email → Deliver selected variation
4. Track → Monitor response rates

🔧 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Node not appearing: Restart n8n after installation
2. Credential errors: Verify API key in Autobound dashboard
3. Rate limits: Implement delays between requests
4. Large responses: Consider using pagination for insights

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging to see request/response details:

{
	"debug": true
}

📊 API Limits

• Rate Limits: Respect Autobound's API rate limits
• Content Length: Max 500 words for generated content
• Variations: Max 5 variations per request
• Sequences: Max 10 emails per sequence

🤝 Contributing

This is a community node. Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

MIT License – see LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• Autobound Website
• Autobound API Documentation
• n8n Documentation
• Community Nodes Guide

📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Autobound Help Center: https://help.autobound.ai/en
• n8n Community: n8n Community Forum

📋 Changelog

v2.3.2 (Latest)

• Fixed: Email sequences now properly parse and return individual emails as separate items
  • When generating an email sequence, each email is now returned as its own item with proper structure
  • Each item includes the email subject, body, and metadata (insights used, value props, etc.)
  • Items are numbered (1 of 3, 2 of 3, etc.) for easy identification

v2.3.1

• Fixed credential test configuration
• Updated Insights API from v1.2 to v1.4
• Updated installation documentation for cloud users

v2.2.1

• Fixed npm package logo display

v2.0.0

• Renamed package from n8n-node-autobound to n8n-nodes-autobound
• Added Generate Insights API support (v1.2)
• Multi-resource node structure
• 350+ insight types support

Made with ❤️ by the n8n community and Autobound