Description

Mailtrap.io N8N Integration – Official

This is the official Mailtrap.io integration for N8N, allowing you to seamlessly integrate Mailtrap’s email testing and delivery services into your N8N workflows.

Prerequisites

Before using this integration, please ensure you have:

• A Mailtrap.io account
• Your sending domain verified in Mailtrap (required for sending emails)

Installation

Community Nodes (Recommended)

For n8n version 0.187 and later, you can install this node through the Community Nodes panel:

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-mailtrap in Enter npm package name
4. Agree to the risks of using community nodes
5. Select Install

n8n Cloud

If you’re using n8n Cloud, the Mailtrap node is available out of the box. Simply search for “Mailtrap” in the node library when building your workflows.

Manual Installation

Alternatively, you can install the node manually using one of these methods:

#### Using npm

npm install n8n-nodes-mailtrap

#### Using pnpm

pnpm add n8n-nodes-mailtrap

For more detailed installation instructions, please refer to the n8n community nodes documentation.

Features

This integration provides the following capabilities:

• Send emails through Mailtrap’s services:

– Transactional emails
– Bulk stream emails

• Manage your Mailtrap contacts:

– Create new contacts
– Delete existing contacts
– Update contact information
– Get a list of your Mailtrap Lists

Usage

1. After installation, restart your n8n instance
2. In your n8n workflow, you’ll find the Mailtrap node under the “Mailtrap” category
3. Configure the node with your Mailtrap API token (you can find it in your Mailtrap account settings)
4. Use the node to send emails or manage contacts according to your needs

Node local development setup

Prerequisites

• Node v18..22
• pnpm
• Local N8N installation (npm i -g n8n)

#### After that:
Install the dependencies:

  pnpm install

Publish the node locally:

  pnpm link

And build it:

  pnpm build

Go to ~/.n8n/custom (Linux, Mac), and link it there:

  cd ~/.n8n/custom

OR create the folder manually:

  mkdir ~/.n8n/custom
  cd ~/.n8n/custom

  pnpm link n8n-nodes-mailtrap

After that, you can start the local hosted n8n instance:

  n8n