Description

Official Reduck node for n8n

n8n is a powerful automation framework but faces key challenges:

• No API exists, e.g. Facebook groups have none since 2024.
• Hard to get APIs, e.g. Reddit gives an API key only after reviewing applications.
• Inadequate APIs, e.g. Facebook’s API reads only Pages you manage.
• Hard to set up credentials, e.g. Google requires you to make an OAuth app first.

Reduck solves this by making it easy to automate sites with no API by writing browser automation scripts with Agents and running them with a n8n node.

!An n8n workflow with two Reduck nodes: every morning, it checks the settings and the ChatGPT account, asks ChatGPT each question in your Chrome, gives each answer a verdict and saves it in a data table

Example of a workflow with Reduck for n8n to monitor brand visibility on a signed-in ChatGPT account with memory off

With Reduck you can:

• Find LinkedIn profiles, qualify them and send connection requests.
• Read and post in Facebook groups.
• Search Reddit and read every comment of a thread.
• … or create your own workflow on top of any site without API!

You can run scripts from the Reduck library, or scripts that your
agent creates with Reduck MCP for custom integrations (see
Build your own integrations).

A script runs in a browser. You choose which one in the node’s Browser field:

• Your paired browser: your own Chrome, with the Reduck extension. The script uses your

sessions, so it is signed in where you are. Chrome must be open.

• A Reduck managed browser: a browser in the Reduck cloud. It runs 24/7 without your

computer.

> [!NOTE]
> A managed browser does not store any credentials and starts fresh, so it can only read public pages. The node does not run a script that requires login on it. We will provide cookie storage and reuse soon to allow to run scripts with managed browsers.

To choose between the two, see the FAQ.

Requirements

• An n8n Cloud workspace, or a self-hosted n8n

where you can install community nodes.

• A Reduck account.
• The Reduck extension,

paired with your account (see pairing). Scripts run on
this browser by default. To run without it, set Browser to Managed Browser.

Quick start

n8n Cloud

Reduck is a verified node, so n8n Cloud can install it from the editor.

1. Find the node. In a workflow, select +, then search Reduck:

!The n8n node panel: the search finds the verified Reduck node

2. Install it. Select Reduck, then Install node. Then select the Run script action.

3. Add your API key. In Credential, select Connect to Reduck, paste a key from
The Reduck credential: one API Key field

4. Run a script. In Script, search ai overview and select Get Google AI Overview.
In query, type a search, for example best crm for small business. In Browser,
select Managed Browser if your extension is not paired. Then select Execute step.
result holds the overview’s answer and the pages it cites:

!The Reduck node after Execute step on a managed browser: the run succeeded, and result holds the overview’s answer

CLI

1. Stop n8n, then install the node. You need n8n 2 or later, which runs on Node.js 24 or later:

   mkdir -p ~/.n8n/nodes && cd ~/.n8n/nodes && npm install @reduck-ai/n8n-nodes-reduck
   

2. Add your API key as a credential. Get a key from APIKEY"}}] EOF n8n import:credentials --input=reduck-credential.json && rm reduck-credential.json

3. Import and publish the workflow. It answers a webhook with the Google AI Overview for a
search. It runs on a Reduck managed browser, so you do not need the extension:

   curl -sO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reduck-ai/n8n-nodes-reduck/main/examples/google-ai-overview-webhook.json
   n8n import:workflow --input=google-ai-overview-webhook.json
   n8n publish:workflow --id=reduckAiOverview
   

4. Start n8n, then call the workflow from another terminal. n8n reads published workflows
only when it starts:

   n8n start
   

   curl "http://localhost:5678/webhook/ai-overview?q=best+crm+for+small+business"
   

The answer is the run. result holds the overview’s answer and the pages it cites, and id
links to the run’s steps and screenshots at https://reduck.ai/runs/. If the run fails,
the answer is { "error", "details" }: what went wrong, and the link to the run.

n8n editor

1. Install the node, then restart n8n:

   mkdir -p ~/.n8n/nodes && cd ~/.n8n/nodes && npm install @reduck-ai/n8n-nodes-reduck
   

For Docker and other setups, see the
n8n guide.

2. Add your API key. Add a Reduck node to a workflow. In Credential, select
Create new credential, and paste a key from
The Reduck node after Execute step: the run succeeded, and result holds the overview’s answer

Examples

Import a workflow from examples
(Workflows > Import from File), then select your Reduck credential in its Reduck node.

• ChatGPT brand monitoring:

ask ChatGPT your buyers’ questions daily, then record if each answer cites your site, names
you, or cites other sites.

• Google AI Overview API:

call a webhook with a search, then get Google’s AI Overview and the pages it cites as JSON.

• Reddit monitoring:

scan specific subreddits daily, then analyze each thread and draft an answer with AI. You can
approve, edit or reject each draft.

• Doctolib booking:

check your doctors’ free slots every hour, then book the earliest one in your dates and email
you.

• Alert to automatic purchase:

receive a back-in-stock alert on a webhook, check the price and the stock, then order it once
under your limits, or tell you when it needs you.

FAQ