Streamline Job Access Control with Automated Validation
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This workflow automatically validates API requests for job access, ensuring only authorized and active users can retrieve job information. It uses webhook triggers and conditional logic to enforce security and prevent unauthorized access.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow is designed to secure access to job-related data via an API. It begins by triggering on specific HTTP methods (POST, DELETE, HEAD, PATCH, PUT) for the /test-jobs endpoint, immediately returning a 405 error for unsupported methods. For GET requests, it validates the incoming request, checking for a valid Bearer token in the Authorization header and the presence of a job_id in the query parameters. If the validation fails, it returns appropriate error codes (400, 401, 404). Upon successful validation, it retrieves token details from Airtable to verify the token's validity and checks if the token is active and issued to the user attempting to access the job. This ensures that only authenticated, active, and authorized users can interact with job data, enhancing overall system security and integrity.
Key Features
- Webhook Triggering: Handles specific HTTP methods for API endpoints.
- Request Validation: Enforces strict rules on Authorization headers and query parameters.
- Token Authentication: Integrates with Airtable to verify token validity and status.
- Access Control Logic: Checks if the requesting user is the owner of the job.
- Error Handling: Provides clear and specific error responses for various failure scenarios (invalid token, expired token, job not found, unauthorized access).
How To Use
- Configure Webhooks: Set up webhook nodes for your desired API endpoints (e.g.,
/test-jobs) and specify the allowed HTTP methods. - Implement Request Validation: Use the
Codenode to write JavaScript that validates incoming request headers (e.g., checking for 'Bearer ' token) and query parameters (e.g., ensuring onlyjob_idis present). - Integrate with Data Source: Connect to your data source (e.g., Airtable) to retrieve token information based on the provided token ID from the request.
- Apply Conditional Logic: Utilize
Ifnodes to check for:- Token validity (active status).
- Whether the token has expired.
- If the job specified by
job_idexists. - If the user associated with the token is the owner of the job.
- Define Response Nodes: For each condition, configure
Respond to Webhooknodes to return appropriate HTTP status codes (e.g., 200 for success, 400 for bad request, 401 for unauthorized, 404 for not found) and informative JSON responses.
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Workflow JSON
{
"id": "39de88f8-6e89-4da5-a326-16872c15175f",
"name": "Streamline Job Access Control with Automated Validation",
"nodes": 10,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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