Customer Data Sync with API Rate Limiting
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This workflow efficiently syncs customer data from an internal datastore to an external API endpoint. It processes each customer record individually and incorporates a strategic delay to respect API rate limits, ensuring smooth and reliable data transfer.
About This Workflow
Automate the critical process of syncing your customer information from any internal data source to a third-party API. This n8n workflow starts with a manual trigger, fetches all available customer records, and then smartly processes them one-by-one. Each customer's id and name are posted to a specified API endpoint. Crucially, a built-in 'Wait' node introduces a configurable delay between each API call, preventing you from hitting rate limits and ensuring stable integration. The workflow includes a placeholder 'Replace Me' node, ready for you to extend with custom logic like error handling, logging, or further data transformations.
Key Features
- Controlled Execution: Manually trigger the workflow for precise control over when your data syncs.
- Comprehensive Data Retrieval: Pull all records from your designated customer datastore, ensuring no data is left behind.
- Granular Processing: Utilize batch processing with a size of 1 to handle each customer record individually, ideal for specific API interactions.
- External API Integration: Seamlessly send customer data (ID and Name) via HTTP POST requests to any external API.
- API Rate Limit Protection: Implement a configurable 'Wait' step to introduce delays between API calls, preventing rate limit errors and ensuring reliable data transfer.
How To Use
- Manual Trigger: Simply click the 'Execute Workflow' button in the n8n editor to initiate the data sync.
- Customer Datastore: Replace the 'Customer Datastore' node with your actual data source (e.g., a Database node, CRM node, Google Sheets node). Configure its credentials and specify the operation to 'Get All' your customer records.
- SplitInBatches: This node is set to
batchSize: 1for individual item processing. Adjust this value if your target API can handle multiple items per request, but remember to consider rate limits. - HTTP Request:
- Update the
URLparameter to your specific API endpoint. - Confirm the
Request Method(e.g., POST, PUT) matches your API's requirements. - Modify the
bodyParametersUito map your customer data fields (e.g.,id,name) to the parameters expected by your API.
- Update the
- Wait: Adjust the
Amount(e.g.,4) andUnit(e.g.,seconds) parameters to align with the rate limiting policies of your target API. - Replace Me (NoOp): This is a placeholder. Extend the workflow here to add further steps like error logging, conditional branching based on API responses, or sending notifications upon completion.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "149b49b9-1ad0-4143-aff8-bcbf67864011",
"name": "Customer Data Sync with API Rate Limiting",
"nodes": 24,
"category": "Operations",
"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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