ACTION NETWORK N8N INTEGRATION: AUTOMATE ACTION NETWORK WITH N8N
Looking to automate Action Network with n8n? You’re in the right place. The Action Network n8n integration gives you access to 24 powerful actions to streamline your advocacy campaigns, petition management, and supporter engagement—all without writing a single line of code.
Action Network is a favorite platform for nonprofits, grassroots organizations, and advocacy groups. When connected to n8n, you unlock the ability to automatically manage events, track attendance, handle petitions and signatures, organize people records, and maintain sophisticated tagging systems. Whether you’re running a political campaign, coordinating volunteers, or mobilizing supporters around a cause, this integration transforms manual data management into seamless automation.
In this comprehensive guide, you’ll discover exactly how to connect Action Network to n8n and master every available action to build workflows that save hours of administrative work.
WHY AUTOMATE ACTION NETWORK WITH N8N?
The Action Network n8n integration gives you access to 24 actions spanning six core resources: attendances, events, people, petitions, signatures, and tags. This means you can automate virtually every aspect of your advocacy operations from a single workflow builder.
Significant time savings stand out as the primary benefit. Instead of manually creating attendance records after each event, updating supporter information one by one, or copying petition signatures into spreadsheets, n8n handles these tasks automatically. Set up smart rules once, and your data flows exactly where it needs to go. Organizations using this integration report saving 10+ hours weekly on routine data management tasks.
Zero oversight on supporter engagement becomes reality when you connect Action Network to n8n. Your workflows run 24/7, ensuring every new signature gets processed, every event attendance gets recorded, and every supporter gets properly tagged—even at 3 AM when your team is sleeping. No more worrying about missed follow-ups or outdated records.
Seamless integration with your entire tech stack opens new possibilities. Connect Action Network to your CRM, email marketing platform, Slack channels, Google Sheets, or any of the 400+ apps n8n supports. For example: automatically create a HubSpot contact when someone signs a petition, send a Slack notification when event attendance exceeds expectations, or sync new supporters to your Mailchimp list in real-time.
HOW TO CONNECT ACTION NETWORK TO N8N?
Basic configuration:
- Access your Action Network account: Log into Action Network and navigate to your account settings or API section to locate your API credentials.
- Generate or copy your API Key: Action Network provides an API key that authorizes external applications to interact with your data. Copy this key securely.
- Add credentials in n8n: In your n8n workflow, add an Action Network node. When prompted for credentials, select “Create New” and paste your API key into the designated field.
- Test the connection: Save your credentials and run a quick test by selecting any action (like “Get many people”) to verify the connection works properly.
- Start building: Once authenticated, you have full access to all 24 actions across attendances, events, people, petitions, signatures, and tags.
💡 TIP: Create a dedicated API key specifically for n8n rather than reusing keys from other integrations. This makes it easier to revoke access if needed and helps you track API usage more accurately in your Action Network dashboard.
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ACTION NETWORK ACTIONS AVAILABLE IN N8N
Get an attendance
The “Get an attendance” action retrieves detailed information about a specific attendance record from an event in your Action Network account. This is essential when you need to verify someone’s participation or pull attendance data into another system.
Key parameters: Credential to connect with (required dropdown), Event ID (optional text input), Attendance ID (optional text input), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Verify a supporter’s attendance before sending follow-up materials, pull attendance details to update external databases or spreadsheets, cross-reference attendance with donation records for engagement scoring.
Create an attendance
The “Create an attendance” action registers a new attendance record linking a person to a specific event in Action Network. Perfect for recording participation from external sources or automating attendance tracking from third-party registration systems.
Key parameters: Person ID (required), Event ID (required), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Automatically record attendance when someone checks in via a third-party app, sync attendance from Eventbrite or other registration platforms to Action Network, create attendance records based on form submissions or QR code scans.
Get many attendances
The “Get many attendances” action retrieves multiple attendance records at once, either for a specific event or across your entire Action Network account. This bulk retrieval capability is invaluable for reporting and data analysis workflows.
Key parameters: Event ID (optional text), Return All toggle (optional), Limit (optional numeric, default 50), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Generate post-event attendance reports automatically, sync all attendance data to a Google Sheet for analysis, trigger follow-up campaigns based on attendance patterns across multiple events.
Create an event
The “Create an event” action lets you programmatically add new events to your Action Network calendar directly from n8n workflows. This enables dynamic event creation based on triggers from other systems.
Key parameters: Title (required), Origin System (optional text), Simplify toggle (optional), and Additional Fields expandable section for description, location, or timing.
Use cases: Automatically create recurring events based on a schedule, generate events from form submissions or calendar applications, clone events with modifications for different regions or chapters.
Get an event
The “Get an event” action retrieves complete details about a specific event from your Action Network account. Use this when you need event information for conditional logic or data synchronization.
Key parameters: Event ID (required), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Check event details before triggering attendance-related automations, pull event data to populate confirmation emails or notifications, validate that an event exists before performing related actions.
Get a person
The “Get a person” action retrieves detailed profile information for a specific individual in your Action Network database. Essential for personalizing communications and verifying supporter data.
Key parameters: Person ID (required), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Fetch supporter details before sending personalized messages, verify contact information before syncing to other platforms, pull engagement history for supporter scoring workflows.
Get many events
The “Get many events” action retrieves multiple events from your Action Network account in a single request. Perfect for building event calendars, generating reports, or syncing event data externally.
Key parameters: Return All toggle (optional), Limit (optional, default 50), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Build dynamic event calendars on your website, generate weekly event digest emails automatically, sync all upcoming events to external calendar applications.
Create a person
The “Create a person” action adds a new supporter record to your Action Network database. This is the foundation for building your supporter list from external sources.
Key parameters: Email Address (required via “Add Email Address Field”), Simplify toggle (optional), and Additional Fields expandable section for name, phone, address, and custom fields.
Use cases: Add new supporters from website form submissions, import contacts from external databases or spreadsheets, create person records when someone interacts with your chatbot.
Add a person tag
The “Add a person tag” action attaches a specific tag to an individual in your Action Network database. Tags are crucial for segmentation and targeted communications.
Key parameters: Tag Name or ID (required), and Person ID (required).
Use cases: Tag supporters based on which petition they signed, apply interest tags based on event attendance, segment supporters by geographic region or engagement level.
Update a person
The “Update a person” action modifies existing supporter information in Action Network. Keep your database current by syncing updates from other systems automatically.
Key parameters: Person ID (required), Simplify toggle (optional), and Update Fields expandable section where you specify which fields to modify.
Use cases: Sync contact updates from your CRM to Action Network, update supporter preferences based on form submissions, correct data issues identified in other systems.
Remove a person tag
The “Remove a person tag” action detaches a specific tag from an individual. Essential for maintaining accurate segmentation as supporter interests and engagement evolve.
Key parameters: Tag Name or ID (required), and Tagging Name or ID (optional).
Use cases: Remove event-specific tags after a campaign concludes, update segmentation when supporters unsubscribe from topics, clean up outdated tags during database maintenance.
Get many people
The “Get many people” action retrieves multiple supporter records from Action Network in one request. This bulk retrieval powers reporting, syncing, and mass-action workflows.
Key parameters: Return All toggle (optional), Limit (adjustable, optional), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Export supporter lists to external platforms, build comprehensive engagement reports, sync your entire database to a data warehouse.
Create a signature
The “Create a signature” action records a new signature on a petition within Action Network. Automate signature collection from external forms or integration points.
Key parameters: Petition ID (required), Person ID (required), Simplify toggle (optional), and Additional Fields expandable section for extra signature metadata.
Use cases: Record signatures from embedded forms on your website, sync signatures collected through third-party petition tools, create signatures when supporters complete specific actions.
Get many petitions
The “Get many petitions” action retrieves multiple petition records from your Action Network account. Useful for reporting dashboards and petition management workflows.
Key parameters: Return All toggle (optional), Limit (optional, default 50), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Generate petition performance reports across campaigns, build a petition directory page on your website, monitor all active petitions for milestone notifications.
Update a petition
The “Update a petition” action modifies existing petition details in Action Network. Keep petition content current without manual intervention.
Key parameters: Petition ID (required), Simplify toggle (optional), and Update Fields expandable section specifying which petition attributes to modify.
Use cases: Update petition goals as campaigns progress, modify petition descriptions based on news events, archive petitions by updating their status automatically.
Create a petition
The “Create a petition” action programmatically generates new petitions in Action Network. Launch campaigns dynamically based on triggers from other systems.
Key parameters: Title (required), Origin System (optional text), Simplify toggle (optional), and Additional Fields expandable section for description, target, and other petition details.
Use cases: Launch petitions based on breaking news or events, create petitions from staff submissions through internal tools, generate localized petition variants automatically.
Get a petition
The “Get a petition” action retrieves complete details about a specific petition. Use this for conditional logic or to display petition information elsewhere.
Key parameters: Petition ID (required), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Check petition status before triggering signature milestones, pull petition details for email campaign content, verify petition exists before creating related signatures.
Update a signature
The “Update a signature” action modifies an existing signature record on a petition. Useful for correcting data or adding information after initial collection.
Key parameters: Petition ID (required), Signature ID (required), Simplify toggle (optional), and Update Fields expandable section for specifying which signature attributes to modify.
Use cases: Add comments or additional data to signatures post-collection, correct signature information based on supporter requests, update signature metadata for reporting purposes.
Get many signatures
The “Get many signatures” action retrieves multiple signature records, optionally filtered by petition. Essential for reporting and signature data analysis.
Key parameters: Petition ID (optional), Return All toggle (optional), Limit (optional, default 50), and Simplify toggle (enabled by default, optional).
Use cases: Generate signature count reports for stakeholders, export signatures to spreadsheets for analysis, trigger milestone notifications when signature counts reach targets.
Get a signature
The “Get a signature” action retrieves details for a specific signature record. Use this to verify signatures or pull individual signature data.
Key parameters: Petition ID (optional), Signature ID (optional), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Verify a specific signature exists before follow-up actions, pull signature details for personalized thank-you messages, check signature status for conditional workflow logic.
Create a tag
The “Create a tag” action generates a new tag in your Action Network account. Tags power your segmentation strategy, and this action lets you create them dynamically.
Key parameters: Name (required), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Create campaign-specific tags automatically when launching initiatives, generate event tags when new events are created, build tags based on external data sources or categories.
Get many tags
The “Get many tags” action retrieves multiple tags from your Action Network account. Useful for building tag selection interfaces or auditing your tag structure.
Key parameters: Return All toggle (optional), Limit (optional, default 50), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Audit your tag structure for cleanup workflows, build dynamic tag selection dropdowns in external forms, sync your tag list to documentation or training materials.
Get a tag
The “Get a tag” action retrieves details for a specific tag in Action Network. Use this to verify tag existence or retrieve tag metadata.
Key parameters: Tag ID (required), and Simplify toggle (optional).
Use cases: Verify a tag exists before attempting to apply it, pull tag details for reporting dashboards, check tag metadata before building segmentation logic.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ACTION NETWORK N8N INTEGRATION
Is the Action Network n8n integration free?
The integration itself is completely free to use within n8n. You'll need an Action Network account with API access, which is included in their paid plans. n8n offers both a free self-hosted option and a cloud version with various pricing tiers. The beauty of n8n is that once you've set it up, you can build unlimited Action Network workflows without per-action costs—unlike some other automation platforms that charge based on operation volume. For organizations with high automation needs, this can represent significant savings compared to alternatives like Zapier.
What data can I sync between Action Network and n8n?
The integration provides comprehensive access to six core Action Network resources: attendances, events, people (supporters), petitions, signatures, and tags. You can create, retrieve, and update records across all these categories. This means you can sync supporter information to your CRM, export event attendance to spreadsheets, track petition signatures in real-time, and maintain sophisticated tagging systems—all automatically. The bidirectional nature means data can flow from Action Network to other apps and vice versa.
How long does it take to set up the Action Network n8n integration?
Most users complete the initial setup in under 10 minutes. Generating your API key in Action Network takes about 2 minutes, and adding the credentials to n8n is a 30-second process. Building your first workflow depends on complexity—a simple "get new signatures and add to Google Sheets" workflow takes 5-10 minutes, while more sophisticated multi-step automations might take 30 minutes to an hour. The visual workflow builder makes it intuitive, and you can test each step as you build to ensure everything works correctly before going live.