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n8n Integration

Use CallMeLater in n8n visual workflows with the community node package.

Installation​

n8n Desktop / Cloud​

  1. Go to Settings → Community Nodes
  2. Click Install a community node
  3. Enter n8n-nodes-callmelater
  4. Click Install

Self-hosted n8n​

npm install n8n-nodes-callmelater

Restart your n8n instance after installing.

Credentials Setup​

  1. Sign up at callmelater.io
  2. Go to Settings → API Tokens and create a token with read + write scopes
  3. In n8n, create CallMeLater API credentials with your token

Nodes​

CallMeLater (Action Node)​

OperationDescription
Create WebhookSchedule an HTTP request for later
Create ApprovalSend an approval request to recipients
Get ActionRetrieve details of an action
Cancel ActionCancel a scheduled action

CallMeLater Trigger​

Starts your workflow when CallMeLater events occur:

EventDescription
Reminder RespondedSomeone confirmed, declined, or snoozed
Action ExecutedA webhook completed successfully
Action FailedA webhook failed after all retries
Action ExpiredA reminder expired without response

Example Workflows​

Deployment approval​

GitHub Trigger → Build & Test → CallMeLater (Create Approval) → CallMeLater Trigger → Deploy
  1. GitHub push triggers the workflow
  2. Build and test steps run
  3. CallMeLater sends approval request to the ops team
  4. When someone approves, the trigger fires and deployment continues

Scheduled follow-up​

New Customer → CallMeLater (Wait 3 days) → Send Welcome Email

Invoice reminder with escalation​

Invoice Created → CallMeLater (Wait 7 days) → Check Payment → If Unpaid: CallMeLater (Approval to Manager)

Webhook Setup​

For the CallMeLater Trigger to receive events:

  1. Create a workflow with the CallMeLater Trigger node
  2. Copy the Webhook URL shown in the node
  3. When creating actions via the CallMeLater node, paste this URL as the Callback URL

Signature verification​

  1. Generate a random secret string
  2. Set it as webhook_secret when creating actions
  3. Enter the same secret in the CallMeLater Trigger node's Webhook Secret field