n8n-docs/docs/integrations/credentials/httpRequest.md

HTTP Request

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

• HTTP Request

Prerequisites

You must use the authentication method required by the app or service you want to query.

The following generic authentication methods are available:

• Basic Auth
• Digest Auth
• Header Auth
• OAuth1
• OAuth2
• None

You can learn more about HTTP authentication here.

You can use App-specific HTTP credentials to perform custom operations with some APIs where n8n has a node for the platform. For example, n8n has an Asana node, and supports using your Asana credentials in the HTTP Request node. Refer to App-specific HTTP credentials for more information.

Using Basic Auth / Digest Auth

1. Enter a descriptive Credentials Name.
2. In the Credential Data section, enter the Username and Password for the app or service your HTTP Request is targeting.
3. Click Create to save your credentials.

Using Header Auth

1. Enter a descriptive Credentials Name.
2. In the Credential Data section, enter the header Name and Value required for the app or service your HTTP Request is targeting. Read more about HTTP headers.
3. Click Create to save your credentials.

Using OAuth1

1. Enter a descriptive Credentials Name.
2. In the Credential Data section, enter the following authentication details:
   • Authorization URL
   • Access Token URL
   • Consumer Key
   • Consumer Secret
   • Request Token URL
   • Signature Method
3. Click Create to save your credentials.

Read more about OAuth1.

Using OAuth2

1. Enter a descriptive Credentials Name.
2. In the Credential Data section, enter the following authentication details:
   • Authorization URL
   • Access Token URL
   • Client ID
   • Client Secret
   • Scope
   • Auth URI Query Parameters
   • Authentication
3. Click Create to save your credentials.

Read more about OAuth2.

Using an existing credential type

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Refer to App-specific HTTP credentials for more information.