n8n-nodes-mautic-advanced

n8n Mautic Advanced Node

Enhanced n8n node for Mautic with comprehensive API coverage including tags, campaigns, categories, notifications, and advanced contact management.

📋 Table of Contents

• What Makes This "Advanced"?
• Features
• Supported Resources and Operations
• Installation
• Authentication
• Advanced Features
• Usage Examples
• Development
• Troubleshooting
• Changelog
• Support
• License

What Makes This "Advanced"?

This enhanced version extends the standard n8n Mautic node with:

• 🏷️ Complete Tag Management: Full CRUD operations for tags (missing in the standard node)
• 📊 Campaign Operations: Create, clone, update, and manage campaigns
• 📁 Category Management: Handle categories with bundle and color support
• 🔔 Notification Management: Full CRUD operations for notifications with scheduling and language support
• 🔗 Advanced Relationship Management: Sophisticated contact-to-campaign and contact-to-company associations
• 📧 Enhanced Email Operations: Segment-based email sending capabilities
• 👥 Extended Contact Operations: UTM tag management, activity tracking, device information, and notes
• 🏢 Complete Company Management: Full company lifecycle with custom fields and address support
• 🔍 Advanced Filtering: Where filters, DNC filtering, and field selection
• 📅 Smart Date Handling: Automatic date formatting for Mautic API compatibility

Features

🚀 Core Features

• Comprehensive API Coverage: All major Mautic API endpoints supported
• Advanced Filtering: Where filters with nested conditions (andX/orX)
• DNC Management: Filter contacts by Do Not Contact status
• Field Selection: Choose which fields to return for Contact operations
• Pagination Support: Automatic handling of large datasets
• Custom Fields: Full support for custom field management
• Error Handling: Robust error handling and validation

🔐 Authentication

• API Credentials: Simple API key authentication
• OAuth2: Full OAuth2 flow support for secure authentication

📊 Data Management

• RAW Data Options: Control data output format
• System Fields: Built-in support for system fields
• Date Formatting: Automatic UTC date formatting
• Deduplication: Prevents duplicate records in paginated results

Supported Resources and Operations

🏢 Companies

• Create a new company with full address and custom field support
• Get a company by ID
• Get Many companies with filtering and pagination
• Update company details
• Delete a company

👥 Contacts (Enhanced)

• Create a new contact with extensive field options
• Get a contact by ID with field selection
• Get Many contacts with advanced filtering and DNC options
• Update contact details
• Delete a contact
• Delete Batch multiple contacts in one operation
• Send Email to a contact
• Edit Contact Points (add/subtract points)
• Edit Do Not Contact List (add/remove from DNC)
• Add/Remove UTM Tags for tracking
• Get Notes associated with a contact
• Get Activity history for a contact
• Get Companies associated with a contact
• Get Devices used by a contact

🏷️ Tags

• Create a new tag with description
• Get a tag by ID
• Get Many tags with search capabilities
• Update tag name and description
• Delete a tag

📊 Campaigns

• Create a new campaign
• Get a campaign by ID
• Get All campaigns
• Update campaign details
• Delete a campaign
• Clone an existing campaign
• Get Contacts in a campaign

📁 Categories

• Create a new category with bundle and color settings
• Get a category by ID
• Get Many categories
• Update category details
• Delete a category

🔔 Notifications

• Create a new notification with scheduling and language support
• Get a notification by ID
• Get Many notifications with filtering
• Update notification details
• Delete a notification

📋 Segments

• Create a new segment
• Get a segment by ID
• Get Many segments with filtering
• Update segment details
• Delete a segment

🔗 Relationship Management

• Campaign Contact: Add/remove contacts to/from campaigns
• Company Contact: Add/remove contacts to/from companies
• Contact Segment: Add/remove contacts to/from segments

📧 Email Operations

• Segment Email: Send emails to segments

Installation

Method 1: npm (Recommended)

npm install n8n-nodes-mautic-advanced

Method 2: Manual Installation

• Clone this repository:

  git clone https://github.com/msoukhomlinov/n8n-nodes-mautic-advanced.git
  cd n8n-nodes-mautic-advanced
  

• Install dependencies:

  npm install
  

• Build the node:

  npm run build
  

• Link to your n8n installation:

  npm link
  cd /path/to/your/n8n/installation
  npm link n8n-nodes-mautic-advanced
  

Authentication

API Credentials

• Go to your Mautic instance
• Navigate to Settings → API Credentials
• Create a new API credential
• Copy the Public Key and Secret Key
• In n8n, add a new Mautic Advanced credential
• Select Credentials authentication method
• Enter your Mautic URL, Public Key, and Secret Key

OAuth2

• In n8n, add a new Mautic Advanced credential
• Select OAuth2 authentication method
• Enter your Mautic URL
• Follow the OAuth2 authorization flow

Advanced Features

Where Filters

Advanced filtering for Contact > Get Many operations:

• Nested Conditions: Support for andX/orX logical operators
• Multiple Expressions: eq, neq, lt, lte, gt, gte, between, in, isNull, isNotNull
• Custom Fields: Filter by any custom or system field
• Date Filtering: Automatic date formatting for Mautic API

DNC Filtering

Filter contacts by Do Not Contact status:

• Email DNC Only: Contacts with email DNC enabled
• SMS DNC Only: Contacts with SMS DNC enabled
• Any DNC Only: Contacts with any DNC enabled

Field Selection

Choose which fields to return for Contact operations:

• System Fields: date_added, date_modified, id, owner_id
• Custom Fields: Any custom field defined in Mautic
• All Fields: Return complete contact data

Date Formatting

Automatic date formatting for known date fields:

• Format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss UTC
• Compatibility: Ensures Mautic API compatibility
• Fields: date_added, date_modified, lastActive, etc.

Usage Examples

Create a Contact with Tags

// Contact Create operation
{
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "additionalFields": {
    "tags": ["customer", "vip"],
    "company": "Example Corp",
    "phone": "[phone]"
  }
}

Filter Contacts with Where Conditions

// Contact Get Many with Where filter
{
  "where": {
    "conditions": [
      {
        "col": "email",
        "expr": "neq",
        "val": ""
      },
      {
        "col": "date_added",
        "expr": "gte",
        "val": "2024-01-01"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Send Email to Segment

// Segment Email operation
{
  "segmentId": "123",
  "emailId": "456",
  "options": {
    "sendToNewOnly": true
  }
}

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16+
• npm or yarn
• n8n development environment

Commands

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the node
npm run build

# Watch for changes (development)
npm run dev

# Check for linting errors
npm run lint

# Fix linting errors
npm run lint:fix

# Format code
npm run format

Project Structure

├── credentials/          # Authentication credentials
├── nodes/               # Node implementations
│   └── MauticAdvanced/  # Main node files
├── dist/                # Compiled output
├── package.json         # Project configuration
└── README.md           # This file

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

"Could not get parameter 'options'" Error

Cause: Missing Options parameter in node definition Solution: Update to latest version (0.3.2+) which includes all required Options parameters

Authentication Errors

Cause: Incorrect credentials or URL Solution:

• Verify Mautic URL format (https://your-mautic.com)
• Check API credentials are active
• Ensure proper permissions for API access

Date Filter Issues

Cause: Incorrect date format Solution: Use YYYY-MM-DD format for date filters

Pagination Problems

Cause: Large datasets causing timeouts Solution: Use "Return All" option or set appropriate limits

Getting Help

• Check the Changelog for recent fixes
• Search existing Issues
• Create a new issue with detailed information

Support

If you find this node helpful and want to support its ongoing development, you can buy me a coffee:

Your support helps maintain this project and develop new features.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

• Built with n8n workflow automation platform
• Uses change-case for string manipulation
• Icons and design inspired by n8n community standards