n8n Integration

Scavio ships an official, n8n-verified community node, n8n-nodes-scavio. Drop it into any n8n workflow to run real-time search across Google, Amazon, Walmart, YouTube, and Reddit without writing HTTP nodes or maintaining custom auth headers — a cost-effective Tavily and SerpAPI alternative with broader platform coverage.

Introduction

The n8n-nodes-scavio node adds a native Scavio action to the n8n editor, backed by an encrypted Scavio API credential. It is published on npm, MIT-licensed, and shipping as a verified community node in the next n8n release batch. You need:

• n8n version 1.0 or later (cloud or self-hosted).
• A Scavio API key from dashboard.scavio.dev.
• Package on npm: n8n-nodes-scavio · source on GitHub.

Step-by-Step Integration Guide

Step 1: Install the community node

Inside n8n, open Settings → Community Nodes → Install and enter the package name:

n8n-nodes-scavio

Click Install. n8n pulls the latest verified version from npm and registers the Scavio node in your workflow editor. No restart is required on n8n Cloud; self-hosted may need a reload. To pin the package directly on self-hosted or Docker instances (or to force a manual update), install it in the n8n container or host:

# Inside your n8n container or host
npm install n8n-nodes-scavio@latest

# Then restart n8n so the node is loaded
n8n start

n8n also monitors npm for new versions of verified nodes and propagates them automatically after a quick re-review.

Step 2: Set your API key

Open Credentials → New, pick Scavio API, and paste your Scavio API key into the API Key field (n8n stores it encrypted). Click Test — the credential test calls a free endpoint, so you get instant confirmation the key is valid without consuming credits:

GET https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/usage

Step 3: Basic usage

Add a new node, search for Scavio, then pick a Resource and Operation, fill in the parameters, and run it. The output is structured JSON your downstream nodes can read directly:

Resource:   Reddit
Operation:  Search Posts
Query:      tavily alternative

# Output: structured JSON for downstream nodes

Available Tools

The Scavio node exposes these resources and operations:

Advanced Example

Because the node is registered with usableAsTool: true, n8n AI Agent nodes can call it as a tool inside multi-step reasoning. Connect the Scavio node to the agent's tool input and the agent will call Scavio: Google Search, Scavio: Amazon Search Products, etc. as needed during a run. Common patterns the Scavio node fits cleanly:

• Lead qualification — Inbound webhook → Scavio (Google · site:linkedin.com/company COMPANY) → LLM scoring → CRM write.
• Amazon price drop alerts — Cron → Scavio (Amazon · Get Product by ASIN) → compare to previous price → Slack alert. A working example ships in the repo as workflows/amazon-price-drop.json.
• Reddit sentiment monitoring — Cron → Scavio (Reddit · Search Posts) → LLM summarization → daily digest email.
• Localized content automation — Daily cron → Scavio (Google + Reddit) for live local context → LLM composes posts → Google Sheet for client approval.
• Grounded WhatsApp / Slack bots — Trigger on message → Scavio (Google) for live answer grounding → LLM composes reply → channel reply.

Benefits of Scavio + n8n

• No-code: drop the Scavio node into any workflow, no HTTP nodes or auth headers to maintain.
• Agent-ready: usableAsTool lets n8n AI Agent nodes call it directly.
• Multi-platform: Google, Amazon, Walmart, YouTube, and Reddit from one credential.
• Cost-effective: a verified node over most calls that cost a single credit.

Next Steps

• n8n-nodes-scavio on npm
• Source on GitHub
• n8n community nodes installation guide
• Scavio API quickstart
• Google Search API reference