Currently available only on n8n Desktop and self-hosted. Not yet supported on n8n Cloud.
1. Installation
- Open n8n
- Go to Settings (click on your profile icon in the bottom left)
- Select “Community Nodes”
- Click “Install a community node”
- Enter:
@orq-ai/n8n-nodes-orq - Click “Install”
2. Get Your API Key
- Sign up at orq.ai
- Go to Workspace settings → API Keys
- Copy the key
3. Add Credentials in n8n
- Go to Credentials → New
- Search for “Orq API”
- Paste your API key
- Name it and save
4. Create Your First Workflow
Simple Text Generation
- Add a Manual Trigger node
- Add an Orq Deployment node
- Connect them
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Configure the Orq node:
- Select a deployment
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Add a message:
- Role:
user - Content:
your prompt
- Role:
- Click Execute Workflow

Deployment Node
Invoke an Orq deployment with messages, context, and inputs.Parameters:
- Deployment Key: Select from your available deployments
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Context: Set key-value pairs for deployment routing
- Use for environment-based routing and many more (e.g.,
environment: production) - Learn more about deployment routing
- Use for environment-based routing and many more (e.g.,
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Inputs: Provide values for prompt variables
- Add key-value pairs for each
{{variable}}in your deployment
- Add key-value pairs for each
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Messages: Add conversation messages with support for:
- Roles: User, System, or Assistant
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Content Types (User role only):
- Text: Plain text messages
- Image: URLs or Base64-encoded images
- Optional text: Add descriptions with images for models that support it