Integration · 60-second setup · Zero markup

n8n + OrcaRouter

n8n is a source-available workflow automation platform with first-class AI nodes. Its OpenAI credential accepts a custom base URL — point it at OrcaRouter once and every AI Agent, Chat Model, and LLM Chain node in your workflows routes through us.

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Setup

Five steps.

1.In n8n, open Credentials → Add credential → choose 'OpenAI'.
2.Paste your OrcaRouter API key (sk-orca-…) into the API Key field.
3.Set the Base URL to https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1 and save.
4.Add an 'OpenAI Chat Model' node to your workflow, select the credential, and set the model to orcarouter/auto (enter it as a custom value).
5.Execute the workflow — every AI step now routes through OrcaRouter.

Configuration

# In n8n: Credentials → Add credential → 'OpenAI'
# 1. API Key:   sk-orca-...
# 2. Base URL:  https://api.orcarouter.ai/v1
#
# Then in your workflow:
# 3. Add an 'OpenAI Chat Model' node
# 4. Credential: the one you just created
# 5. Model:      orcarouter/auto   (typed as a custom value)

Why route n8n through OrcaRouter?

Automation workflows run unattended — a 3 a.m. provider outage means silent failures in your pipelines. OrcaRouter's automatic failover keeps scheduled workflows running through a healthy backend, and orcarouter/auto picks the cheapest capable model for each step without you editing a single node.

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