Create an automation node

POST/api/v2/workspaces/{slug}/projects/{project_id}/automations/{automation_id}/nodes/

Project automations are rule graphs that run inside one project. Create an automation node.

Path parameters

slug:requiredstring

The workspace slug. It appears in your Plane URLs. In https://app.plane.so/my-team/projects/, the slug is my-team.

project_id:requiredstring

The project the resource belongs to. Accepts the project UUID or its bare identifier, for example ENG.

automation_id:requiredstring (uuid)

The automation the resource belongs to.

Body parameters

handler_name:requiredstring

Name of the handler class, for example record_created or send_email.

Maximum 100 characters.

name:requiredstring

Display name for the node.

Maximum 255 characters.

node_type:requiredstring

Type of node: trigger, action, or condition.

• trigger - Trigger
• action - Action
• condition - Condition

One of trigger, action, condition.

config:optionalstring

Configuration and parameters for the node.

is_enabled:optionalboolean

Whether the rule is switched on.

Response shaping

fields:optionalstring

Comma-separated list of fields to return. Fields you don't request are left out of the response instead of coming back as null. id is always included. Pass all to get every requestable field. An unknown field name returns 400. See Sparse fields.

Requestable here: config, created_at, created_by_id, handler_name, id, is_enabled, last_triggered_at, name, next_scheduled_at, node_type, updated_at, updated_by_id, version_id.

Scopes

automations:write

Errors

Status	Code	Cause
400	invalid_request	The request body or a query parameter failed validation.
401	unauthorized	Missing or invalid credentials.
402	payment_required	The feature this endpoint belongs to isn't enabled on your plan or is switched off.
403	forbidden	Your role or token scope doesn't allow this.
404	not_found	No such resource, or it's outside your tenant.
406	not_acceptable	The Accept header asks for a representation the API can't produce.
409	conflict	A business rule blocks the write.
413	payload_too_large	The request body is over the size limit.
415	unsupported_media_type	The Content-Type isn't one this endpoint accepts.
429	rate_limited	Throttled. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying.

Create an automation node

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.plane.so/api/v2/workspaces/my-team/projects/4af68566-94a4-4eb3-94aa-50dc9427067b/automations/9c1f0b3d-6d2e-4c9a-8b41-2f7e5a0d6c88/nodes/" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $PLANE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "handler_name": "example",
  "name": "Example name",
  "node_type": "trigger",
  "config": null,
  "is_enabled": false
}'

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.plane.so/api/v2/workspaces/my-team/projects/4af68566-94a4-4eb3-94aa-50dc9427067b/automations/9c1f0b3d-6d2e-4c9a-8b41-2f7e5a0d6c88/nodes/",
    headers={"X-Api-Key": "your-api-key"},
    json={
        "handler_name": "example",
        "name": "Example name",
        "node_type": "trigger",
        "config": None,
        "is_enabled": False
    },
)
print(response.json())

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.plane.so/api/v2/workspaces/my-team/projects/4af68566-94a4-4eb3-94aa-50dc9427067b/automations/9c1f0b3d-6d2e-4c9a-8b41-2f7e5a0d6c88/nodes/",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "X-Api-Key": "your-api-key",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      handler_name: "example",
      name: "Example name",
      node_type: "trigger",
      config: null,
      is_enabled: false,
    }),
  },
);
const data = await response.json();

Response201

{
  "config": null,
  "created_at": "2026-01-14T09:22:41.478363Z",
  "created_by_id": "16c61a3a-512a-48ac-b0be-b6b46fe6f430",
  "updated_by_id": null,
  "handler_name": "example",
  "id": "b7e42a19-3c5d-4f80-9a26-8d1c0f4e7b53",
  "is_enabled": false,
  "last_triggered_at": "2026-01-14T09:22:41.478363Z",
  "name": "Example name",
  "next_scheduled_at": "2026-01-14T09:22:41.478363Z",
  "node_type": null,
  "updated_at": "2026-01-14T09:22:41.478363Z",
  "version_id": "f960d3c2-8524-4a41-b8eb-055ce4be2a7f"
}