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Pinata and Postgres integration
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How to connect Pinata and Postgres
Create a new workflow and add the first step
In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.
Build your own Pinata and Postgres integration
Create custom Pinata and Postgres workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.
Supported API Endpoints for Pinata
POST
Create file
Uploads a file to IPFS using the pinFileToIPFS method.
/pinning/pinFileToIPFS
POST
Pin file to IPFS
Pins a file to IPFS.
/api-reference/endpoint/pin-file-to-ipfs
POST
Pin JSON
Pins JSON data to IPFS.
/api-reference/endpoint/pin-json-to-ipfs
GET
List files
Retrieves a list of files pinned to IPFS.
/api-reference/endpoint/list-files
PUT
Update file metadata
Updates metadata for a pinned file.
/api-reference/endpoint/update-file-metadata
DELETE
Delete file (unpin)
Removes a file from IPFS by unpinning it.
/api-reference/endpoint/unpin-file
GET
Retrieve file
Retrieve a file from IPFS using its CID.
/ipfs/Qmf1rtki74jvYmGeqaaV51hzeiaa6DyWc98fzDiuPatzyy
POST
Create group
Creates a new group for managing pins.
/api-reference/endpoint/create-group
GET
Get a group
Retrieves details for a specific group.
/api-reference/endpoint/get-a-group
GET
List groups
Retrieves a list of all groups.
/api-reference/endpoint/list-groups
PUT
Update group
Updates details for a specific group.
/api-reference/endpoint/update-group
PUT
Add CIDs to group
Adds CIDs to an existing group.
/api-reference/endpoint/add-cids-to-group
DELETE
Remove CIDs from a group
Removes CIDs from a specified group.
/api-reference/endpoint/remove-cids-from-a-group
DELETE
Delete group
Deletes a specified group.
/api-reference/endpoint/delete-group
POST
Pin by CID
Pins a file using its CID.
/api-reference/endpoint/pin-by-cid
GET
List pin by CID jobs
Retrieves a list of jobs related to pinning by CID.
/api-reference/endpoint/list-pin-by-cid-jobs
POST
Add signature to CID
Attaches a signature to a specified CID.
/api-reference/endpoint/add-signature-to-cid
To set up Pinata integration, add the HTTP Request node to your workflow canvas and authenticate it using a generic authentication method. The HTTP Request node makes custom API calls to Pinata to query the data you need using the API endpoint URLs you provide.
See the example hereThese API endpoints were generated using n8n
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Postgres supported actions
Delete
Delete an entire table or rows in a table
Execute Query
Execute an SQL query
Insert
Insert rows in a table
Insert or Update
Insert or update rows in a table
Select
Select rows from a table
Update
Update rows in a table
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