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| AI environment variables |
Manage AI features in your n8n instance. |
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AI environment variables
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| Variable |
Type |
Default |
Description |
N8N_AI_ENABLED |
Boolean |
false |
Whether AI features are enabled (true) or not (false). Enables Ask AI for the HTTP node. |
N8N_AI_PROVIDER |
String |
openai |
The AI provider to use. Currently, n8n only supports OpenAI. |
N8N_AI_OPENAI_API_KEY |
String |
- |
Your OpenAI API key. |
