Operations Reference

n8n-nodes-devdeskapp provides 4 resources with 13 deterministic operations. Every operation executes synchronously in-memory and outputs cleanly formatted JSON objects.

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1. Crypto & Hash (crypto)

Generate cryptographic hashes for security tokens, Gravatar identifiers, cache keys, or payload integrity checks.

Operations

MD5 Hash (md5)

Computes an MD5 hex digest from an input string.

• Parameters:
  • Text to Hash (text): The input string to hash.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "input": "test@example.com",
    "hash": "55502f40dc8b7c769880b10874abc9d0",
    "algorithm": "md5"
  }

SHA-256 Hash (sha256)

Computes an industry-standard SHA-256 cryptographic digest.

• Parameters:
  • Text to Hash (text): The input string to hash.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "input": "devdeskapp",
    "hash": "c0053e1a0673f4e3c35b80a1846b0a034f78de1f74075f782c5890772714041b",
    "algorithm": "sha256"
  }

SHA-512 Hash (sha512)

Computes a high-entropy SHA-512 cryptographic digest.

• Parameters:
  • Text to Hash (text): The input string to hash.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "input": "devdeskapp",
    "hash": "9c12e52b2b1e2e...",
    "algorithm": "sha512"
  }

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2. Text & String (text)

Perform string manipulation, casing conversion, and binary-to-text encoding.

Operations

Convert String Case (caseConverter)

Transforms any string into the chosen formatting standard.

• Parameters:
  • Text to Convert (text): The input string.
  • Target Case (targetCase):
    • camelCase (e.g., helloWorld)
    • kebab-case (e.g., hello-world)
    • lowercase (e.g., hello world)
    • PascalCase (e.g., HelloWorld)
    • Snake_Case (e.g., hello_world)
    • Title Case (e.g., Hello World)
    • UPPERCASE (e.g., HELLO WORLD)
• Output JSON:

  {
    "original": "DevDesk App Suite",
    "converted": "devdesk_app_suite",
    "case": "snakeCase"
  }

Base64 Encode String (base64Encode)

Encodes plaintext or raw strings into standard Base64.

• Parameters:
  • Text to Encode (text): Plaintext string.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "original": "user:pass123",
    "encoded": "dXNlcjpwYXNzMTIz"
  }

Base64 Decode String (base64Decode)

Decodes Base64 encoded strings back to UTF-8 plaintext.

• Parameters:
  • Base64 Text (text): Valid Base64 string.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "original": "dXNlcjpwYXNzMTIz",
    "decoded": "user:pass123"
  }

Url Encode String (urlEncode)

Encodes characters into percent-encoded URL formatting.

• Parameters:
  • Text to Encode (text): String with spaces or query characters.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "original": "hello world & foo=bar",
    "encoded": "hello%20world%20%26%20foo%3Dbar"
  }

Url Decode String (urlDecode)

Decodes percent-encoded URL strings back into readable text.

• Parameters:
  • URL Encoded Text (text): Percent-encoded string.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "original": "hello%20world%20%26%20foo%3Dbar",
    "decoded": "hello world & foo=bar"
  }

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3. HR & Calculator (hr)

Compute comprehensive payroll, tax, and in-hand compensation models directly in n8n.

Operations

Calculate In-Hand Salary (inHandSalary)

Breaks down annual Cost to Company (CTC) into statutory components:

• Basic salary, HRA, and Special Allowance.

• Employee deductions (EPF, ESIC, Professional Tax, estimated TDS).

• Employer contributions (Employer EPF, Gratuity, Insurance).

• Exact monthly and annual take-home (in-hand) pay.

• Parameters:

  • Annual CTC (INR) (ctc): Total annual compensation (e.g. 1200000).
  • Annual Bonus / Variable (INR) (bonus): Optional bonus component (default: 0).
  • Metro City Resident (isMetro): Boolean flag for HRA calculations (default: true).
  • Income Tax Regime (taxRegime): new (default) or old.
  • Additional Custom Deductions (INR) (customDeductions): Any extra annual deductions (default: 0).

• Output JSON Structure:

  {
    "annualCTC": 1200000,
    "bonus": 0,
    "taxRegime": "new",
    "isMetro": true,
    "monthlyGross": 100000,
    "monthlyInHand": 82600,
    "annualInHand": 991200,
    "breakdown": {
      "basicMonthly": 40000,
      "hraMonthly": 20000,
      "specialAllowanceMonthly": 40000,
      "employeePfMonthly": 1800,
      "professionalTaxMonthly": 200,
      "monthlyTaxEstimated": 15400
    }
  }

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4. Utilities & Conversion (utilities)

High-speed system utilities for identity generation and workflow time stamping.

Operations

Generate UUID V4 (uuid)

Generates a cryptographically random RFC 4122 Version 4 UUID.

• Parameters: None required.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "uuid": "4f3b2a1c-9e8d-4a7b-8c5d-3e2f1a0b9c8d",
    "version": "v4"
  }

Current Timestamp & Unix Epoch (timestamp)

Generates timestamps in standard formats for file naming, database upserts, and time logging.

• Parameters: None required.
• Output JSON:

  {
    "iso": "2026-10-15T18:30:00.000Z",
    "epochSeconds": 1792089000,
    "epochMillis": 1792089000000
  }