New hire onboarding webhook intake with validation and forwarding

How it works

1. 1.The webhook node listens for POST requests on path hr-recruiting-new-hire-onboarding-trigger-intake with the response deferred to a response node.
2. 2.A Set node copies the request body into an input field and tags the item with a source label.
3. 3.An If node checks that the input field is not empty and routes accordingly.
4. 4.On the true branch an HTTP Request node POSTs to https://api.example.com/.../forward using generic credential authentication and a placeholder body parameter the user must replace.
5. 5.Respond to Webhook nodes return {"status": "accepted"} after forwarding or {"status": "invalid"} for empty input.

Use cases

• Entry point to kick off onboarding steps in an external HR service whenever a new hire is submitted.
• Thin bridge between a recruiting form or system and a downstream HTTP endpoint.

Requirements

• The workflow must be activated in n8n for the webhook to accept live requests.
• HTTP credentials configured in n8n and selected for the Forward To Service node under genericCredentialType.
• Replacing the example URL and placeholder body parameter with the real endpoint and payload mapping.
• Network access from the n8n instance to the external receiving service.

Setup and testing in n8n

1. POST a request with a non-empty body to the webhook path and verify the accepted response and that the external service received the payload.
2. POST a request with an empty body and verify the invalid response with no outgoing HTTP call.

Service Value

Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.