Research

List Zotero Collection Items

List item keys, titles and creator summaries from a Zotero collection.

Setup

In Open Flow, connect Zotero on Read collection items and set your eight-character collection key there. The connected user library is used by default; set its numeric user ID there if needed. The account must be able to read the library. In n8n, set the user ID and collection key in Collection settings, then create a Header Auth credential with name Zotero-API-Key and your Zotero API key as its value on Read collection items. Run either workflow manually.

Behavior

The workflow reads the selected user’s collection in pages of up to 100 and returns each item’s key, title and creator summary. Missing titles or creator summaries are returned as empty strings. An empty collection returns an empty list. The collection can include notes and attachments, as in the source API request. API errors stop the run. Both formats stop above 10,000 items; Open Flow also requires the accumulated results to fit its Code limits. A collection that changes while pages are being fetched may produce an inconsistent list; rerun if a stable snapshot is required.

Inspiration & credits

Changes to the source

Read the specified collection directly and follow pagination, replacing the source’s initial first-page collection lookup and broken loop counter. Replace personal identifiers with configuration.
Return the same key/title/creator fields with explicit empty values for missing optional fields.

Adapted from List Zotero collection items in Zie619/n8n-workflows. The source export does not identify a separate template author or license.

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