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Random Cocktail as XML
Fetch a random cocktail from TheCocktailDB and return its recipe as XML.
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Fetch a random cocktail from TheCocktailDB and return its recipe as XML.
Setup
The request uses TheCocktailDB’s public test key 1, intended for development or education. For a production use, obtain appropriate API access and replace the key in the request URL in the workflow. The host must be able to reach TheCocktailDB.
Behavior
Run manually to retrieve one random recipe. The XML contains the returned drinks fields, including empty elements for missing values, and is available as data. Open Flow expects the documented flat drink fields; an unexpected nested field or invalid XML character stops conversion. The n8n version uses its XML node. A service failure stops the run.
Recipe data: TheCocktailDB. Check its access terms and the returned licensing metadata before redistributing content.
Inspiration & credits
Changes to the source
- Open Flow converts the service response to XML with a Code node; n8n retains the original JSON-to-XML node.
Adapted from Convert the JSON data received from the CocktailDB API in XML in Zie619/n8n-workflows. The source export does not identify a separate template author or license.
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