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Entity Operations Nodes

Nodes for querying, loading, and saving Drupal entities (content, users, taxonomy terms, etc.).


Entity Query

Queries Drupal entities with conditions, pagination, and sorting. Returns matching entity IDs and optionally loads full entity data.

Category: Entity Operations

Configuration

Parameter Type Required Default Description
entity_type String Yes Entity type to query (e.g., node, user, taxonomy_term)
bundle String No Filter by bundle (e.g., article, page)
limit Number No 10 Maximum results (1-1000)
offset Number No 0 Number of results to skip
published_only Boolean No true Only return published entities
sort_field String No Field to sort by
sort_direction String No ASC Sort direction: ASC or DESC
load_entities Boolean No false Load full entity data (slower but more data)
access_check Boolean No true Respect Drupal access permissions

Input Ports

Port Type Description
conditions Array Dynamic query conditions
changed_after String Only entities changed after this timestamp

Output Ports

Port Type Description
success Boolean Whether the query executed successfully
count Number Number of results found
ids Array Array of matching entity IDs
entities Array Full entity data (when load_entities is true)
results Array Raw query results
has_more Boolean Whether there are more results beyond the limit
entity_type String The entity type queried
bundle String The bundle filter used

Entity Context

Loads a specific Drupal entity by its type and ID. Returns the full serialized entity with all fields.

Category: Entity Operations

Configuration

Parameter Type Required Description
entity_type String Yes Entity type (e.g., node, user, taxonomy_term)
entity_id Number Yes The entity ID to load
bundle String No Expected bundle (for validation)
revision_id Number No Load a specific revision

Output Ports

Port Type Description
entity Object The full serialized entity data
entity_type String The entity type
entity_id Number The entity ID
bundle String The entity bundle
revision_id Number The revision ID
is_default_revision Boolean Whether this is the default revision

Entity Save

Creates a new entity or updates an existing one. Supports patch mode for partial updates.

Category: Entity Operations

Configuration

Parameter Type Required Default Description
entity_type String Yes Entity type to create/update
bundle String For new Bundle for new entities
entity_id Number For update ID of entity to update (omit to create new)
patch_mode Boolean No false Only update provided fields (true) or replace all fields (false)
new_revision Boolean No false Create a new revision when updating
revision_log_message String No Revision log message
access_check Boolean No true Respect Drupal access permissions

Input Ports

Port Type Description
values Object Field values to set on the entity
allowed_fields Array Whitelist of fields that can be set

Output Ports

Port Type Description
entity_id Number The saved entity's ID
entity_type String The entity type
bundle String The entity bundle
is_new Boolean Whether a new entity was created
label String The entity label
entity Object The full saved entity data

Get Workflow Data

Retrieves initial data that was passed to the workflow at execution time. Useful when workflows receive input from triggers or parent workflows.

Category: Entity Operations

Configuration

Parameter Type Description
path String Dot-notation or bracket-notation path to extract a specific value (e.g., entity.title)
default_value Mixed Default value if the path doesn't exist

Output Ports

Port Type Description
data Mixed The extracted value, or the full initial data if no path is specified
path String The extraction path used
exists Boolean Whether the path was found in the data
initial_data Mixed The complete initial data object
workflow_id String The current workflow ID
pipeline_id String The current pipeline ID
execution_id String The current execution ID