Create Product
paddle.create_product
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Paddle API with the connection's credentials.
Create a catalogue product with a name and a tax category.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Paddle
- Secret shape
- the Paddle API key (pdl_…), or {"api_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- environment, base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
6 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
name Product name shown at checkout, 1 to 200 characters. | string | Yes | — | ≤ 200 characters | — |
tax_category The tax category Paddle charges this product under. | string | Yes | — | one of "digital-goods", "ebooks", "implementation-services", "professional-services", "saas", "software-programming-services", "standard", "training-services", "website-hosting" | — |
description Short description, up to 2048 characters. | string | No | — | ≤ 2048 characters | — |
type standard for a catalogue product, custom for a one-off one. | string | No | — | one of "standard", "custom" | — |
image_url Publicly reachable HTTPS image; Paddle does not host it for you. | string | No | — | — | — |
custom_data Your own key-value data to store on the product (JSON). | object | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The product id, prefixed pro_. | string | — |
name Product name. | string | — |
description Short description, or null. | string | — |
type standard for a catalog product, custom otherwise. | string | — |
tax_category The tax category the product is sold under. | string | — |
image_url Image shown at checkout, or null. | string | — |
status active or archived. | string | — |
custom_data Your own key-value data, or null. | object | — |
created_at RFC 3339 creation timestamp. | string | — |
updated_at RFC 3339 last-modified timestamp. | string | — |
{
"created_at": "",
"custom_data": {},
"description": "",
"id": "",
"image_url": "",
"name": "",
"status": "",
"tax_category": "",
"type": "",
"updated_at": ""
}See Create Product run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Paddle connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.