<p><strong>Odoo Customers API – Export to JSON or Excel</strong> provides a simple way to fetch customer records from your Odoo database and get them back either as a structured JSON response or a downloadable Excel (.xlsx) file.</p>
<h3>⚙️ What it does</h3>
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<li>Listens for HTTP <code>GET</code> requests on the endpoint <code>/api/v1/get-customers</code>.</li>
<li>Checks for the required <code>name</code> parameter and builds a search filter automatically.</li>
<li>Queries the <code>res.partner</code> model to return only customer contacts (<code>is_company = false</code>).</li>
<li>Delivers results in <strong>JSON</strong> by default, or as an <strong>Excel (.xlsx)</strong> export when <code>response_format=excel</code> is included.</li>
</ul>
<h3>📥 Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>name</code> — Required. Used for partial matching on customer names (via Odoo’s <code>Like</code> filter).</li>
<li><code>response_format</code> — Optional. Accepts <code>json</code> (default) or <code>excel</code>.</li>
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<h3>🔗 Examples</h3>
<h5>Excel Example</h3>
<pre><code>GET /api/v1/get-customers?name=Demo&response_format=excel</code></pre>
<h5>JSON Example</h3>
<pre><code>GET /api/v1/get-customers?name=Demo&response_format=json</code></pre>
<h3>🧩 Default fields</h3>
<p><code>display_name, name, email, phone, mobile, parent_id, company_id, country_code, country_id</code></p>
<h3>🛠️ Setup</h3>
<ul>
<li>Open the Odoo node and connect your Odoo API credentials.</li>
<li>Adjust the <strong>fieldsList</strong> in the node if you want to include more data fields (e.g., address, city, or VAT).</li>
<li>Trigger the flow from its webhook URL or run it manually inside n8n to test the output.</li>
</ul>
<h3>💡 Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Built and tested for <strong>n8n v1.108.2+</strong></li>
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