Estimate Military Discount Baskets via SaluteScout HTTP API

Estimate a Military Discount Basket with SaluteScout—automatically from an n8n form

This n8n workflow takes a brand name and verified discount terms from a form, looks up matching SaluteScout discount guides via the public HTTP API, then calculates an estimated pre-tax basket total with spend and allowance caps—returning a clean HTML summary.

What this workflow does

• Collects inputs through an n8n form submission: brand query, eligible and excluded subtotals, a discount percentage, optional ceilings/allowances, and confirmation that the terms were checked.
• Sets currency and output heading to ensure the results are consistent and readable.
• Searches SaluteScout guides by calling https://salutescout.com/api/agent/guides and retrieving up to five published guides that match the entered brand.
• Validates and matches safely: checks inputs, verifies a direct brand match in the returned guide title or ID, and only prepares a link when a safe matching guide URL is found.
• Calculates the estimated discount using integer-cent arithmetic:
  • Separates eligible vs. excluded goods
  • Caps the eligible spend base
  • Caps the discount based on remaining allowance
• Returns an HTML completion page with guide lookup status and a formatted table of basket totals and estimated discount.

Use cases

• Automation engineers want a repeatable discount estimation flow inside n8n for merchant term checks.
• SaaS operators building a customer-facing calculator need API-backed guide matching plus capped discount math.
• Teams validating “eligible vs excluded” baskets want a consistent, pre-tax estimate with transparency.

Technical details

• n8n nodes: Form Trigger, Form, Set, Code, HTTP Request, Sticky Note.
• External integration: SaluteScout public API (/api/agent/guides), including matching + capped discount computation.
• Output: HTML summary page with basket totals and estimated discount.