Add Geometry Nodes String Input via Python Script

Question

So all I'm trying to do is add a String Input in Geometry Nodes via an internal python script.
I'm basically requesting a json file via http and want to create a blender string for each value.

Here's what I tried: bpy.data.node_groups["name of node group"].new("GeometryNodeInputString")

But apparently it doesn't exist, and sure enough it's not in the docs for this command https://docs.blender.org/api/current/bpy.types.GeometryNode.html

After some digging, I'm fairly certain what I want to add is a "Function Node" https://docs.blender.org/api/current/bpy.types.FunctionNodeInputString.html

But I have no idea what the correct way of adding this would be.
Any help would be much appreciated!

Answer 1

If you want to add a new node to a Geometry Node node group, you have to

• find the node_group,
• create the new node, and
• link it into the group.

Here's a simplified example:

import bpy

obj = bpy.context.active_object
node_group = obj.modifiers['GeometryNodes'].node_group
nodes = node_group.nodes

geom_out = nodes.get('Group Output')

string = nodes.new('FunctionNodeInputString')

node_group.links.new(string.outputs['String'], geom_out.inputs[-1])

It starts from the active object and it assumes that the modifier has the default "GeometryNodes" name. It also assumes that the Group Output node hasn't been renamed.

For your purpose, instead of using geom_out you'll have to select the node that you want the string's output linked to, and instead of geom_out.inputs[-1] you'll have to figure out what input of that node you want to ink to.