diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/types.d.ts b/packages/nodes-base/types.d.ts
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+import type { StrapiApiCredential } from './credentials/StrapiApi.credentials';
+import type { StrapiTokenApiCredential } from './credentials/StrapiTokenApi.credentials';
+
+type CredentialSchemaMap = {
+	strapiApi: StrapiApiCredential;
+	strapiTokenApi: StrapiTokenApiCredential;
+};
+
+declare module 'n8n-workflow' {
+	interface FunctionsBase {
+		getCredentials<Type extends keyof CredentialSchemaMap | {}>(
+			type: Type,
+			itemIndex?: number,
+		): Promise<
+			Type extends keyof CredentialSchemaMap
+				? CredentialSchemaMap[Type]
+				: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject
+		>;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/utils/CredentialSchema.ts b/packages/nodes-base/utils/CredentialSchema.ts
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+import type { INodeProperties } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import z, { type ZodOptional, type ZodType } from 'zod';
+
+function isObject(value: unknown): value is object {
+	return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+}
+
+function removeUndefinedProperties<T extends object>(obj: T): T {
+	for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(obj)) {
+		if (value === undefined) {
+			delete (obj as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
+		} else if (isObject(value)) {
+			removeUndefinedProperties(value);
+			if (Object.keys(value).length === 0) {
+				delete (obj as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return obj;
+}
+
+class CredentialSchemaRootObject<
+	M extends BaseMetadata,
+	S extends ZodType | null,
+	T extends { [k: string]: CredentialSchemaProperty<M, S> } = {},
+> {
+	constructor(private shape: T) {}
+
+	validate<Data>(data: Data) {
+		return this.toZodSchema().safeParse(data);
+	}
+
+	toZodSchema() {
+		return z.object(
+			Object.fromEntries(
+				Object.entries(this.shape)
+					.filter(([_, property]) => property.toZodSchema())
+					.map(([key, property]) => [key, property.toZodSchema()]),
+			) as ZodifyObject<M, S, T>,
+		);
+	}
+
+	getProperty<K extends keyof T>(key: K): T[K]['metadata'] {
+		return this.shape[key].metadata;
+	}
+
+	toNodeProperties() {
+		return Object.entries(this.shape).map(([key, schema]) => schema.toNodeProperties(key));
+	}
+}
+
+type ToZodSchemaReturnType<
+	M extends BaseMetadata = BaseMetadata,
+	S extends ZodType | null = ZodType,
+> = M['optional'] extends true ? (S extends null ? null : ZodOptional<NonNullable<S>>) : S;
+
+abstract class CredentialSchemaProperty<
+	M extends BaseMetadata = BaseMetadata,
+	S extends ZodType | null = null,
+> {
+	constructor(
+		public metadata: M,
+		public schema: S,
+	) {}
+
+	toZodSchema(): ToZodSchemaReturnType<M, S> {
+		if (this.schema && this.metadata.optional) {
+			return this.schema.optional() as ToZodSchemaReturnType<M, S>;
+		}
+
+		return this.schema as ToZodSchemaReturnType<M, S>;
+	}
+
+	toNodeProperties(name: string): INodeProperties {
+		return removeUndefinedProperties({
+			name,
+			displayName: this.metadata.label,
+			description: this.metadata.description,
+			default: '',
+			type: 'string',
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+class CredentialSchemaString<
+	S extends ZodType,
+	M extends StringMetadata,
+> extends CredentialSchemaProperty<M, S> {
+	constructor(
+		public metadata: M,
+		schema: S,
+	) {
+		super(metadata, schema);
+	}
+
+	toNodeProperties(name: string): INodeProperties {
+		return removeUndefinedProperties({
+			...super.toNodeProperties(name),
+			type: 'string',
+			placeholder: this.metadata.placeholder,
+			typeOptions: { password: this.metadata.password },
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+class CredentialSchemaOptions<
+	V extends string,
+	S extends ZodType,
+	M extends OptionsMetadata<V>,
+> extends CredentialSchemaProperty<M, S> {
+	constructor(
+		public metadata: M,
+		schema: S,
+	) {
+		super(metadata, schema);
+	}
+
+	toNodeProperties(name: string): INodeProperties {
+		const { options } = this.metadata;
+		return removeUndefinedProperties({
+			...super.toNodeProperties(name),
+			type: 'options',
+			options: options.map((option) => ({
+				name: option.label,
+				value: option.value,
+				description: option.description,
+			})),
+			default: options.find((option) => option.default)?.value ?? options[0].value,
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+class CredentialSchemaNotice extends CredentialSchemaProperty<BaseMetadata, null> {
+	constructor(public notice: string) {
+		super({ label: notice }, null);
+	}
+
+	toNodeProperties(name: string): INodeProperties {
+		return {
+			...super.toNodeProperties(name),
+			type: 'notice',
+		};
+	}
+}
+
+type BaseMetadata = {
+	label: string;
+	description?: string;
+	default?: unknown;
+	optional?: boolean;
+};
+
+type StringMetadata = BaseMetadata &
+	Partial<{
+		password: boolean;
+		placeholder: string;
+		default: string;
+	}>;
+
+type Option<V extends string> = {
+	label: string;
+	value: V;
+	default?: boolean;
+	description?: string;
+};
+
+type NonEmptyArray<T> = [T, ...T[]];
+type OptionsMetadata<V extends string> = BaseMetadata & { options: NonEmptyArray<Option<V>> };
+
+type Zodify<
+	M extends BaseMetadata,
+	S extends ZodType | null,
+	T extends CredentialSchemaProperty<M, S>,
+> = ReturnType<T['toZodSchema']> extends z.ZodType ? ReturnType<T['toZodSchema']> : never;
+
+type ZodifyObject<
+	M extends BaseMetadata,
+	S extends ZodType | null,
+	T extends { [k: string]: CredentialSchemaProperty<M, S> },
+> = {
+	[K in keyof T as ReturnType<T[K]['toZodSchema']> extends z.ZodType ? K : never]: Zodify<
+		M,
+		S,
+		T[K]
+	>;
+};
+
+type Optional<T, K extends keyof T> = Omit<T, K> & Partial<Pick<T, K>>;
+
+export const CredentialSchema = {
+	create<
+		M extends BaseMetadata,
+		S extends ZodType | null,
+		T extends { [k: string]: CredentialSchemaProperty<M, S> },
+	>(shape: T) {
+		return new CredentialSchemaRootObject(shape);
+	},
+
+	password(options: Omit<Optional<StringMetadata, 'label'>, 'password'> = {}) {
+		return new CredentialSchemaString(
+			{
+				password: true,
+				label: 'Password',
+				...options,
+			},
+			z.string(),
+		);
+	},
+	// eslint-disable-next-line id-denylist
+	string<M extends StringMetadata>(options: M) {
+		return new CredentialSchemaString(options, z.string());
+	},
+	url(options: Optional<StringMetadata, 'label'> = {}) {
+		return new CredentialSchemaString({ label: 'URL', ...options }, z.string().url());
+	},
+	email(options: Optional<StringMetadata, 'label'> = {}) {
+		return new CredentialSchemaString({ label: 'Email', ...options }, z.string().email());
+	},
+	options<V extends string, M extends OptionsMetadata<V>>(options: M) {
+		return new CredentialSchemaOptions(
+			options,
+			z.enum(
+				options.options.map((option) => option.value) as NonEmptyArray<
+					M['options'][number]['value']
+				>,
+			),
+		);
+	},
+	notice(notice: string) {
+		return new CredentialSchemaNotice(notice);
+	},
+};
+
+export type InferCredentialSchema<
+	T extends CredentialSchemaRootObject<BaseMetadata, ZodType | null>,
+> = z.infer<ReturnType<T['toZodSchema']>>;
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/utils/__tests__/CredentialSchema.test.ts b/packages/nodes-base/utils/__tests__/CredentialSchema.test.ts
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+import { CredentialSchema } from '../CredentialSchema';
+
+describe('CredentialSchema', () => {
+	test('should convert Strapi credential to node properties', () => {
+		expect(
+			CredentialSchema.create({
+				notice: CredentialSchema.notice(
+					'Make sure you are using a user account not an admin account',
+				),
+				email: CredentialSchema.email({ placeholder: 'name@email.com' }),
+				password: CredentialSchema.password(),
+				url: CredentialSchema.url({
+					placeholder: 'https://api.example.com',
+				}),
+				apiVersion: CredentialSchema.options({
+					label: 'API Version',
+					description: 'The version of api to be used',
+					options: [
+						{
+							label: 'Version 4',
+							value: 'v4',
+							description: 'API version supported by Strapi 4',
+						},
+						{
+							label: 'Version 3',
+							value: 'v3',
+							default: true,
+							description: 'API version supported by Strapi 3',
+						},
+					],
+				}),
+			}).toNodeProperties(),
+		).toEqual([
+			{
+				displayName: 'Make sure you are using a user account not an admin account',
+				name: 'notice',
+				type: 'notice',
+				default: '',
+			},
+			{
+				displayName: 'Email',
+				name: 'email',
+				type: 'string',
+				placeholder: 'name@email.com',
+				default: '',
+			},
+			{
+				displayName: 'Password',
+				name: 'password',
+				type: 'string',
+				typeOptions: {
+					password: true,
+				},
+				default: '',
+			},
+			{
+				displayName: 'URL',
+				name: 'url',
+				type: 'string',
+				default: '',
+				placeholder: 'https://api.example.com',
+			},
+			{
+				displayName: 'API Version',
+				name: 'apiVersion',
+				default: 'v3',
+				type: 'options',
+				description: 'The version of api to be used',
+				options: [
+					{
+						name: 'Version 4',
+						value: 'v4',
+						description: 'API version supported by Strapi 4',
+					},
+					{
+						name: 'Version 3',
+						value: 'v3',
+						description: 'API version supported by Strapi 3',
+					},
+				],
+			},
+		]);
+	});
+
+	test('should validate credentials', () => {
+		const schema = CredentialSchema.create({
+			notice: CredentialSchema.notice('Notice'),
+			email: CredentialSchema.email(),
+			password: CredentialSchema.password(),
+			url: CredentialSchema.url(),
+			apiVersion: CredentialSchema.options({
+				label: 'API Version',
+				options: [
+					{
+						label: 'Version 4',
+						value: 'v4',
+					},
+					{
+						label: 'Version 3',
+						value: 'v3',
+						default: true,
+					},
+				],
+			}),
+		});
+
+		const validData = {
+			email: 'foo@x.com',
+			url: 'https://google.com',
+			password: 'foo',
+			apiVersion: 'v3',
+		};
+		expect(schema.validate(validData).success).toEqual(true);
+
+		expect(
+			schema.validate({
+				...validData,
+				email: 'hello world',
+			}).success,
+		).toEqual(false);
+
+		expect(
+			schema.validate({
+				...validData,
+				url: 'hello world',
+			}).success,
+		).toEqual(false);
+
+		expect(schema.validate({}).success).toEqual(false);
+	});
+});