diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/mixins/nodeHelpers.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/mixins/nodeHelpers.ts
index da2bacd563..413cdd1ab0 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/mixins/nodeHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/mixins/nodeHelpers.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import type {
 
 import { get } from 'lodash-es';
 
-import { isObjectLiteral } from '@/utils';
+import { isObject } from '@/utils';
 import { getCredentialPermissions } from '@/permissions';
 import { mapStores } from 'pinia';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings.store';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const nodeHelpers = defineComponent({
 		isCustomApiCallSelected(nodeValues: INodeParameters): boolean {
 			const { parameters } = nodeValues;
 
-			if (!isObjectLiteral(parameters)) return false;
+			if (!isObject(parameters)) return false;
 
 			return (
 				(parameters.resource !== undefined && parameters.resource.includes(CUSTOM_API_CALL_KEY)) ||
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/workflows.store.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/workflows.store.ts
index 2ac885d7f4..2e2195482d 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/workflows.store.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/stores/workflows.store.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import {
 	isJsonKeyObject,
 	getPairedItemsMapping,
 	stringSizeInBytes,
-	isObjectLiteral,
+	isObject,
 	isEmpty,
 	makeRestApiRequest,
 	unflattenExecutionData,
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ export const useWorkflowsStore = defineStore(STORES.WORKFLOWS, {
 			const uiStore = useUIStore();
 			uiStore.stateIsDirty = true;
 			const newParameters =
-				!!append && isObjectLiteral(updateInformation.value)
+				!!append && isObject(updateInformation.value)
 					? { ...node.parameters, ...updateInformation.value }
 					: updateInformation.value;
 
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/__tests__/objectUtils.test.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/__tests__/objectUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db1e45741d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/__tests__/objectUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { isObjectOrArray, isObject, searchInObject } from '@/utils';
+
+const testData = [1, '', true, null, undefined, new Date(), () => {}].map((value) => [
+	value,
+	typeof value,
+]);
+
+describe('objectUtils', () => {
+	describe('isObjectOrArray', () => {
+		it('should return true for objects', () => {
+			assert(isObjectOrArray({}));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true for arrays', () => {
+			assert(isObjectOrArray([]));
+		});
+
+		test.each(testData)('should return false for %j (type %s)', (value) => {
+			assert(!isObjectOrArray(value));
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('isObject', () => {
+		it('should return true for objects', () => {
+			assert(isObject({}));
+		});
+
+		it('should return false for arrays', () => {
+			assert(!isObject([]));
+		});
+
+		test.each(testData)('should return false for %j (type %s)', (value) => {
+			assert(!isObject(value));
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('searchInObject', () => {
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in the object', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject({ a: 'b' }, 'b'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the search string is not found in the object', () => {
+			assert(!searchInObject({ a: 'b' }, 'c'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is not found in the object as a key', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject({ a: 'b' }, 'a'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in a nested object', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject({ a: { b: 'c' } }, 'c'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in a nested object as a key', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject({ a: { b: 'c' } }, 'b'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in an array', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject(['a', 'b'], 'a'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in a nested array', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject(['a', ['b', 'c']], 'c'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the search string is not found in an array', () => {
+			assert(!searchInObject(['a', 'b'], 'c'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the search string is not found in a nested array', () => {
+			assert(!searchInObject(['a', ['b', 'c']], 'd'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in a nested object in an array', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject([{ a: 'b' }], 'b'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in a nested array in an object', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject({ a: ['b', 'c'] }, 'c'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the search string is not found in a nested object in an array', () => {
+			assert(!searchInObject([{ a: 'b' }], 'c'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return false if the search string is not found in a nested array in an object', () => {
+			assert(!searchInObject({ a: ['b', 'c'] }, 'd'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in an object as a key in a nested array', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject({ a: ['b', { c: 'd' }] }, 'c'));
+		});
+
+		it('should return true if the search string is found in an object in a nested array', () => {
+			assert(searchInObject({ a: ['b', { c: 'd' }] }, 'd'));
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/index.ts
index 168b54ee24..a1d66c0b23 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ export * from './typesUtils';
 export * from './userUtils';
 export * from './sourceControlUtils';
 export * from './expressions';
+export * from './objectUtils';
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/objectUtils.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/objectUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..081f796876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/objectUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+type ObjectOrArray = Record<string, unknown> | unknown[];
+
+export function isDateObject(maybeDate: unknown): maybeDate is Date {
+	return maybeDate instanceof Date;
+}
+
+export function isObjectOrArray(maybeObject: unknown): maybeObject is ObjectOrArray {
+	return typeof maybeObject === 'object' && maybeObject !== null && !isDateObject(maybeObject);
+}
+
+export function isObject(maybeObject: unknown): maybeObject is Record<string, unknown> {
+	return isObjectOrArray(maybeObject) && !Array.isArray(maybeObject);
+}
+
+export const searchInObject = (obj: ObjectOrArray, searchString: string): boolean =>
+	(Array.isArray(obj) ? obj : Object.entries(obj)).some((entry) =>
+		isObjectOrArray(entry)
+			? searchInObject(entry, searchString)
+			: entry?.toString().includes(searchString),
+	);
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/typesUtils.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/typesUtils.ts
index dbf3369d59..82b5e1d016 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/typesUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/typesUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import dateformat from 'dateformat';
 import type { IDataObject } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { isObject } from '@/utils/objectUtils';
 
 /*
 	Constants and utility functions than can be used to manipulate different data types and objects
@@ -10,15 +11,11 @@ const SI_SYMBOL = ['', 'k', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P', 'E'];
 
 export const omit = (keyToOmit: string, { [keyToOmit]: _, ...remainder }) => remainder;
 
-export function isObjectLiteral(maybeObject: unknown): maybeObject is { [key: string]: string } {
-	return typeof maybeObject === 'object' && maybeObject !== null && !Array.isArray(maybeObject);
-}
-
 export function isJsonKeyObject(item: unknown): item is {
 	json: unknown;
 	[otherKeys: string]: unknown;
 } {
-	if (!isObjectLiteral(item)) return false;
+	if (!isObject(item)) return false;
 
 	return Object.keys(item).includes('json');
 }