Automate n8n Node Updates & Stay Current
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Proactively identify and manage outdated nodes in your n8n workflows. This template automates the check, notifies you of necessary updates, and even helps prepare your workflows for the latest versions.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow template is designed to help you maintain the health and efficiency of your automation setups. It acts as an addon that scans your n8n instance for workflows containing build-in nodes that are not the latest version. The process involves triggering this workflow, fetching details about your existing workflows, and then identifying any outdated nodes. Based on your configuration, it can optionally prepend a symbol to the names of outdated nodes and their connections, making them easily identifiable. Finally, it sends a summary email to keep you informed about which workflows require attention, ensuring your automations are always running on the most stable and feature-rich versions.
Key Features
- Automated Node Version Checking: Scans your n8n workflows for outdated build-in nodes.
- Customizable Notification: Sends email summaries detailing workflows with outdated nodes.
- Optional Node Renaming: Prepend a customizable symbol to outdated node names for easy identification.
- Workflow Preparation: Assists in preparing workflows by marking outdated nodes and optionally adding new nodes.
- Seamless Integration: Designed to be triggered by another workflow, making it a powerful addon.
How To Use
- Download the Main Workflow: Obtain the primary workflow that will trigger this addon from https://n8n.io/workflows/2301-check-if-workflows-contain-build-in-nodes-that-are-not-of-the-latest-version/.
- Configure the Trigger: In the main workflow, add an 'Execute Workflow' node and configure it to call this addon workflow.
- Set Up Credentials: Ensure your n8n API credentials and Gmail OAuth2 credentials are correctly set up in the respective nodes.
- Customize Settings: Adjust parameters in the 'Settings' node (or equivalent) to define the symbol for renaming, whether to only consider major changes, and if new nodes should be added to the canvas.
- Run the Main Workflow: Execute the main workflow. This addon will then run, check for outdated nodes, and send you a notification.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "706e545c-92ba-4e3a-b333-5a36d7ace13c",
"name": "Automate n8n Node Updates & Stay Current",
"nodes": 10,
"category": "DevOps",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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