Automated n8n Credential Backup to Google Drive
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Ensure business continuity by automating the backup of all your n8n credentials to Google Drive. This workflow provides a secure and reliable method to safeguard your integration secrets, making disaster recovery and instance migration simple and worry-free.
About This Workflow
Protecting your integration secrets is paramount for any n8n setup. This essential workflow automates the process of exporting all your n8n credentials and securely storing them as a JSON file in Google Drive. Whether you're preparing for potential system failures, planning an n8n instance migration, or simply need to maintain an audit trail of your connections, this solution offers peace of mind. Configure it to run on a schedule or trigger it manually, ensuring that your valuable connection data is always current, accessible, and ready for recovery or transfer. Strengthen your n8n infrastructure with automated, reliable backups.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Credential Export: Automatically exports all n8n credentials.
- Flexible Triggering: Initiate backups manually or set up a recurring schedule.
- Secure Google Drive Storage: Uploads the backup file directly to a specified folder in your Google Drive.
- Structured JSON Output: Formats exported data into a readable and actionable JSON file.
- Disaster Recovery Preparedness: Essential for safeguarding your n8n setup against data loss and simplifying recovery efforts.
How To Use
- Set up Google Drive Credentials: Connect your Google Drive account within the 'Google Drive Upload File' node. Ensure it has permissions to create/upload files in your chosen folder.
- Specify Google Drive Folder: In the 'Google Drive Upload File' node, select or create the specific Google Drive folder where you want your credential backups to be stored.
- Verify
npxAvailability: Confirm thatnpx(which comes with npm) is installed and accessible in the environment where your n8n instance is running, as it's used by the 'Execute Command Get All Cridentials' node. - Configure Schedule (Optional): To automate backups, enable the 'Schedule Trigger' node and define your desired interval (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).
- Test the Workflow: Run the workflow using the 'On Click Trigger' to ensure that a
n8n_backup_credentials.jsonfile is successfully created and uploaded to your Google Drive folder.
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Workflow JSON
{
"id": "b52e4a33-c410-4fcb-85a0-a66d791f7794",
"name": "Automated n8n Credential Backup to Google Drive",
"nodes": 28,
"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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