Automated n8n Workflow Deployer from Google Drive
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This n8n workflow streamlines your deployment process by automatically publishing n8n workflow definitions stored as JSON files in Google Drive to a target n8n instance. It ensures clean deployments by sanitizing workflow settings and simplifies management with configurable instance URLs and optional tagging.
About This Workflow
Effortlessly manage and deploy your n8n workflows with this automated solution. Designed for efficiency, this workflow is configured to monitor a specified Google Drive folder for new n8n workflow JSON files. Upon detection, it processes these files, sanitizing the workflow structure to ensure compatibility and avoid unwanted configurations. The cleaned workflow is then deployed directly to your designated n8n instance via the n8n API. This setup facilitates consistent deployments, reduces manual effort, and supports a streamlined CI/CD-like process for your automation infrastructure, allowing you to centralize workflow definitions in Google Drive and automate their rollout.
Key Features
- Automated Workflow Deployment: Automatically imports and publishes n8n workflow JSON files found in a designated Google Drive folder to a target n8n instance.
- Workflow Sanitization: Processes workflow JSON to selectively include critical settings like
executionOrderandtimezone, ensuring clean and controlled deployments. - n8n API Integration: Leverages the n8n API for secure and efficient communication, enabling programmatic creation of workflows on your target instance.
- Configurable Instance & Tags: Easily define your target n8n instance URL and specify a workflow tag ID via variables for organized deployments.
- Centralized Workflow Management: Promotes a single source of truth for workflow definitions by using Google Drive as a repository, simplifying version control and team collaboration.
How To Use
- Google Drive Folders: Create
ToDeployandDeployedfolders in your Google Drive. (Note: Ensure your Google Drive Trigger node (not shown) points to theToDeployfolder, and a 'Move File' node (not shown) points to theDeployedfolder). - Generate n8n API Key: In your target n8n instance, go to Settings > n8n API and create a new API key.
- Configure n8n API Authentication: Create a new 'n8n API' credential in n8n. Paste your API key and set the Base URL to your n8n instance's API endpoint (e.g.,
https://your.n8n.instance.com/api/v1/). Apply this credential to the 'Get Existing Workflow Tags' and 'Create n8n Workflow' nodes. - Set n8n Instance URL: In the 'Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables' node, update the
N8N_Instance_URLvariable with your target n8n instance's base URL (e.g.,https://your.n8n.instance.com/). - Identify Workflow Tag (Optional): Run the 'Get Existing Workflow Tags' node to retrieve a list of available tag IDs. Copy the ID of your desired tag.
- Set Workflow Tag ID (Optional): In the 'Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables' node, update the
N8N_Instance_Tagvariable with your chosen tag ID. - Activate Workflow: Set the entire workflow to 'Active' to enable automatic deployment.
- Deploy Workflows: Place your n8n workflow JSON files into the configured
ToDeployGoogle Drive folder to initiate their automated deployment to your n8n instance.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "fa3c8e8d-fbc5-4d64-9f16-de6d3dce6a15",
"name": "Automated n8n Workflow Deployer from 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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