Backup n8n Workflows to GitHub

Name: Backup n8n Workflows to GitHub
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Automates backing up your n8n workflow definitions to a GitHub repository.

About This Workflow

This workflow periodically backs up the definitions of your n8n workflows to a specified GitHub repository. It retrieves workflow information, downloads their JSON definitions, and then commits these definitions as individual JSON files to GitHub. This ensures a version-controlled backup of your automation logic.

Key Features

Scheduled Execution: Triggers automatically at a set time daily.
n8n API Integration: Connects to the n8n REST API to fetch workflow data.
GitHub Integration: Uses the GitHub node to commit workflow JSON files.
Dynamic File Naming: Creates unique files in GitHub based on workflow names.
Version Control: Leverages GitHub's versioning for rollback capabilities.

How To Use

Configure Cron Trigger: Set the Daily at 23:59 node to your desired backup schedule.
Configure n8n Credentials: Set up the n8n instance auth HTTP Basic Auth credentials to access your n8n API.
Configure GitHub Credentials: Set up the GitHub@harshil1712 and GitHub Token credentials for your GitHub account and repository.
Set GitHub Repository Details: In the GitHub Edit and Create file nodes, replace YOUR_USERNAME and REPO_NAME with your GitHub username and repository name.
Map Workflow Data: The transform node prepares the workflow list, and Get workflow data fetches individual workflow details. The Download Raw Content node retrieves the raw JSON. The Merge and Merge1 nodes are used to combine and prepare the data for committing to GitHub. Ensure the filePath and fileContent in the GitHub nodes correctly reference the workflow data.

Apps Used

automation

backup

github

version control

workflow

Workflow JSON

{
  "id": "245de572-78c9-49f6-9f08-e3ed2d3ed8ec",
  "name": "Backup n8n Workflows to GitHub",
  "nodes": 5,
  "category": "Utilities",
  "status": "active",
  "version": "1.0.0"
}

Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.