n8n
Workflow
Back Up Your N8n Workflows To Github
This n8n workflow automates tasks using GitHub. Back Up Your N8n Workflows To Github - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.
n8n
workflow.json
About This Script
This n8n workflow automates tasks using GitHub. Back Up Your N8n Workflows To Github - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.
Features:
- Makes HTTP requests to external APIs
- Conditional logic and branching
- Scheduled automation with cron triggers
- Integrates with GitHub
Source Code
{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "421824c2-59a2-441b-aacc-7dadf2ec153b",
"name": "On clicking 'execute'",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
900,
1180
],
"parameters": [],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "c6024a57-1957-4714-84e3-8d326c83cd89",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
420,
1560
],
"parameters": {
"color": "#FFF59D",
"width": 1910.7813046051347,
"height": 731.7039821513649,
"content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "07691901-a8d2-4891-860b-1d672361021b",
"name": "Execute Workflow Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger",
"position": [
480,
1940
],
"parameters": [],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2b1dd138-7872-42ea-9882-8750ef4cf227",
"name": "n8n",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"position": [
1300,
1280
],
"parameters": {
"filters": [],
"requestOptions": []
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "t2YEgbUMXHjsykeF",
"name": "admin"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "96c0c6a7-2a11-441d-8177-e0a18030daf9",
"name": "Return",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
2140,
1760
],
"parameters": {
"options": [],
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "8d513345-6484-431f-afb7-7cf045c90f4f",
"name": "Done",
"type": "boolean",
"value": true
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"id": "6715d1ff-a1f0-4e1a-b96e-f680d1495047",
"name": "Get File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1100,
1640
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.download_url }}",
"options": []
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "443b18e8-c05b-444f-b323-dea0b3041939",
"name": "If file too large",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
860,
1660
],
"parameters": {
"options": [],
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "45ce825e-9fa6-430c-8931-9aaf22c42585",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "empty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.content }}",
"rightValue": ""
},
{
"id": "9619a55f-7fb1-4f24-b1a7-7aeb82365806",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notExists",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.error }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "e460a2cd-f7af-4551-8ea2-84d9b9e5cb7f",
"name": "Merge Items",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
860,
1920
],
"parameters": [],
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "f795180a-66aa-4a86-acb0-96cf8c487db0",
"name": "isDiffOrNew",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1060,
1920
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const orderJsonKeys = (jsonObj) => {\n const ordered = {};\n Object.keys(jsonObj).sort().forEach(key => {\n ordered[key] = jsonObj[key];\n });\n return ordered;\n}\n\n// Check if file returned with content\nif (Object.keys($input.all()[0].json).includes(\"content\")) {\n // Decode base64 content and parse JSON\n const origWorkflow = JSON.parse(Buffer.from($input.all()[0].json.content, 'base64').toString());\n const n8nWorkflow = $input.all()[1].json;\n \n // Order JSON objects\n const orderedOriginal = orderJsonKeys(origWorkflow);\n const orderedActual = orderJsonKeys(n8nWorkflow);\n\n // Determine difference\n if (JSON.stringify(orderedOriginal) === JSON.stringify(orderedActual)) {\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"same\";\n } else {\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"different\";\n $input.all()[0].json.n8n_data_stringy = JSON.stringify(orderedActual, null, 2);\n }\n $input.all()[0].json.content_decoded = orderedOriginal;\n// No file returned / new workflow\n} else if (Object.keys($input.all()[0].json).includes(\"data\")) {\n const origWorkflow = JSON.parse($input.all()[0].json.data);\n const n8nWorkflow = $input.all()[1].json;\n \n // Order JSON objects\n const orderedOriginal = orderJsonKeys(origWorkflow);\n const orderedActual = orderJsonKeys(n8nWorkflow);\n\n // Determine difference\n if (JSON.stringify(orderedOriginal) === JSON.stringify(orderedActual)) {\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"same\";\n } else {\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"different\";\n $input.all()[0].json.n8n_data_stringy = JSON.stringify(orderedActual, null, 2);\n }\n $input.all()[0].json.content_decoded = orderedOriginal;\n\n} else {\n // Order JSON object\n const n8nWorkflow = $input.all()[1].json;\n const orderedActual = orderJsonKeys(n8nWorkflow);\n \n // Proper formatting\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"new\";\n $input.all()[0].json.n8n_data_stringy = JSON.stringify(orderedActual, null, 2);\n}\n\n// Return items\nreturn $input.all();\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "30e7d6fc-327e-4693-95ce-376a3b1f145c",
"name": "Check Status",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
1460,
1920
],
"parameters": {
"rules": {
"rules": [
{
"value2": "same"
},
{
"output": 1,
"value2": "different"
},
{
"output": 2,
"value2": "new"
}
]
},
"value1": "={{$json.github_status}}",
"dataType": "string"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "36f12309-c7fe-446f-9571-bd1005c18ed8",
"name": "Same file - Do nothing",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
1680,
1760
],
"parameters": [],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "45f0eaa7-259b-4908-b567-af2b3b5abb6d",
"name": "File is different",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
1680,
1920
],
"parameters": [],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d16ec06b-7a3f-486e-8328-935ed3b4d565",
"name": "File is new",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
1680,
2120
],
"parameters": [],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "cdc7f306-b7d2-4de1-8e44-0bd8d49a679f",
"name": "Create new file",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1900,
2120
],
"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_owner }}"
},
"filePath": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_path }}{{ $json.subPath }}{{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.id}}.json",
"resource": "file",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_name }}"
},
"fileContent": "={{$('isDiffOrNew').item.json[\"n8n_data_stringy\"]}}",
"commitMessage": "={{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.name}} ({{$json.github_status}})"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "9785333a-4a86-448d-afc2-58b0aa50ea96",
"name": "Edit existing file",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1900,
1920
],
"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_owner }}"
},
"filePath": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_path }}{{ $json.subPath }}{{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.id}}.json",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "edit",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_name }}"
},
"fileContent": "={{$('isDiffOrNew').item.json[\"n8n_data_stringy\"]}}",
"commitMessage": "={{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.name}} ({{$json.github_status}})"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "806db72c-c9f6-461d-be1a-1e6867a25382",
"name": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
1500,
1280
],
"parameters": {
"options": []
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "e5c433e4-bf56-4a0a-906c-7d74f6fe7287",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
900,
1380
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"triggerAtHour": 1,
"triggerAtMinute": 33
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "f6b566cb-0a15-4792-ba27-d6cd2a6c9453",
"name": "Create sub path",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
1260,
1920
],
"parameters": {
"options": [],
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "dae43d3b-56e5-4098-b602-862ebf5cd073",
"name": "subPath",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.createdAt.split('-')[0] }}/{{ $('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.createdAt.split('-')[1] }}/"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true
},
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"id": "9e2412f6-df25-4c12-8faf-0200558b537c",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
420,
1100
],
"parameters": {
"color": "#FFF59D",
"width": 385,
"height": 417,
"content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "00fdb977-4f3e-49f6-81c3-bc7f9520914f",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
860,
1100
],
"parameters": {
"color": "#FFF59D",
"width": 1272.6408145680155,
"height": 416.1856906618075,
"content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0c00a374-566a-49c7-80de-66a991c4bf69",
"name": "Starting Message",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1140,
1280
],
"webhookId": "c02eb407-5547-4aa0-9ebf-46dab67b63b6",
"parameters": {
"text": "=:information_source: Starting Workflow Backup [{{ $execution.id }}]",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "#notifications"
},
"otherOptions": {
"includeLinkToWorkflow": false
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "eb7d15be-7f5d-4e39-837b-06d740685af3",
"name": "Execute Workflow",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"onError": "continueErrorOutput",
"position": [
1720,
1300
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "each",
"options": [],
"workflowId": "={{ $workflow.id }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "c831a0eb-95e1-46b3-bbf8-5d5bd928ca0a",
"name": "Completed Notification",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1720,
1120
],
"webhookId": "a0c6e8c8-5d71-40fa-b02b-63a7ed5726c4",
"parameters": {
"text": "=\u2705 Backup has completed - {{ $('n8n').all().length }} workflows have been processed.",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "#notifications"
},
"otherOptions": []
},
"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "00864cb8-c8e4-4324-be1b-7d093e1bc3bf",
"name": "Failed Flows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
"position": [
1920,
1320
],
"webhookId": "2a092edb-de12-490f-931b-34d70e7d7696",
"parameters": {
"text": "=:x: Failed to backup {{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.id }}",
"select": "channel",
"channelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "#notifications"
},
"otherOptions": {
"includeLinkToWorkflow": false
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "e4d70af5-5c21-4340-8054-7ba0203f3ee1",
"name": "Get file data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
660,
1660
],
"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_owner }}"
},
"filePath": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_path }}{{ $('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.createdAt.split('-')[0] }}/{{ $('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.createdAt.split('-')[1] }}/{{$json.id}}.json",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "",
"value": "={{ $('Config').first().item.repo_name }}"
},
"asBinaryProperty": false,
"additionalParameters": []
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"continueOnFail": true,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "42ad4762-26fb-4686-9016-729e95c95324",
"name": "Config",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
660,
1940
],
"parameters": {
"options": [],
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "8f6d1741-772f-462a-811f-4c334185e4f0",
"name": "repo_owner",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $vars.repo_owner }}"
},
{
"id": "8cac215c-4fd7-422f-9fd2-6b2d1e5e0383",
"name": "repo_name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $vars.repo_name }}"
},
{
"id": "eee305e9-4164-462a-86bd-80f0d58a31ae",
"name": "repo_path",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $vars.repo_path }}"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
}
],
"connections": {
"n8n": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Config": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get file data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Get File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"File is new": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create new file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "isDiffOrNew",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"isDiffOrNew": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create sub path",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check Status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Same file - Do nothing",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "File is different",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "File is new",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Failed Flows": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get file data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If file too large",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create new file": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Return",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create sub path": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Completed Notification",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Execute Workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Execute Workflow": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Failed Flows",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Starting Message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Starting Message": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "n8n",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"File is different": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Edit existing file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If file too large": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Merge Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Edit existing file": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Return",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"On clicking 'execute'": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Starting Message",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Same file - Do nothing": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Return",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Execute Workflow Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Config",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"n8n_version": "1.5.0"
}Requirements
n8n instance, Github API credentials, Slack API credentials
Tags
#n8n
#automation
#workflow