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Workflow
Backup Workflows To Github
This n8n workflow automates tasks using GitHub. Backup Workflows To Github - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.
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workflow.json
About This Script
This n8n workflow automates tasks using GitHub. Backup Workflows To Github - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.
Features:
- Custom JavaScript function processing
- Makes HTTP requests to external APIs
- Scheduled automation with cron triggers
- Integrates with GitHub
Source Code
{
"nodes": [
{
"name": "GitHub Edit",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1190,
610
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "YOUR_USERNAME",
"filePath": "={{$json[\"data\"][\"name\"]}}.json",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "edit",
"repository": "REPO_NAME",
"fileContent": "={{JSON.stringify($json[\"data\"])}}",
"commitMessage": "=[N8N Backup] {{$json.data[\"name\"]}} ({{new Date(Date.now()).toLocaleDateString()}})"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": "GitHub@harshil1712"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "993e79ea-e48a-43de-b509-2e897c3aa92c"
},
{
"name": "Get Files",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
200,
500
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "YOUR_USERNAME",
"filePath": "/",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get",
"repository": "REPO",
"asBinaryProperty": false
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": "GitHub@harshil1712"
},
"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": false,
"id": "8aba226b-1b5b-4338-a755-f963c5b0d80f"
},
{
"name": "Transform",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
400,
500
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "return items[0].json.map(item => {\n return {\n json: item\n }\n});\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "58447716-7a7e-41db-953d-6080a538d6ed"
},
{
"name": "Create file",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1240,
280
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "YOUR_USERNAME",
"filePath": "={{$json[\"data\"][\"name\"]}}.json",
"resource": "file",
"repository": "REPO",
"fileContent": "={{JSON.stringify($node['Merge'].json[\"data\"])}}",
"commitMessage": "=[N8N Backup] {{$json.data[\"name\"]}}.json ({{new Date(Date.now()).toLocaleDateString()}})"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": "GitHub@harshil1712"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "a0868a07-fdaa-416e-8cf3-a245d51199c8"
},
{
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
930,
280
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "removeKeyMatches",
"propertyName1": "data.name",
"propertyName2": "data.name"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "1823ce57-44b9-47c5-8fc7-ab63c642c905"
},
{
"name": "Get workflows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
200,
300
],
"parameters": {
"url": "http://localhost:5678/rest/workflows",
"options": [],
"authentication": "basicAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBasicAuth": "n8n instance auth"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "8fa90ef4-40f7-4156-9b51-fd1fb8ba3faa"
},
{
"name": "Get workflow data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
600,
300
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=http://localhost:5678/rest/workflows/{{$json[\"id\"]}}",
"options": [],
"authentication": "basicAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBasicAuth": "n8n instance auth"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "f37e3e81-c641-4995-82e0-8fac6596956e"
},
{
"name": "Download Raw Content",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
600,
500
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{$json[\"download_url\"]}}",
"options": [],
"authentication": "headerAuth",
"responseFormat": "string"
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": "GitHub Token"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "7afb431c-5319-4a5b-9abb-475ae086d4b2"
},
{
"name": "transform",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
"position": [
390,
300
],
"parameters": {
"functionCode": "const newItems = [];\nfor (item of items[0].json.data) {\n newItems.push({json: item});\n}\nreturn newItems;"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "e5d3dac2-9d2d-4f0c-be87-a3b84b6d391f"
},
{
"name": "Daily at 23:59",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
"position": [
-20,
300
],
"parameters": {
"triggerTimes": {
"item": [
{
"hour": 23,
"minute": 59
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "9c0bda0e-bc31-4bce-b947-04707145b812"
},
{
"name": "Merge1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
970,
610
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "removeKeyMatches",
"propertyName1": "data.updatedAt",
"propertyName2": "data.updatedAt"
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"id": "c22c2b56-fa15-488e-825b-d1a8f3ea192f"
}
],
"connections": {
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GitHub Edit",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Files": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Transform",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Transform": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Raw Content",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"transform": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get workflow data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get workflows": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "transform",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Daily at 23:59": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get workflows",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get workflow data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Raw Content": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
},
{
"node": "Merge1",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
}
},
"n8n_version": "1.5.0"
}Requirements
n8n instance, Github API credentials
Tags
#n8n
#automation
#workflow