n8n Workflow

Restore Backed Up Workflows From Github To N8n

This n8n workflow automates tasks using GitHub. Restore Backed Up Workflows From Github To N8n - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.

n8n workflow.json

About This Script

This n8n workflow automates tasks using GitHub. Restore Backed Up Workflows From Github To N8n - ready to import and run in your n8n instance.
Features:
  • Conditional logic and branching
  • Integrates with GitHub
Source Code
{
    "nodes": [
        {
            "id": "540d147a-8185-4f3e-b2f4-522a19eb6b10",
            "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
            "position": [
                -700,
                780
            ],
            "parameters": [],
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "7040674c-57b4-453d-acd4-69cbeff64180",
            "name": "Globals",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
                -500,
                680
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "values": {
                    "string": [
                        {
                            "name": "repo.owner",
                            "value": "n8n-io"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "repo.name",
                            "value": "n8n-backups"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "repo.path",
                            "value": "workflows/"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "options": []
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "2b3a2856-4024-4fb0-b068-6bace0e6592c",
            "name": "Note",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
            "position": [
                -1140,
                600
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "color": "#FFF59D",
                "width": 389.78906250000017,
                "height": 464.79920462713443,
                "content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "ba2d3355-df53-43e2-a4b2-2e031b71d687",
            "name": "Workflow name already exists",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
            "position": [
                1180,
                880
            ],
            "parameters": [],
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "f012be7a-fb56-4a92-b2e5-e5ec316624e8",
            "name": "If workflow already exists",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
            "position": [
                860,
                760
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "options": [],
                "conditions": {
                    "options": {
                        "leftValue": "",
                        "caseSensitive": true,
                        "typeValidation": "strict"
                    },
                    "combinator": "and",
                    "conditions": [
                        {
                            "id": "063d51c7-0b7a-48a4-82b3-76b370fc4265",
                            "operator": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "operation": "exists",
                                "singleValue": true
                            },
                            "leftValue": "={{ $('Merge Github and n8n workflows - Keep only non existing workflows based on the name').item.json.name }}",
                            "rightValue": ""
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 2
        },
        {
            "id": "d1d698f2-0ccf-4865-9ecd-9e10e725d12d",
            "name": "Set n8n existing workflows names",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
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                880
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "options": [],
                "assignments": {
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                        {
                            "id": "6be8c184-8fb7-47a9-ad42-d0dc3db1eea4",
                            "name": "name",
                            "type": "string",
                            "value": "={{ $json.name }}"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 3.3
        },
        {
            "id": "d9c58650-ca2d-47c8-a887-59407fa70e1d",
            "name": "GitHub - get all files",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
            "position": [
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                540
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "owner": {
                    "__rl": true,
                    "mode": "name",
                    "value": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"owner\"]}}"
                },
                "filePath": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"path\"]}}",
                "resource": "file",
                "operation": "list",
                "repository": {
                    "__rl": true,
                    "mode": "name",
                    "value": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"name\"]}}"
                }
            },
            "credentials": {
                "githubApi": {
                    "id": "vL0n4BqAk6e4zDd7",
                    "name": "GitHub account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "7bff36b1-d526-402b-bff8-7ce2af050e2d",
            "name": "n8n - get all workflows",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
            "position": [
                -500,
                880
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "filters": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "n8nApi": {
                    "id": "RzT15uIVuSWu3ioX",
                    "name": "n8n account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "277f6400-409a-4ba0-8ad7-1241768b669a",
            "name": "GitHub - get each file",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
            "position": [
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                660
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "owner": {
                    "__rl": true,
                    "mode": "name",
                    "value": "={{ $json.repo.owner }}"
                },
                "filePath": "={{ $json.path }}",
                "resource": "file",
                "operation": "get",
                "repository": {
                    "__rl": true,
                    "mode": "name",
                    "value": "={{ $json.repo.name }}"
                },
                "asBinaryProperty": false,
                "additionalParameters": []
            },
            "credentials": {
                "githubApi": {
                    "id": "vL0n4BqAk6e4zDd7",
                    "name": "GitHub account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "b59f5e23-729a-41fb-be4b-1aebc573393b",
            "name": "Set name and content",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
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            ],
            "parameters": {
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                "assignments": {
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                            "name": "content",
                            "type": "string",
                            "value": "={{ $json.content.base64Decode() }}"
                        },
                        {
                            "id": "6f48ed58-d55a-4ee4-8cf2-373941aaa341",
                            "name": "name",
                            "type": "string",
                            "value": "={{ $json.name.replace(\".json\", \"\") }}"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 3.3
        },
        {
            "id": "6f642a8c-9997-42b2-b9d7-3c1f02e0e26a",
            "name": "n8n - create workflow",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
            "position": [
                1180,
                660
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "operation": "create",
                "workflowObject": "={{ $('Set name and content').item.json.content }}"
            },
            "credentials": {
                "n8nApi": {
                    "id": "RzT15uIVuSWu3ioX",
                    "name": "n8n account"
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "b4ce8bdb-8c76-4c10-bf48-3664ec2f924b",
            "name": "Note1",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
            "position": [
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            ],
            "parameters": {
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                "width": 861.4145066375679,
                "height": 478.9952882299376,
                "content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "id": "5ff560b9-8c43-401c-869f-2b4a2e13cacc",
            "name": "Merge globals and files",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
            "position": [
                -60,
                660
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "mode": "combine",
                "options": [],
                "combinationMode": "multiplex"
            },
            "typeVersion": 2.1
        },
        {
            "id": "008d21d9-007b-44da-8d1a-bd334ba54d61",
            "name": "Merge Github and n8n workflows - Keep only non existing workflows based on the name",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
            "position": [
                640,
                760
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "mode": "combine",
                "options": [],
                "joinMode": "keepNonMatches",
                "mergeByFields": {
                    "values": [
                        {
                            "field1": "name",
                            "field2": "name"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "outputDataFrom": "input1"
            },
            "typeVersion": 2.1,
            "alwaysOutputData": true
        },
        {
            "id": "c7ffe214-1d7b-4f4f-87c1-36d9cb8e43a9",
            "name": "Note2",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
            "position": [
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            ],
            "parameters": {
                "color": "#FFF59D",
                "width": 260.44696745223945,
                "height": 196.65095879641083,
                "content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
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            "name": "Note3",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
            "position": [
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            ],
            "parameters": {
                "color": "#FFF59D",
                "width": 344.0461264465236,
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                "content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
            },
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        },
        {
            "id": "144a0b2e-d7b2-443d-91a5-96c09ef16b8e",
            "name": "Note4",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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            ],
            "parameters": {
                "color": "#FFF59D",
                "width": 378.7476641422645,
                "height": 182.45487519360773,
                "content": "Configuration note: update with your credentials or endpoint."
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        }
    ],
    "connections": {
        "Globals": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "GitHub - get all files",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    },
                    {
                        "node": "Merge globals and files",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 1
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Set name and content": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Merge Github and n8n workflows - Keep only non existing workflows based on the name",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "On clicking 'execute'": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Globals",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    },
                    {
                        "node": "n8n - get all workflows",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "GitHub - get all files": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Merge globals and files",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "GitHub - get each file": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Set name and content",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Merge globals and files": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "GitHub - get each file",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "n8n - get all workflows": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Set n8n existing workflows names",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "If workflow already exists": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "n8n - create workflow",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ],
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Workflow name already exists",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Set n8n existing workflows names": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Merge Github and n8n workflows - Keep only non existing workflows based on the name",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 1
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Merge Github and n8n workflows - Keep only non existing workflows based on the name": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "If workflow already exists",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        }
    },
    "n8n_version": "1.5.0"
}
Requirements
n8n instance, Github API credentials
Tags
#n8n #automation #workflow
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