n8n Workflow Backup to GitHub
Automates backing up all n8n workflows to a GitHub repo daily. Uses n8n API and GitHub API to export workflows as JSON files organized in YYYY/MM folders. Includes Slack notifications for start, completion, and failures, ensuring reliable versioned backup.
Apps in this workflow
SlackGitHubHow it works
- Manual Trigger1
- Sub-workflow Trigger2
- Schedule Trigger3
- Slack4
- Edit Fields5
- n8n API6
- GitHub7
- Merge8
- Loop Over Items9
- If10
- Code11
- Run Sub-workflow12
- +22 more step types
The building blocks this workflow uses, in the order data flows through them.
What you'll need
- An n8n instance (self-hosted or n8n Cloud).
- A Slack account, connected in n8n as a credential.
- A GitHub account, connected in n8n as a credential.
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Make it yours in plain English
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