Back up workflows daily to GitHub with incremental updates
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 23:00). Along the way it connects GitHub. It also calls api.github.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 23:00).
- Get many workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Get a file (GitHub): get (file)
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Get Last Update Date (HTTP Request): calls api.github.com
- Get a workflow (n8n): get
- filter_date (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Create a file (GitHub): work with file
- Download workflow (n8n): get
- Wait: waits 10 seconds
…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.github.com
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (7)
- n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - GitHub
n8n-nodes-base.github - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs nightly to back up all workflows from your n8n instance to a GitHub repository, creating a new JSON file for new workflows and only updating existing files when the workflow has changed to avoid unnecessary commits. How it…