Backup your workflows to GitHub -- in (subfolders)

by Nazmy ✓ · 6,046 views · created 2025-02-08 · DevOps

What this workflow does

This workflow has 21 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects GitHub.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers).

1. n8n: uses n8n
2. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
3. tag? (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
4. Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
5. isDiffOrNew (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
6. / (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: tags[0].name
7. Globals (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: repo.owner, repo.name, repo.path
8. Execute Workflow (Execute Sub-workflow): calls another n8n workflow
9. Check Status (Switch): routes items into 3 branches
10. Get file data (GitHub): get (file)

…plus 5 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

GitHub

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (14)

• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• n8nn8n-nodes-base.n8n
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Mergen8n-nodes-base.merge
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
• No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp
• GitHubn8n-nodes-base.github
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Execute Workflow Triggern8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger
• Execute Sub-workflown8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow

From the author

Based on Jonathan & Solomon work. > The only addition I've made is a Set node. This node organizes workflows into subfolders within the GitHub repository based on their respective tags. How it works This workflow will backup your workflows to GitHub. It…

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