Automatically document and backup N8N workflows
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 AI workflow has 17 nodes and runs on a schedule (every week at 01:00). Along the way it connects Notion, Slack, OpenAI and GitHub. It also calls api.notion.com over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every week at 01:00).
- Get active workflows with internal-infra tag (n8n): uses n8n
- Check if updated in last 7 days (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Set fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 9 fields: active, url, errorWorkflow…
- Get notion page with workflow id (HTTP Request): calls api.notion.com (POST)
- Map fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: input
- Check that error workflow has been configured (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Summarize what the Workflow does (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
- Upload changes to repo (GitHub): edit (file)
- Notify on workflow setup error (Slack): uses Slack
- Is this a new workflow (to Notion) ? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
…plus 6 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.notion.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 (9)
- Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Notion
n8n-nodes-base.notion - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - GitHub
n8n-nodes-base.github - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n
From the author
Automatically backs up your workflows to Github and generates documentation in a Notion database. - Weekly run, uses the "internal-infra" tag to look for new or recently modified workflows - Uses a Notion database page to hold the workflow summary, last…