Backup n8n workflows to Github

by Dat Proto · 2,832 views · created 2025-05-12 · DevOps

What this workflow does

This workflow has 27 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects GitHub and Discord.

How it runs

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

1. Starting Message (Discord): work with message
2. Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: repo_owner, repo_name, data
3. n8n: uses n8n
4. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
5. Get file data (GitHub): get (file)
6. Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
7. verifyTheDifference (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
8. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
9. Wait: waits 10 seconds
10. Execute Workflow (Execute Sub-workflow): calls another n8n workflow

…plus 11 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

GitHubDiscord

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (15)

• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Execute Workflow Triggern8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger
• n8nn8n-nodes-base.n8n
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Mergen8n-nodes-base.merge
• 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
• Discordn8n-nodes-base.discord
• Execute Sub-workflown8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow
• Waitn8n-nodes-base.wait
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch

From the author

Introduction This workflow will backup all of your existed workflows to a single Github repository. The Backup folders' name are based on the current backup date and have default format: "yyyy/MM/dd" (setup at "Create sub path" node). Throughout the backup…

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