Automated n8n workflow backup to GitHub with deletion tracking
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.
Nodes used (15)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp - GitHub
n8n-nodes-base.github - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Execute Workflow Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger - Execute Sub-workflow
n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge
What it does
Remixed Backup your workflows to GitHub from Solomon's work. Check out his templates. How it works This workflow will backup your workflows to GitHub. It uses the n8n API node to export all workflows. It then loops over the data, checks in GitHub to see if a file exists that uses the credential's ID. Once checked it will: - update the file on GitHub if it exists; - create a new file if it doesn't exist; - ignore if it's the same. In addition, it also checks if any workflows have been deleted from n8n. If a workflow no longer exists in n8n, the corresponding file will be removed from the repository to keep everything in sync. Who is this for? People wanting to backup their workflows outside the server for safety purposes or to migrate to another server.