Automated workflow backup system with Google Drive, GitHub & messaging alerts
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 18 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive, GitHub, Discord and Telegram.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 7 fields: repo_owner, repo_name, repo_path…
- Create GDrive Folder (Google Drive): work with folder
- Get All Workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Loop Over Workflows (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Final Summary (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: total_workflows, backup_timestamp, gdrive_folder…
- Convert to JSON File (Convert to File): converts data to a file (to json)
- Notify: Telegram (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Notify: Discord (Discord): work with message
- Upload to Google Drive (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- Prepare GitHub Data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 6 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
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 (13)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - GitHub
n8n-nodes-base.github - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Discord
n8n-nodes-base.discord - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
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