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Airtable base backups to S3 with Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Airtable, S3 and Slack. 17 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 7Service 8

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Monthly PruneSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Weekly BackupSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Set TimestampsSetLogic
  4. 4Set WeekSetLogic
  5. 5List FoldersAws S3Service
  6. 6Create FolderAws S3Service
  7. 7IfIfLogic
  8. 8AirtableAirtableService
  9. 9Delete FileAws S3Service
  10. 10No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  11. 11Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  12. 12AggregateAggregateLogic
  13. 13Create Table MetadataSetLogic
  14. 14SlackSlackService
  15. 15Pull RecordsAirtableService
  16. 16Convert to FileConvert To FileService
  17. 17AWS S3Aws S3Service

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
17, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, S3, Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable, S3 and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 17 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.