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Automated workflow backups from self-hosted n8n to Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and Google Sheets. 15 steps, 3 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 8

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get all n8n WorkflowN8nService
  3. 3Loop Over DataSplit In BatchesLogic
  4. 4Get Exits WorkflowGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5If not ExitsIfLogic
  6. 6Append row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Get Flow RecordGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Search SubfolderGoogle DriveService
  9. 9If ExitIfLogic
  10. 10If Updated Date ChangedIfLogic
  11. 11Create SubFolderGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Set Subfolder IdSetLogic
  13. 13Get n8n FileCodeLogic
  14. 14Store File in SubfolderGoogle DriveService
  15. 15Append or update row in sheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, with 3 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Google Sheets 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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.