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Back up self-hosted workflows to Google Drive daily

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and n8n data table. 18 steps, 6 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
6Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 11Service 6

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

  1. 1Daily Backup TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Set ConfigurationSetLogic
  3. 3Config ValidationCodeLogic
  4. 4Get All n8n WorkflowsHttp RequestService
  5. 5Split WorkflowsSplit OutLogic
  6. 6Process Each WorkflowSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7Backup scope all?IfLogic
  8. 8Prepare WorkflowCodeLogic
  9. 9Backup scope active?IfLogic
  10. 10Generate Workflow HashCryptoService
  11. 11If workflow active?IfLogic
  12. 12Backup scope tagged?IfLogic
  13. 13Lookup Workflow in Data TableData TableService
  14. 14Workflow Exists?IfLogic
  15. 15Hash Changed?IfLogic
  16. 16Upload New Workflow BackupGoogle DriveService
  17. 17Delete Existing Workflow BackupGoogle DriveService
  18. 18Upsert Workflow RecordsData TableService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
18, with 6 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, n8n data table
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive account. 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. 18 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 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.