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GitHub webhook-based n8n workflow import template

Started by another system calling it, and works across GitHub. 9 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 3Service 5

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

  1. 1WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2create workflows sub folder if not existExecute CommandService
  3. 3List files from specified repo rootGithubService
  4. 4Loop Over FilesSplit In BatchesLogic
  5. 5Call n8n import and cleanup folderExecute CommandService
  6. 6If it is a json fileIfLogic
  7. 7Download fileGithubService
  8. 8No Operation, do nothingNo OpLogic
  9. 9Store file locallyRead Write FileService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
9, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
GitHub
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own GitHub account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.