Automation library · Setup and learning

Restore and recover n8n credentials from Google Drive backups

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Drive. 13 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 7Service 5

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

  1. 1On Click TriggerManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Execute Command Get All CridentialsExecute CommandService
  3. 3JSON Formatting DataCodeLogic
  4. 4Aggregate CridentialsAggregateLogic
  5. 5Google Drive Get Credentials FileGoogle DriveService
  6. 6Google Drive Download FileGoogle DriveService
  7. 7Convert Files To JSONExtract From FileService
  8. 8Split OutSplit OutLogic
  9. 9Split Out1Split OutLogic
  10. 10Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  11. 11Check For Skipped CredentialsIfLogic
  12. 12Restore N8n CredentialsN8nService
  13. 13WaitWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
13, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive
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 an event in a connected app.

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. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.