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Workflow backups to Google Drive with Telegram

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and Telegram. 14 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 5Service 7

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

  1. 1On clicking 'execute'Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Every DaySchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Get DateTImeSetLogic
  4. 4Create Folder with DateTime StampGoogle DriveService
  5. 5Get WorkflowsN8nService
  6. 6Limit to 200LimitLogic
  7. 7Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8Execute OnceNo OpLogic
  9. 9Convert Workflow to JSON FileConvert To FileService
  10. 10Search Folder NamesGoogle DriveService
  11. 11Complete MessageTelegramService
  12. 12Save JSON File to Google Drive FolderGoogle DriveService
  13. 13Find Folders to DeleteCodeLogic
  14. 14Delete FoldersGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Telegram
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Telegram 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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.