{ "id": "xbFG1VQgx7lFTfmv", "meta": { "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true }, "name": "Back up n8n workflows to Google Drive", "tags": [], "nodes": [ { "id": "6de42dee-88cb-45cb-918e-e499f0533221", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 992, 736 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "height": 624, "content": "## Trigger workflow execution\n\nInitiates the workflow manually or on a schedule." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "949ec0b3-c1f7-465a-a9b8-7a9c0515aeec", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1312, 928 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "height": 304, "content": "## Create new folder\n\nCreates a new folder in Google Drive to store files." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "e7bd60cb-365d-4692-8bdb-2628d88880d8", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1568, 912 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 784, "height": 464, "content": "## Process items batch\n\nIterates over items, converts them to files, and uploads files to Google Drive." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "20922698-44b0-48fc-8196-4e2f253a4379", "name": "Sticky Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 2384, 912 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 672, "height": 368, "content": "## Filter and delete folders\n\nRetrieves folders, filters them, and deletes those matching criteria." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "d1127f75-5466-4f73-9770-215418ace0ac", "name": "Batch Process Items", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches", "position": [ 1824, 1056 ], "parameters": { "options": {} }, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "f3987335-d00e-474f-b338-5f9ed612fc8c", "name": "Convert Data to File", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile", "position": [ 2016, 1168 ], "parameters": { "options": { "format": true, "fileName": "={{ $json.name + \".json\" }}" }, "operation": "toJson" }, "typeVersion": 1.1 }, { "id": "39aa1d45-f44d-4407-9bad-60dac270943f", "name": "Scheduled Every 4 Hours", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "position": [ 1040, 1200 ], "parameters": { "rule": { "interval": [ { "field": "hours", "hoursInterval": 4 } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1.2 }, { "id": "85436ae0-053d-4862-8138-9613fa1fdf1f", "name": "Filter by Condition", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter", "position": [ 2656, 1040 ], "parameters": { "options": { "ignoreCase": true }, "conditions": { "options": { "version": 2, "leftValue": "", "caseSensitive": false, "typeValidation": "loose" }, "combinator": "and", "conditions": [ { "id": "538fc29d-2693-4c62-9848-bdcaf8566909", "operator": { "type": "string", "operation": "notEquals" }, "leftValue": "={{ $json.id }}", "rightValue": "={{ $('Create Google Drive Folder').item.json.id }}" } ] }, "looseTypeValidation": true }, "typeVersion": 2.2 }, { "id": "ac59ff8d-61bd-44db-9845-69e6b27f5462", "name": "Delete Google Drive Folder", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive", "position": [ 2864, 1040 ], "parameters": { "options": { "deletePermanently": true }, "resource": "folder", "operation": "deleteFolder", "folderNoRootId": { "__rl": true, "mode": "id", "value": "={{ $json.id }}" } }, "credentials": { "googleDriveOAuth2Api": { "name": "" } }, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "06beb07d-9b40-4df5-ba0b-fa23c3079604", "name": "List Google Drive Folders", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive", "position": [ 2464, 1040 ], "parameters": { "filter": { "folderId": { "__rl": true, "mode": "list", "value": "1lWeMpcjHdDwWWA1OI5N1obxh-TbFBXql", "cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lWeMpcjHdDwWWA1OI5N1obxh-TbFBXql", "cachedResultName": "Workflow Backups" } }, "options": {}, "resource": "fileFolder" }, "credentials": { "googleDriveOAuth2Api": { "name": "" } }, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "ff4943ee-3cf2-4288-a1a2-41fff43f9c2d", "name": "Upload File to Google Drive", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive", "position": [ 2192, 1168 ], "parameters": { "name": "={{ $('Batch Process Items').item.json.name + \".json\" }}", "driveId": { "__rl": true, "mode": "list", "value": "My Drive" }, "options": {}, "folderId": { "__rl": true, "mode": "id", "value": "={{ $('Create Google Drive Folder').item.json.id }}" } }, "credentials": { "googleDriveOAuth2Api": { "name": "" } }, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "d0bb24d6-bf10-4219-a07e-a7752521bca1", "name": "Sticky Note5", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 400, 624 ], "parameters": { "width": 480, "height": 768, "content": "## Back up n8n workflows to Google Drive\n### How it works\n\n1. 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