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The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Automated Backup of n8n Workflows to GitLab Organized by Username",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "77ecc07d-8501-4453-b387-eced2a197dc8",
"name": "Manual Backup Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
-304,
1440
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"filters": {},
"requestOptions": {}
},
"id": "afc4596c-b07f-471c-8ac8-ecfca567a608",
"name": "Fetch N8N Workflows",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"position": [
112,
1552
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "backup-date",
"name": "backupDate",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $now.setZone('UTC').toFormat('yyyy-MM-dd') }}"
},
{
"id": "backup-path",
"name": "backupPath",
"type": "string",
"value": "=backups/{{ $now.setZone('UTC').toFormat('yyyy') }}/{{ $now.setZone('UTC').toFormat('MM') }}"
},
{
"id": "52c796e4-aafe-4144-b9a6-8d98574dddb9",
"name": "gitlabprojectOwner",
"value": "idstar-project/devops/automation",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "6f026178-903b-4b9f-b08f-67c9a7dcf150",
"name": "gitlabprojectPath",
"value": "n8n-global-backup",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "bb698da4-e76a-451d-95ed-da6af2d2407f",
"name": "workflowOwner",
"value": "",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true,
"options": {}
},
"id": "e582efab-3f34-4376-80a9-2b72a5f4d01f",
"name": "Prepare Backup Metadata",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
368,
1536
],
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"id": "b0601be4-c36e-4f32-8a6e-9c3820d71d7d",
"name": "Process Each Workflow",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
592,
1536
],
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "workflow-data",
"name": "workflowData",
"type": "object",
"value": "={{\n {\n \"id\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.id,\n \"name\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.name,\n \"active\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.active,\n \"nodes\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.nodes,\n \"connections\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.connections,\n \"settings\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.settings,\n \"tags\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.tags,\n \"createdAt\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.createdAt,\n \"updatedAt\": $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.updatedAt\n }\n}}"
},
{
"id": "creator-name",
"name": "creatorName",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ ($('Fetch Users').first().json.data.find(u => u.id === ($('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.owner?.id || $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.userId))?.email?.split('@')[0] || 'general').toLowerCase() }}"
},
{
"id": "file-name",
"name": "fileName",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.name }}.json"
},
{
"id": "file-path",
"name": "filePath",
"type": "string",
"value": "=workflows/{{ $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.name }}/{{ $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.name }}.json"
},
{
"id": "8d4963f3-35a6-4d29-9142-9ead35ade7a3",
"name": "projectName",
"value": "={{ $json.project?.name || 'Personal' }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "85671fd2-a739-493a-8af8-c1b863ae7529",
"name": "folderName",
"value": "={{ $json.tags && $json.tags.length > 0 ? $json.tags[0].name : 'General' }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true,
"options": {}
},
"id": "50db5244-5350-4614-8b1d-59052897120d",
"name": "Format Workflow for GitLab",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
912,
1264
],
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"parameters": {
"amount": 1
},
"id": "31c9717e-1399-4600-9af5-4e25639e7131",
"name": "Rate Limit Control",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
1136,
1264
],
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "6edbebb3-1dc9-4e70-bd4b-0c02e6574808",
"operator": {
"name": "filter.operator.equals",
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.error }}",
"rightValue": "Bad request - please check your parameters"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "2e97d466-0acc-4ce3-8d62-5b104f967a1e",
"name": "Check Backup Status",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1584,
1264
],
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "error-log",
"name": "errorLog",
"type": "string",
"value": "=Failed to process {{ $json.fileName }}: {{ $json.error?.message || 'Unknown error' }}"
},
{
"id": "success-log",
"name": "successLog",
"type": "string",
"value": "=Successfully processed {{ $json.fileName }} for {{ $json.creatorName }}"
}
]
},
"includeOtherFields": true,
"options": {}
},
"id": "8a9e5b26-6be4-4b23-8f6d-dacb6685043a",
"name": "Log Backup Results",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
816,
1456
],
"typeVersion": 3.3
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "file",
"operation": "edit",
"owner": "={{ $('Prepare Backup Metadata').item.json.gitlabprojectOwner }}",
"repository": "={{ $('Prepare Backup Metadata').item.json.gitlabprojectPath }}",
"filePath": "={{ $('Rate Limit Control').item.json.filePath }}",
"fileContent": "={{ JSON.stringify( $('Rate Limit Control').item.json.workflowData, null, 2) }}",
"commitMessage": "=Update {{ $('Rate Limit Control').item.json.fileName }} in {{ $('Rate Limit Control').item.json.creatorName }} at {{ $now.format('dd/mm/yyyy') }}",
"branch": "main"
},
"id": "d6abe5c3-441c-47a7-8903-e59549e34701",
"name": "Update Backup Summary",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gitlab",
"position": [
1696,
1552
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"credentials": {
"gitlabApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"parameters": {
"fromEmail": "noreply-forge@idstar.group",
"toEmail": "it-ops@idstar.group",
"subject": "=N8N Backup to Gitlab Notification",
"html": "=<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n <title>N8N Backup Notification</title>\n <style>\n body {\n font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;\n background-color: #f4f7f9;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n color: #333;\n }\n\n .container {\n max-width: 600px;\n margin: 20px auto;\n background-color: #ffffff;\n border-radius: 12px;\n overflow: hidden;\n box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n }\n\n .header {\n background-color: #1a2b4b;\n padding: 40px 20px;\n text-align: center;\n color: #ffffff;\n }\n\n .header h1 {\n margin: 0;\n font-size: 24px;\n letter-spacing: 2px;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n font-weight: 300;\n }\n\n .status-badge {\n display: inline-block;\n background-color: #10b981;\n color: white;\n padding: 8px 20px;\n border-radius: 50px;\n font-weight: bold;\n margin-top: 15px;\n font-size: 14px;\n box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(16, 185, 129, 0.3);\n }\n\n .content {\n padding: 30px;\n }\n\n .summary-grid {\n display: grid;\n grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n gap: 15px;\n margin-bottom: 30px;\n }\n\n .summary-card {\n background-color: #f9fafb;\n padding: 15px;\n border-radius: 8px;\n border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\n }\n\n .summary-card label {\n display: block;\n font-size: 10px;\n color: #6b7280;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n letter-spacing: 1px;\n margin-bottom: 5px;\n }\n\n .summary-card span {\n font-size: 16px;\n font-weight: 600;\n color: #1a2b4b;\n }\n\n h3 {\n color: #1a2b4b;\n font-size: 18px;\n margin-bottom: 15px;\n border-left: 4px solid #3b82f6;\n padding-left: 10px;\n }\n\n table {\n width: 100%;\n border-collapse: collapse;\n margin-bottom: 25px;\n }\n\n th {\n text-align: left;\n font-size: 12px;\n color: #6b7280;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n padding: 10px;\n border-bottom: 2px solid #f3f4f6;\n }\n\n td {\n padding: 12px 10px;\n border-bottom: 1px solid #f3f4f6;\n font-size: 14px;\n }\n\n .user-tag {\n background-color: #e0e7ff;\n color: #4338ca;\n padding: 2px 8px;\n border-radius: 4px;\n font-size: 11px;\n font-weight: 600;\n }\n\n .status-success {\n color: #10b981;\n }\n\n .footer {\n background-color: #f9fafb;\n padding: 25px;\n text-align: center;\n border-top: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\n }\n\n .btn {\n display: inline-block;\n padding: 12px 25px;\n border-radius: 6px;\n text-decoration: none;\n font-weight: 600;\n font-size: 14px;\n margin: 5px;\n transition: all 0.2s;\n }\n\n .btn-primary {\n background-color: #1a2b4b;\n color: #ffffff !important;\n }\n\n .btn-outline {\n border: 1.5px solid #1a2b4b;\n color: #1a2b4b !important;\n }\n\n .footer-text {\n font-size: 12px;\n color: #9ca3af;\n margin-top: 15px;\n }\n </style>\n</head>\n\n<body>\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"header\">\n <h1>N8N Automation Bot</h1>\n <div class=\"status-badge\">BACKUP SUCCESSFUL</div>\n </div>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <p>The scheduled backup of all n8n workflows has been completed successfully.</p>\n <div class=\"summary-section\"\n style=\"background-color: #f9fafb; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; border-left: 4px solid #1a2b4b; margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n <h3 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #1a2b4b; font-size: 16px; border: none; padding: 0;\">Backup Details\n </h3>\n <div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 2;\">\n <strong>Total Workflow:</strong> {{ $('Fetch N8N Workflows').all().length }}<br>\n <strong>Target Repo:</strong> n8n-global-backup<br>\n <strong>Backup Date:</strong> {{ $now.format('FFF') }}<br>\n <strong>Repository Link:</strong> <a\n href=\"https://your_gitlab_reository_url\"\n style=\"color: #3b82f6; text-decoration: none;\">idstar-project/devops/automation/n8n-global-backup</a><br>\n <strong>N8N Workflow Link:</strong> <a href=\"https://forge.idstar.group/workflow/y7pbJsav1V96jmOd\"\n style=\"color: #3b82f6; text-decoration: none;\">forge.idstar.group</a>\n </div>\n </div>\n </div>\n <div class=\"footer\">\n <a href=\"https://your_gitlab_reository_url\"\n class=\"btn btn-primary\">View Repository</a>\n <a href=\"https://forge.idstar.group/workflow/y7pbJsav1V96jmOd\" class=\"btn btn-outline\">Check\n Workflow</a>\n <p class=\"footer-text\">This is an automated notification from IDStar DevOps Forge.</p>\n </div>\n </div>\n</body>\n\n</html>",
"options": {}
},
"id": "01e39ceb-57ba-4453-b1fc-2d3b38c207a1",
"name": "Send email",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
"position": [
1040,
1456
],
"typeVersion": 2.1,
"executeOnce": true,
"credentials": {
"smtp": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"resource": "file",
"owner": "={{ $('Prepare Backup Metadata').item.json.gitlabprojectOwner }}",
"repository": "={{ $('Prepare Backup Metadata').item.json.gitlabprojectPath }}",
"filePath": "={{ $json.filePath }}",
"fileContent": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.workflowData, null, 2) }}",
"commitMessage": "={{ $now.format('ff') }} Backup: {{ $('Fetch N8N Workflows').item.json.name }}.json",
"branch": "main"
},
"id": "e1f6b787-4ae7-4d1a-ac06-1cfc209ca171",
"name": "Create to GitLab Repository",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gitlab",
"position": [
1360,
1264
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"credentials": {
"gitlabOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Backup Initiation: \n\nTriggers manually or weekly to start the process ",
"height": 816
},
"id": "bbb84f69-0df0-4e99-8857-8f7ea999165a",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-368,
960
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Workflow Retrieval & Prep: \n\nFetches workflows and prepares metadata",
"height": 784,
"width": 604,
"color": 3
},
"id": "e308bc58-3616-40d0-8ea6-4bc97dd3817a",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-96,
976
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Combined Processing, Storage, and Notification: \n\nProcesses and formats workflows, saves them to GitLab with file existence checks and updates user-wise, logs results, and sends a success email.",
"height": 816,
"width": 1340,
"color": 6
},
"id": "a360c7a0-5e61-41f8-9515-ca0947017207",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
544,
976
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{},
{
"triggerAtHour": 12
}
]
}
},
"id": "1a8e38f2-b504-4c7f-9db0-2a4676c82a9d",
"name": "Scheduled Daily Backup",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
-304,
1632
],
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"notes": "midnight and noon daily backup"
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "https://forge.idstar.group/api/v1/users",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "n8nApi",
"options": {}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.3,
"position": [
752,
1264
],
"id": "9f203c82-cdb9-4606-839b-bb6aa93708d7",
"name": "Fetch Users",
"executeOnce": true,
"alwaysOutputData": true,
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
}
],
"connections": {
"Log Backup Results": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send email",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Rate Limit Control": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create to GitLab Repository",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check Backup Status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update Backup Summary",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Process Each Workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fetch N8N Workflows": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Prepare Backup Metadata",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Manual Backup Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Fetch N8N Workflows",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Process Each Workflow": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Log Backup Results",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Fetch Users",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Update Backup Summary": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Process Each Workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Prepare Backup Metadata": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Process Each Workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format Workflow for GitLab": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Rate Limit Control",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create to GitLab Repository": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Backup Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Scheduled Daily Backup": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Fetch N8N Workflows",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fetch Users": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Workflow for GitLab",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1",
"availableInMCP": false,
"timeSavedMode": "fixed",
"callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner"
},
"versionId": "7e512d9f-16eb-48b7-9cfe-55e542c719d5",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "y7pbJsav1V96jmOd",
"tags": [
{
"updatedAt": "2026-02-26T07:20:27.831Z",
"createdAt": "2026-02-26T07:20:27.831Z",
"id": "YXaoVUcoCkAEndgW",
"name": "N8N"
},
{
"updatedAt": "2025-07-07T07:22:17.625Z",
"createdAt": "2025-07-07T07:22:17.625Z",
"id": "rTlvA6WEJCPUsE7r",
"name": "GitLab"
},
{
"updatedAt": "2026-02-26T07:20:20.467Z",
"createdAt": "2026-02-26T07:20:20.467Z",
"id": "vaYXgtSjjk9x2ufa",
"name": "Backup"
}
]
}
Credentials you'll need
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About this workflow
Automated Backup of n8n Workflows to GitLab Organized by Username. Uses n8n, gitlab, emailSend, httpRequest. Event-driven trigger; 16 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/taufiqpsumarna/n8n-global-backup/blob/main/workflow.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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