Hamed Nickmehr This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4609 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Executecommand → Readwritefile recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "6f0fcaed-fd41-4ac4-816d-41098539f42a",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
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-180
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "hours"
}
]
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},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "1211ee7a-03d1-4a00-9759-bc0402d3686c",
"name": "Get New Workflow Hash",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"position": [
-1020,
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "U7Jh9njKLEjGLVIl",
"cachedResultName": "n8n Backup Changes"
},
"workflowInputs": {
"value": {
"filePath": "={{ $('Set Workflow Path').item.json.filePath }}"
},
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{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
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"id": "d655d400-d743-4dd8-8b05-12701c8c4f9d",
"name": "Get Old Workflow Hash",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
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],
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"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "U7Jh9njKLEjGLVIl",
"cachedResultName": "n8n Backup Changes"
},
"workflowInputs": {
"value": {
"filePath": "={{ $('Set Workflow Path').item.json.filePath }}"
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"name": "Read Workflow Data",
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"fileSelector": "={{ $('Set Workflow Path').item.json.filePath }}"
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"name": "Set Workflow Path",
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"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "c60cce2a-609d-417e-a73c-9719a490cc85",
"name": "filePath",
"type": "string",
"value": "/data/shared/WorkFlowBackup.json"
}
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"typeVersion": 3.4
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{
"id": "5b5250ed-c3de-431f-8e4b-c8b6a6352393",
"name": "Execute Workflow Backup",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"position": [
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-280
],
"parameters": {
"command": "=n8n export:workflow --all --output={{ $('Set Workflow Path').item.json.filePath }}"
},
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"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "510d346d-2eec-4839-aa99-6d61cc00573a",
"name": "Read File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile",
"position": [
-1680,
-540
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fileSelector": "={{ $json.filePath }}"
},
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},
{
"id": "9ce2b61a-d4cd-46f5-a20b-02cbb864c259",
"name": "Extract Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
"position": [
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-540
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "text"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "381e022a-f265-4a07-9a49-27f401cc08d3",
"name": "Hash Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.crypto",
"position": [
-1240,
-540
],
"parameters": {
"type": "SHA256",
"value": "={{$json.data}}",
"dataPropertyName": "hash"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "73d5f6a5-a4ee-49f9-ba5f-2646887daf9b",
"name": "Hash Maker",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger",
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-540
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{
"id": "78bd1ed8-0c19-4106-ab84-1d25f0f4b806",
"name": "Extract Workflow Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
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"operation": "text"
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},
{
"id": "740fd3e5-f356-436c-ad2b-86da10fb346d",
"name": "GitHub Workflow Backup",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
-140,
-280
],
"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "nickmehr-hamed",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://github.com/nickmehr-hamed",
"cachedResultName": "nickmehr-hamed"
},
"filePath": "={{ \"backups/WorkFlow Backup \" + new Date($now).toISOString().replace('T', ' ').slice(0, 16) + \".json\" }}",
"resource": "file",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "url",
"value": "https://github.com/nickmehr-hamed/n8n"
},
"fileContent": "={{ $json.data }}",
"commitMessage": "={{ \"WorkFlow Backup \" + new Date($now).toISOString().replace('T', ' ').slice(0, 16) }}"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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},
{
"id": "dc2e73a2-36d8-4d92-947f-b3d01fac934d",
"name": "Get New Credential Hash",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow",
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],
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"mode": "list",
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"name": "Get Old Credential Hash",
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"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
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-80
],
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"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "U7Jh9njKLEjGLVIl",
"cachedResultName": "n8n Backup Changes"
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"value": {
"filePath": "={{ $('Set Credential Path').item.json.filePath }}"
},
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"name": "Read Credential Data",
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"fileSelector": "={{ $('Set Credential Path').item.json.filePath }}"
},
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{
"id": "ceaa31cb-bfff-43b6-9433-7d1e124d6d86",
"name": "Set Credential Path",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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"options": {},
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"mode": "list",
"value": "nickmehr-hamed",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://github.com/nickmehr-hamed",
"cachedResultName": "nickmehr-hamed"
},
"filePath": "={{ \"backups/ Credential Backup \" + new Date($now).toISOString().replace('T', ' ').slice(0, 16) + \".json\" }}",
"resource": "file",
"repository": {
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"mode": "url",
"value": "https://github.com/nickmehr-hamed/n8n"
},
"fileContent": "={{ $json.data }}",
"commitMessage": "={{ \" Credential Backup \" + new Date($today).toISOString().replace('T', ' ').slice(0, 16) }}"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "a1a606b2-a0d7-4d9c-98b1-4657b902fccd",
"name": "If Workflow Updated",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
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"parameters": {
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"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEquals"
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"leftValue": "={{ $('Get New Workflow Hash').item.json.hash }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('Get Old Workflow Hash').item.json.hash }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"operator": {
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"operation": "notEquals"
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"leftValue": "={{ $('Get New Credential Hash').item.json.hash }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('Get Old Credential Hash').item.json.hash }}"
}
]
}
},
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}
],
"connections": {
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"main": [
[]
]
},
"Read File": {
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[
{
"node": "Extract Data",
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"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Hash Maker": {
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[
{
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"type": "main",
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}
]
]
},
"Extract Data": {
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[
{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Workflow Path",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Set Credential Path",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Workflow Path": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Old Workflow Hash",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Workflow Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Workflow Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If Workflow Updated": {
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[
{
"node": "Read Workflow Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Credential Path": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Old Credential Hash",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Credential Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Credential Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Workflow Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GitHub Workflow Backup",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get New Workflow Hash": {
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[
{
"node": "If Workflow Updated",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Old Workflow Hash": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Execute Workflow Backup",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If Credential Updated": {
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[
{
"node": "Read Credential Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Execute Workflow Backup": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get New Workflow Hash",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Credential Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GitHub Credential Backup",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get New Credential Hash": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If Credential Updated",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Old Credential Hash": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Execute Credential Backup",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Execute Credential Backup": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get New Credential Hash",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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