Zacharia Kimotho This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #2886 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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"name": "On clicking 'execute'",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {},
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"parameters": {
"filters": {},
"requestOptions": {}
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"credentials": {
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"name": "<your credential>"
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"alwaysOutputData": true
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"parameters": {
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"name": "create new folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
-480,
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],
"parameters": {
"name": "=Workflow Backups {{ $now.format('cccc t dd-MM-yyyy') }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "replaceme",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/replaceme",
"cachedResultName": "Workflow Backups"
},
"resource": "folder"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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},
{
"id": "22874532-6d87-4a72-bb51-dd8c6e03c0c1",
"name": "Convert to File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile",
"position": [
120,
1320
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"format": true,
"fileName": "={{ $json.name + \".json\" }} "
},
"operation": "toJson"
},
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{
"id": "0b0155f1-15bc-4580-af6e-7dec3b0d5737",
"name": "Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.name + \".json\" }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('create new folder').item.json.id }}"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "c7b73036-1831-4dd6-8dd9-fef1356a184c",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
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{
"field": "hours",
"hoursInterval": 4
}
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"parameters": {
"options": {
"ignoreCase": true
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"typeValidation": "loose"
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"combinator": "and",
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{
"id": "538fc29d-2693-4c62-9848-bdcaf8566909",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEquals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.id }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('create new folder').item.json.id }}"
}
]
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"looseTypeValidation": true
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "f6f44cbe-a98e-4a49-8c4c-59ebe02db9e5",
"name": "delete folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"deletePermanently": true
},
"resource": "folder",
"operation": "deleteFolder",
"folderNoRootId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "d96a009f-08d3-4f0d-9f70-f9e0de9b9f91",
"name": "Get folders",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
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"parameters": {
"filter": {
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "replaceme",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/replaceme",
"cachedResultName": "Workflow Backups"
}
},
"options": {},
"resource": "fileFolder"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
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],
"connections": {
"n8n": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Filter": {
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{
"node": "delete folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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"Get folders": {
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{
"node": "Filter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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},
"Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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},
"delete folder": {
"main": [
[]
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},
"Convert to File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get folders",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Convert to File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "create new folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"create new folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "n8n",
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"node": "create new folder",
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}
Credentials you'll need
Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.
googleDriveOAuth2Apin8nApi
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About this workflow
This workflow takes off the task of backing up workflows regularly on Github and uses Google Drive as the main tool to host these.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/2886/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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