Shashikanth This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #2532 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Backup workflows to git repository",
"nodes": [
{
"id": "b09ae4c6-ad75-4b3b-a78a-4cc2d48b2d24",
"name": "GitHub",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
-40,
-20
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"owner\"]}}",
"filePath": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"path\"]}}{{$json[\"name\"]}}.json",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get",
"repository": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"name\"]}}",
"asBinaryProperty": false,
"additionalParameters": {}
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"continueOnFail": true,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "639582ef-f13e-4844-bd10-647718079121",
"name": "Globals",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
-740,
-100
],
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "repo.owner",
"value": "shashikanth171"
},
{
"name": "repo.name",
"value": "n8n-backup"
},
{
"name": "repo.path",
"value": "workflows/"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "9df89713-220e-43b9-b234-b8f5612629cf",
"name": "n8n",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"position": [
-500,
-100
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {},
"requestOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "43a60315-d381-4ac4-be4c-f6a158651a00",
"name": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
-280,
-100
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"executeOnce": false,
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "41a7da89-1c8c-4100-8c30-d0788962efc1",
"name": "If",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
160,
-20
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "16a9182d-059d-4774-ba95-654fb4293fdb",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notExists",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.error }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "ab9246eb-a253-4d76-b33b-5f8f12342542",
"name": "If1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
1040,
260
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "e0c66624-429a-4f1f-bf7b-1cc1b32bad7b",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEquals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.content }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.toJsonString() }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "72e4a5a4-6dfe-4b5c-b57b-7c1c9625e967",
"name": "Code",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
720,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "let items = $input.all()\n\nfor (item of items) {\n item.json.content = Buffer.from(item.json.content, 'base64').toString('utf8')\n}\n\nreturn items;\n"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "68f14ac5-14d6-432e-9e6b-25df610eadac",
"name": "Create new file and commit",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
340,
140
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"owner\"]}}",
"filePath": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"path\"]}}{{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.name }}.json",
"resource": "file",
"repository": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"name\"]}}",
"fileContent": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.toJsonString() }}",
"commitMessage": "=[N8N Backup] {{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.name }}.json"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e50f00a3-292c-4285-b767-8d6ee4606575",
"name": "Update file content and commit",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
1400,
460
],
"parameters": {
"owner": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"owner\"]}}",
"filePath": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"path\"]}}{{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.name }}.json",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "edit",
"repository": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"name\"]}}",
"fileContent": "={{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.toJsonString() }}",
"commitMessage": "=[N8N Backup] {{ $('Loop Over Items').item.json.name }}.json"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "4b2d375c-a339-404c-babd-555bd2fc4091",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
-960,
-100
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "minutes"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "ea026e96-0db1-41fd-b003-2f2bf4662696",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1560,
480
],
"parameters": {
"height": 80,
"content": "Workflow changes committed to the repository"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "9c402daa-6d03-485d-b8a0-58f1b65d396d",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1180,
260
],
"parameters": {
"height": 80,
"content": "Check if there are any changes in the workflow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1d9216d9-bf8d-4945-8a58-22fb1ffc9be8",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
460,
160
],
"parameters": {
"height": 80,
"content": "Create a new file for the workflow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "60a3953b-d9f1-4afd-b299-e314116b96c6",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
160,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"height": 80,
"content": "Check if file exists in the repository"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6df689fb-cb49-4634-9d1e-59648a1e7219",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
660,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"height": 80,
"content": "Convert the file contents to JSON string"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f2340ad0-71a1-4c74-8d90-bcb974b8b305",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-560,
-200
],
"parameters": {
"height": 80,
"content": "Get all workflows"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "617bea19-341a-4e9d-b6fd-6b417e58d756",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-820,
40
],
"parameters": {
"height": 80,
"content": "Set variables"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"If": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Create new file and commit",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update file content and commit",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"n8n": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Code": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GitHub": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Globals": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "n8n",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items": {
"main": [
[],
[
{
"node": "GitHub",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Globals",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create new file and commit": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Update file content and commit": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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