This workflow follows the GitHub → n8n recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"updatedAt": "2025-12-23T01:51:31.152Z",
"createdAt": "2025-12-11T00:55:14.379Z",
"id": "Mu7fMoOkpLXeZKCU",
"name": "Backup Workflows To Github (Proper Names)",
"active": true,
"isArchived": false,
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"rightValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
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"value": "adamhaley",
"mode": "name"
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"value": "megyk-automations",
"mode": "list",
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}
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Backup Workflows To Github (Proper Names). Uses github, n8n. Scheduled trigger; 11 nodes.
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