Wikus Bergh 
This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #5081 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "zlH1bFBsYAWpBVVw",
"meta": {
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},
"name": "github_repo_workflows_sync",
"tags": [
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"name": "github",
"createdAt": "2025-06-20T15:54:28.386Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-06-20T15:54:28.386Z"
}
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"parameters": {
"operation": "create",
"requestOptions": {},
"workflowObject": "={{ $json.toJsonString() }}"
},
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},
{
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"name": "Schedule Trigger",
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],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "weeks",
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"parameters": {
"owner": {
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"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $json.github_account_name }}"
},
"filePath": "=/{{ $json.repo_workflows_path }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "list",
"repository": {
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"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $json.github_repo_name }}"
}
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"name": "GitHub",
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"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.github_account_name }}"
},
"filePath": "={{ $json.path }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.github_repo_name }}"
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"additionalParameters": {}
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{
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"parameters": {
"owner": {
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"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.github_account_name }}"
},
"filePath": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.repo_workflows_path }}/{{ $node['Edit for Upload'].json.fileName }}",
"resource": "file",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.github_repo_name }}"
},
"fileContent": "={{ $('To base64').item.json.data }}",
"commitMessage": "=n8n_backup_sync-{{ $node['Edit for Upload'].json.commitDate }}",
"additionalParameters": {
"branch": {
"branch": "main"
}
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{
"id": "aee4f541-7ff4-441d-9c6b-1545676be55a",
"name": "Json file",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile",
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],
"parameters": {
"mode": "each",
"options": {
"format": true
},
"operation": "toJson"
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
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{
"id": "9047c039-ef8e-4fb2-b58c-3056f02366c7",
"name": "To base64",
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{
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"name": "Sticky Note",
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"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 340,
"height": 400,
"content": "## CHECK WHICH IS NEWER\n\n**IF TRUE** github workflow is the most recent, n8n to be updated\n\n**IF FALSE** n8n workflow is the most recent, github to be updated\n\n"
},
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{
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"name": "Update file",
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"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.github_account_name }}"
},
"filePath": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.repo_workflows_path }}/{{ $node['Edit for Update'].json.fileName }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "edit",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Set GitHub Details').item.json.github_repo_name }}"
},
"fileContent": "={{ $('To base').item.json.data }}",
"commitMessage": "=n8n_backup_sync-{{ $('Edit for Update').item.json.commitDate }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "72bd601d-fdce-4643-a26d-23e95f278110",
"name": "Json file1",
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"options": {
"format": true
},
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{
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"name": "To base",
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],
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{
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"name": "n8n vs GitHub",
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{
"id": "a94d4e6e-a250-4fe8-a092-a9e1697745c5",
"name": "Update workflow in n8n",
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"parameters": {
"operation": "update",
"workflowId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.dataset.id }}"
},
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"name": "Code - InputB",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
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"parameters": {
"language": "python",
"pythonCode": "# Get the desired workflow name\nworkflow_id = _('If n8n before GitHub').first().json['same']['id']\n\n# Get all decoded workflow items\nall_decoded = _('Decode to json').all()\n\n# Filter for the matching one\nmatched = [\n item.json \n for item in all_decoded \n if item.json.get('id') == workflow_id\n]\n\n# If there's a match, return it (or empty if none)\nif matched:\n return [{'json': {'dataset': matched[0]}}]\nelse:\n return []\n"
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"parameters": {
"language": "python",
"pythonCode": "# Get the desired workflow name\nworkflow_id = _('If n8n before GitHub').first().json['same']['id']\n\n# Get all decoded workflow items\nall_decoded = _('n8n').all()\n\n# Filter for the matching one\nmatched = [\n item.json \n for item in all_decoded \n if item.json.get('id') == workflow_id\n]\n\n# If there's a match, return it (or empty if none)\nif matched:\n return [{'json': {'dataset': matched[0]}}]\nelse:\n return []\n"
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"options": {},
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"value": "={{ $now.format('dd-MM-yyyy/H:mm') }}"
},
{
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"name": "fileName",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{$('n8n vs GitHub').item.json.name\n.trim().replace(/\\s+/g, '-').toLowerCase()\n}}.json"
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},
{
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"name": "fileName",
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"parameters": {
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"height": 320,
"content": "## IF ONLY IN N8N\nUpdate GitHub with the relevant workflows"
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"parameters": {
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"height": 340,
"content": "## IF ONLY IN GITHUB\nCreate new workflow in n8n"
},
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"operator": {
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"operation": "before"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.different.updatedAt.inputA }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $json.different.updatedAt.inputB }}"
}
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],
"parameters": {
"mode": "raw",
"options": {},
"jsonOutput": "={{ $json.content.base64Decode() }}"
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"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
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"combinator": "and",
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"operator": {
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"operation": "notContains"
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"leftValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
"rightValue": "placeholder"
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{
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"settings": {
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{
"node": "n8n vs GitHub",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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]
},
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[
{
"node": "GitHub",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GitHub": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Decode to json",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"To base": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Edit for Update",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Json file": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "To base64",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"To base64": {
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[
{
"node": "Edit for Upload",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Json file1": {
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{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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"Edit Fields": {
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[
{
"node": "Json file1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
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{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
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"n8n vs GitHub": {
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[
{
"node": "Json file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
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[
{
"node": "If n8n before GitHub",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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[
{
"node": "n8n vs GitHub",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
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},
"Edit for Update": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Edit for Upload": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload file",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set GitHub Details",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set GitHub Details": {
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[
{
"node": "n8n",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If n8n before GitHub": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code - InputB",
"type": "main",
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}
],
[
{
"node": "Code - InputA",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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[
{
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}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
Who is this for? This template is ideal for n8n administrators, automation engineers, and DevOps teams who want to maintain bidirectional synchronization between their n8n workflows and GitHub repositories. It helps teams keep their workflow backups up-to-date and ensures…
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