The workflow JSON
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"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.owner }}"
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"filePath": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.path }}{{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.id}}.json",
"resource": "file",
"repository": {
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"value": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.name }}"
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"fileContent": "={{$('isDiffOrNew').item.json[\"n8n_data_stringy\"]}}",
"commitMessage": "={{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.name}} ({{$json.github_status}})"
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"commitMessage": "={{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.name}} ({{$json.github_status}})"
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"content": "## Backup to GitHub \nThis workflow will backup all instance credentials to GitHub.\n\nThe files are saved `ID.json` for the filename.\n\n### Setup\nOpen `Globals` node and update the values below \ud83d\udc47\n\n- **repo.owner:** your Github username\n- **repo.name:** the name of your repository\n- **repo.path:** the folder to use within the repository. If it doesn't exist it will be created.\n\n\nIf your username was `john-doe` and your repository was called `n8n-backups` and you wanted the credentials to go into a `credentials` folder you would set:\n\n- repo.owner - john-doe\n- repo.name - n8n-backups\n- repo.path - credentials/\n\n\nThe workflow calls itself using a subworkflow, to help reduce memory usage."
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"content": "## Main workflow loop"
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"value": "={{ $json.repo.owner }}"
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"repository": {
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"mode": "name",
"value": "={{ $json.repo.name }}"
},
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"additionalParameters": {}
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"credentials": {
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"name": "<your credential>"
}
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"value": "john-doe"
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"value": "n8n-backup"
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"value": "credentials/"
}
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"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "## Edit this node \ud83d\udc47"
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620
],
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"mode": "each",
"options": {},
"workflowId": "={{ $workflow.id }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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{
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1280
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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.
githubApi
About this workflow
Code Github. Uses manualTrigger, stickyNote, httpRequest, noOp. Event-driven trigger; 24 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →