Schedule n8n Workflow Export to Google Drive

The workflow JSON

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{
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "3239827a-ba1c-4131-bfbe-6fa7d35bfaae",
      "name": "Parameters",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        360,
        720
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "1b65def6-4984-497d-a4bc-232af22927ad",
              "name": "directory",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/your-directory-id"
            },
            {
              "id": "c8c98f88-9f22-4574-88b8-1db99f6e4ec4",
              "name": "parentdrive",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "de6411b5-5d53-4d42-b3b6-0fc4b84c52ea",
      "name": "Schedule Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        180,
        720
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "triggerAtHour": 1,
              "triggerAtMinute": 30
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "5b25b86a-c957-4aa3-9c10-b884ee30d9a1",
      "name": "Sticky Note3",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        160,
        460
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 3,
        "width": 560,
        "height": 140,
        "content": "## Simplest n8n Workflow Backup \u2013 Automating Your Data Security in Google Drive"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "f5033398-ccf6-4126-9039-6fa8a5968552",
      "name": "Code",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        720,
        720
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.map(item => {\n  const jsonData = JSON.stringify(item.json);\n  const binaryData = Buffer.from(jsonData).toString('base64');\n  item.binary = {\n    data: {\n      data: binaryData,\n      mimeType: 'application/json',\n      fileName: 'data.json'\n    }\n  };\n  return item;\n});"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "b8532f27-a619-4683-a835-096f3a450397",
      "name": "Get all n8n Workflows",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
      "position": [
        540,
        720
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "filters": {},
        "requestOptions": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "n8nApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "e6c815c6-00ac-4d91-b92f-dfc0c962bcd3",
      "name": "Backup to Google Drive",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
      "position": [
        900,
        720
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "name": "={{  $json.name+ \".json\"}}",
        "driveId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "My Drive",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive",
          "cachedResultName": "My Drive"
        },
        "options": {},
        "folderId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "url",
          "value": "={{ $('Parameters').item.json.directory }}"
        }
      },
      "retryOnFail": true,
      "typeVersion": 3
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Code": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Backup to Google Drive",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Parameters": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get all n8n Workflows",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Schedule Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Parameters",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Get all n8n Workflows": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Code",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

• n8nApi

About this workflow

Code Schedule Export. Uses scheduleTrigger, stickyNote, n8n, googleDrive. Scheduled trigger; 6 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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