Export n8n Workflows via Webhook

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{
  "id": "fedNcuBOEGj93xle",
  "name": "Export Workflows",
  "description": null,
  "active": true,
  "isArchived": false,
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "httpMethod": "POST",
        "path": "export-workflows",
        "responseMode": "responseNode",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "bedc2102-50fd-4a3a-9cfd-34d720c55581",
      "name": "Webhook",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "typeVersion": 2.1,
      "position": [
        0,
        0
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "triggerAtHour": 3
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "b2b55b83-bbe8-434e-bc80-2d97e4995c78",
      "name": "Schedule Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
        0,
        208
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "http://host.docker.internal:3010/api/execute",
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "command",
              "value": "docker exec n8n-whatsfresh n8n export:workflow --backup --output=/home/node/.n8n/workflows/"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "b2544906-0871-4b24-8664-ec77f77aa1cd",
      "name": "Export All Workflows",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        224,
        112
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "http://host.docker.internal:3010/api/execute",
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "command",
              "value": "cd /home/node/.n8n/workflows && for file in *.json; do if [[ ! \"$file\" =~ ^[a-z0-9-]+\\.json$ ]]; then name=$(jq -r '.name // empty' \"$file\" 2>/dev/null); if [ -n \"$name\" ]; then newname=$(echo \"$name\" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' ' '-' | tr -cd 'a-z0-9-' | sed 's/--*/-/g').json; if [ \"$file\" != \"$newname\" ] && [ ! -f \"$newname\" ]; then mv \"$file\" \"$newname\"; fi; fi; fi; done"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "39852bf5-4289-4116-9683-e0b7adcbc1e2",
      "name": "Rename to Human Names",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        448,
        112
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "respondWith": "text",
        "responseBody": "=Workflow export complete. Exported and renamed all workflows to /home/node/.n8n/workflows/",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "4a3122e1-5152-4707-84d8-785e7ebc280a",
      "name": "Respond to Webhook",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
      "typeVersion": 1.5,
      "position": [
        672,
        0
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Webhook": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Export All Workflows",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Schedule Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Export All Workflows",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Export All Workflows": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Rename to Human Names",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Rename to Human Names": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Respond to Webhook",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1",
    "availableInMCP": true,
    "timeSavedMode": "fixed",
    "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner"
  },
  "staticData": {
    "node:Schedule Trigger": {
      "recurrenceRules": []
    }
  },
  "versionId": "b580fd0b-c84e-49ba-ba4e-e332746ab47e",
  "createdAt": "2025-12-28 14:21:07.175",
  "updatedAt": "2025-12-28 14:21:24.707"
}

About this workflow

Export Workflows. Uses scheduleTrigger, httpRequest, respondToWebhook. Webhook trigger; 5 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/pchambless/wf-monorepo/blob/47cd16469735c59a12b7c76e2552861f899e335d/.n8n/workflows/export-workflows.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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