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{
"active": true,
"connections": {
"On clicking 'execute'": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Globals",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GitHub": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"same": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "OneAtATime",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"different": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GitHub Edit",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"new": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GitHub Create",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GitHub Edit": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "OneAtATime",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GitHub Create": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "OneAtATime",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OneAtATime": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GitHub",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Merge",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Globals": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "n8n",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"n8n": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "OneAtATime",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"isDiffOrNew": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "check_github_status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Merge": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "isDiffOrNew",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"check_github_status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "same",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "different",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "new",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"backup every 10 minutes": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Globals",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"createdAt": "2024-05-22T04:19:10.551Z",
"id": "afEY6BzbqxK947MY",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "n8n-backup",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "4bf78417-ae70-4f1d-9f2b-108060bea9ba",
"name": "On clicking 'execute'",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
-1265,
595
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get",
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "anilrajrimal1",
"mode": "name"
},
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "n8n-backups",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "n8n-backups",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://github.com/anilrajrimal1/n8n-backups"
},
"filePath": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"path\"]}}{{$json[\"name\"]}}.json",
"asBinaryProperty": false,
"additionalParameters": {}
},
"id": "5699c905-74e4-4a78-b4e0-1eb7898e35a6",
"name": "GitHub",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
-420,
560
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true,
"credentials": {
"githubOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"continueOnFail": true
},
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "9bff085a-b322-40f2-8f70-694b9924cff3",
"name": "same",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
460,
460
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "5378aaef-403c-47ad-a5d2-9fab5cba20fc",
"name": "different",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
460,
700
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "e8a0d790-52f4-4d0b-b623-ff496864a9d3",
"name": "new",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp",
"position": [
460,
880
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "edit",
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "anilrajrimal1",
"mode": "name"
},
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "n8n-backups",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "n8n-backups",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://github.com/anilrajrimal1/n8n-backups"
},
"filePath": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"path\"]}}{{$node[\"OneAtATime\"].json[\"name\"]}}.json",
"fileContent": "={{$node[\"isDiffOrNew\"].json[\"n8n_data_stringy\"]}}",
"commitMessage": "=update: n8n backup {{$node[\"OneAtATime\"].json[\"name\"]}}.json ({{$json[\"github_status\"]}})"
},
"id": "df61b005-12e2-41fd-9c0d-7c34248aaab8",
"name": "GitHub Edit",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
640,
700
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"credentials": {
"githubOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"resource": "file",
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "anilrajrimal1",
"mode": "name"
},
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "n8n-backups",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "n8n-backups",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://github.com/anilrajrimal1/n8n-backups"
},
"filePath": "={{$node[\"Globals\"].json[\"repo\"][\"path\"]}}{{$node[\"OneAtATime\"].json[\"name\"]}}.json",
"fileContent": "={{$node[\"isDiffOrNew\"].json[\"n8n_data_stringy\"]}}",
"commitMessage": "=Add: n8n backup file named {{$node[\"OneAtATime\"].json[\"name\"]}}.json ({{$json[\"github_status\"]}})"
},
"id": "c41e0b7a-f26f-4ea8-8142-08ab08b4918a",
"name": "GitHub Create",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
640,
880
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"credentials": {
"githubOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"batchSize": 1,
"options": {}
},
"id": "9d0aefa0-b8e0-428d-94d4-eb7950d34d80",
"name": "OneAtATime",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
"position": [
-640,
720
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "repo.owner",
"value": "n8n-io"
},
{
"name": "repo.name",
"value": "n8n-backups"
},
{
"name": "repo.path",
"value": "workflows/"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "53f7496d-5c53-499a-8de9-039ecd45b7d0",
"name": "Globals",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
-1080,
720
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"filters": {}
},
"id": "47da53d5-af0a-47e1-a98e-697f70d39421",
"name": "n8n",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"position": [
-840,
720
],
"typeVersion": 1,
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// File Returned with Content\nif (Object.keys($input.all()[0].json).includes(\"content\")) {\n // Get JSON Objects\n var origWorkflow = JSON.parse(Buffer.from($input.all()[0].json.content, 'base64'));\n var n8nWorkflow = $input.all()[1].json;\n \n // Order JSON Objects\n var orderedOriginal = {}\n var orderedActual = {}\n \n Object.keys(origWorkflow).sort().forEach(function(key) {\n orderedOriginal[key] = origWorkflow[key];\n });\n \n Object.keys(n8nWorkflow).sort().forEach(function(key) {\n orderedActual[key] = n8nWorkflow[key];\n });\n\n // Determine Difference\n if ( JSON.stringify(orderedOriginal) === JSON.stringify(orderedActual) ) {\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"same\";\n $input.all()[0].json.content_decoded = orderedOriginal;\n } else {\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"different\";\n $input.all()[0].json.content_decoded = orderedOriginal;\n $input.all()[0].json.n8n_data_stringy = JSON.stringify(orderedActual, null, 2);\n }\n// No File Returned / New Workflow\n} else {\n // Order JSON Object\n var n8nWorkflow = ($input.all()[1].json);\n var orderedActual = {}\n Object.keys(n8nWorkflow).sort().forEach(function(key) {\n orderedActual[key] = n8nWorkflow[key];\n });\n \n // Proper Formatting\n $input.all()[0].json.github_status = \"new\";\n $input.all()[0].json.n8n_data_stringy = JSON.stringify(orderedActual, null, 2);\n}\n\n// Return Items\nreturn $input.all();"
},
"id": "27cfb5d2-fad5-460b-8a3b-4161cf835daf",
"name": "isDiffOrNew",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
-20,
700
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "9fc95da6-fdb0-429e-bf24-e7d97e3c187f",
"name": "Merge",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
-200,
700
],
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"parameters": {
"dataType": "string",
"value1": "={{$json[\"github_status\"]}}",
"rules": {
"rules": [
{
"value2": "same"
},
{
"value2": "different",
"output": 1
},
{
"value2": "new",
"output": 2
}
]
}
},
"id": "d84e8997-c3d0-4df8-b211-03b59ae08b0c",
"name": "check_github_status",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
"position": [
220,
700
],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"parameters": {
"triggerTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyX",
"value": 10,
"unit": "minutes"
}
]
}
},
"id": "b3b9bd82-51e3-4f3b-9d08-7a589c4b71ec",
"name": "backup every 10 minutes",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
"position": [
-1265,
855
],
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"staticData": null,
"tags": [],
"triggerCount": 1,
"updatedAt": "2024-10-21T03:48:15.000Z",
"versionId": "e71f7d32-c42d-4f22-a8de-212b51b59831"
}
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About this workflow
n8n-backup. Uses github, n8n. Event-driven trigger; 14 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/anilrajrimal1/n8n-backups/blob/19c71696f5cfa1419600ac6bc37788c4871e69f3/workflows/n8n-backup.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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