Request and Receive Zigbee Backup From Zigbee2mqtt and Save It via Sftp

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "SFTP zip file content",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.ftp",
      "position": [
        1520,
        680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "path": "=zigbee_backups/zigbee_backup_{{ new Date().toISOString().replaceAll(':','_') }}.zip",
        "protocol": "sftp",
        "operation": "upload"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "sftp": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "CRON Monday 2:45 am",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        860,
        440
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "cronExpression",
              "expression": "45 2 * * 1"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.1
    },
    {
      "name": "Send Zigbee2MQTT backup request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.mqtt",
      "position": [
        1040,
        440
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "topic": "zigbee2mqtt/bridge/request/backup",
        "message": "getbackup",
        "options": {},
        "sendInputData": false
      },
      "credentials": {
        "mqtt": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "MQTT Trigger - Backup Response",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.mqttTrigger",
      "position": [
        860,
        680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "topics": "zigbee2mqtt/bridge/response/backup",
        "options": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "mqtt": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Parse JSON Object from Message Text",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        1080,
        680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "runOnceForEachItem",
        "jsCode": "\nlet containerObject = JSON.parse($json.message);\nlet messageObject = containerObject.data;\nreturn messageObject;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "Convert to File - base64 to binary",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile",
      "position": [
        1300,
        680
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "operation": "toBinary",
        "sourceProperty": "zip"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "CRON Monday 2:45 am": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Send Zigbee2MQTT backup request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "MQTT Trigger - Backup Response": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Parse JSON Object from Message Text",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Convert to File - base64 to binary": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "SFTP zip file content",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Parse JSON Object from Message Text": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Convert to File - base64 to binary",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• mqtt
• sftp

About this workflow

A single workflow with 2 flows/paths that combine to handle the backup sequence for Zigbee device configuration from HomeAssistant / zigbee2mqtt. This provides a way to automate a periodic capture of Zigbee coordinators and device pairings to speed the recovery process when/if…

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/2371/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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