Restore n8n Workflows from GitHub

The workflow JSON

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          {
            "node": "Get all files in given path",
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          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Split the result": {
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          {
            "node": "Get file content from GitHub",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
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            "node": "Restore n8n Workflows",
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      "main": [
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          {
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    },
    "Get file content from GitHub": {
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          {
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          }
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      ]
    },
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  "name": "Restore Workflows from GitHub",
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              "value": "LePeanutButter"
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              "name": "repo.name",
              "type": "string",
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      "parameters": {
        "content": "## Restore from GitHub \nThis workflow will restore all instance workflows from GitHub backups.\n\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.\n\n\nIf your username was `john-doe` and your repository was called `n8n-backups` and you wanted the workflows to go into a `workflows` folder you would set:\n\n- repo.owner - john-doe\n- repo.name - n8n-backups\n- repo.path - workflows/\n",
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    },
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      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.github.com/repos/{{ $json.repo.owner }}/{{ $json.repo.name }}/contents/{{ $json.repo.path }}",
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "nodeCredentialType": "githubApi",
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        "resource": "file",
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        "owner": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "LePeanutButter",
          "mode": "name"
        },
        "repository": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.name }}",
          "mode": "name"
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      "credentials": {
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    },
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      "parameters": {
        "operation": "create",
        "workflowObject": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.data) }}",
        "requestOptions": {}
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      "name": "Restore n8n Workflows",
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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  "tags": [
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      "updatedAt": "2025-12-06T23:03:02.485Z",
      "createdAt": "2025-12-06T23:03:02.485Z",
      "id": "XhlHyiNabErISAFU",
      "name": "GitHub"
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  "updatedAt": "2025-12-06T23:03:44.000Z",
  "versionId": "4e01bcd2-e5a4-4e12-abd3-5b9020af139f"
}

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
• n8nApi

About this workflow

Restore Workflows from GitHub. Uses httpRequest, github, n8n. Event-driven trigger; 9 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/LePeanutButter/n8n-workflows-aquasense/blob/main/workflows/c1P3BRKgtlej9jBt.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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