This workflow follows the GitHub → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "7zRCNv7B5WFRg7ux",
"name": "Restore your credentials from GitHub",
"tags": [
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"name": "N8n",
"createdAt": "2025-03-06T09:58:39.214Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-03-06T09:58:39.214Z"
}
],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "f8aff38c-3e40-4820-b8f5-50e3e1f878c8",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
-640,
-120
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f838e0c6-36aa-4c0b-bdd2-ef096ffd3d1d",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-1020,
-140
],
"parameters": {
"width": 320,
"height": 420,
"content": "## Restore from GitHub \nThis workflow will restore all instance credentials 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 credentials to go into a `credentials` folder you would set:\n\n- repo.owner - john-doe\n- repo.name - n8n-backups\n- repo.path - credentials/\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8f59b7b0-ea9d-4209-8c6b-d48fe9d8cf7b",
"name": "Globals",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
-380,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "6cf546c5-5737-4dbd-851b-17d68e0a3780",
"name": "repo.owner",
"type": "string",
"value": "BeyondspaceStudio"
},
{
"id": "452efa28-2dc6-4ea3-a7a2-c35d100d0382",
"name": "repo.name",
"type": "string",
"value": "n8n-backup"
},
{
"id": "81c4dc54-86bf-4432-a23f-22c7ea831e74",
"name": "repo.path",
"type": "string",
"value": "credentials"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "d72bf1a6-f3a0-4dc0-afc0-e39c7e8b16f3",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-440,
-240
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 150,
"height": 80,
"content": "## Edit this node \ud83d\udc47"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "4eeb0ed5-7e90-4f09-8296-04c0349de49b",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
100,
20
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"content": "## Skip credential\n- The empty json files\n- The n8n account api\n- ...edit this node at will"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "40856ade-3ff7-43ef-8c45-ec5a126a5787",
"name": "Get all files in given path",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
-160,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.github.com/repos/{{ $json.repo.owner }}/{{ $json.repo.name }}/contents/{{ $json.repo.path }}",
"options": {},
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "githubApi"
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "4284aadd-4840-4754-9416-6bb74a1df192",
"name": "Split the result",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
-600,
200
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "path"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "48a04e72-5f9e-4dc3-863d-a8bb30f1c8c2",
"name": "Get file content from GitHub",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
"position": [
-360,
200
],
"parameters": {
"owner": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "BeyondspaceStudio"
},
"filePath": "={{ $('Get all files in given path').item.json.path }}",
"resource": "file",
"operation": "get",
"repository": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "name",
"value": "n8n-backup"
},
"additionalParameters": {}
},
"credentials": {
"githubApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "507c8514-6acf-4568-83cc-bb07f06e6a96",
"name": "Convert files to JSON",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
"position": [
-140,
200
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "fromJson"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "084e7306-4c7b-4a9b-8f3e-f844ab340f6a",
"name": "Restore n8n Credentials",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"position": [
380,
200
],
"parameters": {
"data": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.data.data) }}",
"name": "={{ $json.data.name }}",
"resource": "credential",
"requestOptions": {},
"credentialTypeName": "={{ $json.data.type }}"
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f8267df1-eb0a-491e-bed4-01480583a535",
"name": "Check for skipped Credentials",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
100,
200
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 2,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "or",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "ad031296-4ac0-4087-bc35-7975a2cc25e6",
"operator": {
"type": "object",
"operation": "empty",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.data }}",
"rightValue": ""
},
{
"id": "ca912a57-6a4b-4b9a-be0e-37b69d3e4917",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "contains"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.data.name }}",
"rightValue": "n8n account"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "8a89a054-697f-4705-89a8-5d3288936206",
"connections": {
"Globals": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get all files in given path",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split the result": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get file content from GitHub",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Convert files to JSON": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check for skipped Credentials",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get all files in given path": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split the result",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get file content from GitHub": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Convert files to JSON",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check for skipped Credentials": {
"main": [
[],
[
{
"node": "Restore n8n Credentials",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Globals",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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How this works
Quickly recover lost API credentials or configuration files by pulling them directly from your GitHub repository, saving hours of manual recreation and reducing errors in your automation setups. This workflow suits developers and ops teams who version-control sensitive data in encrypted form within private repos, ensuring secure access without exposing keys. The key step involves using the GitHub node to fetch and decode the specific file contents after an event trigger, seamlessly integrating with n8n's HTTP requests for path navigation.
Use this workflow when you've accidentally deleted credentials in n8n or need to sync them across environments during deployments, especially for event-driven restores. Avoid it for highly sensitive production secrets better managed via dedicated vaults like AWS Secrets Manager, or if your repo lacks proper encryption. Common variations include adapting it to restore from other Git providers or chaining it with email notifications for audit trails.
About this workflow
Restore your credentials from GitHub. Uses manualTrigger, stickyNote, httpRequest, splitOut. Event-driven trigger; 11 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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