Restore n8n Workflows from GitHub

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "XYz1JYUXFHFVdlLj",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "Restore your workflows from GitHub",
  "tags": [
    {
      "id": "2RWIfLUVCa0bnmGX",
      "name": "N8n",
      "createdAt": "2025-03-06T09:58:39.214Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-03-06T09:58:39.214Z"
    }
  ],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "cab3a8b6-4106-4449-8b12-d57cc93477ab",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        -1040,
        -160
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "733ce565-bd6e-4297-8166-52f79d68a0f2",
      "name": "Globals",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        -840,
        -160
      ],
      "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": "workflows"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "e20b94c3-f33a-48ff-b1df-aa8acc8f6f44",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -1460,
        -280
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 320,
        "height": 420,
        "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"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "34db1b48-6629-4760-b264-e782949d34bc",
      "name": "Sticky Note3",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -900,
        -280
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 150,
        "height": 80,
        "content": "## Edit this node \ud83d\udc47"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "088b7e98-001c-4a24-b8c1-44c82285b894",
      "name": "Get all files in given path",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        -1000,
        160
      ],
      "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": "9a148510-3e72-4cb1-a194-a7c90122be7e",
      "name": "Split the result",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
      "position": [
        -760,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "fieldToSplitOut": "path"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "cbcfa116-056b-4493-8f74-0c9f3744a5d1",
      "name": "Get file content from GitHub",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github",
      "position": [
        -540,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "owner": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "name",
          "value": "BeyondspaceStudio"
        },
        "filePath": "={{ $('Get all files in given path').item.json.path }}",
        "resource": "file",
        "operation": "get",
        "repository": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "name",
          "value": "n8n-backup"
        },
        "additionalParameters": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "githubApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "alwaysOutputData": true
    },
    {
      "id": "78e7e4cd-dbde-4767-9b26-503063ea35fc",
      "name": "Convert files to JSON",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
      "position": [
        -320,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "operation": "fromJson"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "ee851935-f8fd-4999-a4c3-50e0c28b915a",
      "name": "Restore n8n Workflows",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
      "position": [
        -100,
        160
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "create",
        "requestOptions": {},
        "workflowObject": "={{ JSON.stringify($json.data) }}"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "n8nApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "f8d4cd76-d31e-4842-9ec3-64ab3253728c",
  "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": "Restore n8n Workflows",
            "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
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Globals",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 your workflows from GitHub. Uses manualTrigger, stickyNote, httpRequest, splitOut. Event-driven trigger; 9 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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