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Salesforce to S3 File Migration & Cleanup

ByLe Nguyen @leeseifer on n8n.io

Automate archiving old Salesforce files to Amazon S3, log them back in Salesforce, and free up org storage — all from a scheduled n8n workflow. Schedule Trigger kicks off (e.g., daily). Query Salesforce for records older than 365 days. Loop Each File → download binary via REST.…

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity23 nodesHTTP RequestAWS S3SalesforceSlack
Slack & Telegram Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 23 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #6305 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the HTTP Request → Slack recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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About this workflow

Automate archiving old Salesforce files to Amazon S3, log them back in Salesforce, and free up org storage — all from a scheduled n8n workflow. Schedule Trigger kicks off (e.g., daily). Query Salesforce for records older than 365 days. Loop Each File → download binary via REST.…

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/6305/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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