Why?

Have you ever updated your n8n instance, or moved from one instance to the other and lost all your workflows? I suggest NOT DOING THAT! Especially if you have very complex workflows that would take days to recreate.

Make sure you have a backup process in place!

How it works

• Get all workflows from an n8n instance using your n8n API
• Formats the workflows cleanly
• Creates a backup package
• Checks if target GitHub repository exists, if not creates it
• Uploads a manifest
• Uploads a readme
• Uploads your workflows as separate JSON files
• Sends a summary to your choice (Telegram or GMAIL)

What it does

• Backs up all your workflows
• Splits them out into separate JSON files for each workflow
• Sends a notification

What it doesn't do

• Does not back up credentials (not smart for security reasons)
• Does not delete old backups

Requirements

• n8n
• n8n API setup with credentials stored in instance you are running this from
• GitHub user & API (with repository rights) setup (API key in Github, Credentials in n8n)

Future Updates

If I get requests for these features I would build them:

• Rolling backups (delete further back than 3 days)
• Logic to skip the backup if nothing changed