Back up self-hosted workflows to Google Drive on a schedule
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (every 10 hours). Along the way it connects Google Drive.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every 10 hours).
- Create folder (Google Drive): work with folder
- Get many workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Limit: keeps the first few items
- Convert to File: converts data to a file (to json)
- Search files and folders (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Upload file (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- Sort: sorts the items
- Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
- Delete folder (Google Drive): delete folder
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (8)
- Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - Sort
n8n-nodes-base.sort - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - Limit
n8n-nodes-base.limit - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
From the author
How it works This workflow automatically backs up all your n8n workflows to Google Drive on a schedule. The workflow: Creates a new timestamped backup folder in Google Drive Fetches all workflows from your n8n instance Converts each workflow into a JSON file…