✨😃Automated workflow backups to Google Drive
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 14 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive and Telegram.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- Get DateTIme (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: datetime
- Create Folder with DateTime Stamp (Google Drive): work with folder
- Get Workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Limit: keeps the first few items
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Convert Workflow to JSON File (Convert to File): converts data to a file (to json)
- Search Folder Names (Google Drive): work with file folder
- Complete Message (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Save JSON File to Google Drive Folder (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- Find Folders to Delete (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 1 more step. See the full node list below.
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 (11)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Limit
n8n-nodes-base.limit - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code
From the author
✨😃 Automated Workflow Backups to Google Drive This workflow automates the process of backing up your n8n workflows to Google Drive daily. It creates timestamped folders, saves workflows as JSON files, and manages old backups by retaining only the most recent…