Automated Workflow Backup System with Google Drive, Gmail and Discord Alerts'
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 18 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 01:00) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive, Gmail and Discord.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 01:00) (plus 1 other trigger).
- Get all n8n Workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Workflow Data (Execution Data): uses Execution Data
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Parameters (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: directory, parentdrive
- Limit: keeps the first few items
- Execute Workflow (Execute Sub-workflow): calls another n8n workflow
- getDriveFileData (Google Drive): work with file folder
- successEmail (Gmail): uses Gmail
- Discord: work with message
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
…plus 6 more steps. 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 (13)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Limit
n8n-nodes-base.limit - Execution Data
n8n-nodes-base.executionData - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - Execute Workflow Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger - Execute Sub-workflow
n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow - Discord
n8n-nodes-base.discord
From the author
--- How it works This workflow automates the backup of all your n8n workflows to a specified Google Drive folder. It operates in two main phases: 1. Orchestration (Scheduled Task): The workflow is initiated by a Schedule Trigger (e.g., daily at 1:30 AM by…