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Airtable base backups to S3

Ready for 3.0

by Autonomous Work · 417 views · created 2025-05-22 · File Management

Ready 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.

Nodes used (10)

AirtableAWS S3Slack

What it does

This workflow exports every table in a base as its own CSV, saves the files in a time-stamped folder in Amazon S3, pings you on Slack, and optionally prunes older copies. You get an automated weekly backup that is easy to inspect or re-import as needed. You can easily swap the S3 node for the storage provider of your choice. ++How it works++ Weekly Backup - Schedule trigger fires weekly - Sets and formats the week ex. 2025-W12 - Create a folder in S3 bucket with the week - Loops through all tables in Airtable base creating CSVs and uploading to the new path - Slack message is sent on completion Monthly Prune - Schedule trigger fires weekly - Sets a cut-off date 4 weeks in the past - Lists folders in S3 - Deletes all folders > 4 weeks old ++Setup Steps++ 1. Clone workflow 2. Swap credentials for Airtable, AWS, and Slack - Ensure AWS credential has appropriate IAM policy to manage bucket & objects 3. Set workflow to "Active"

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