Restore and recover n8n credentials from Google Drive backups with duplication protection
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 13 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Google Drive.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Execute Command: runs a shell command on the n8n host
- JSON Formatting Data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Aggregate: combines items into one
- Google Drive: work with file folder
- Google Drive: download
- Convert Files To JSON (Extract from File): extracts data from a file (from json)
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Check For Skipped Credentials (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
…plus 2 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 (11)
- Extract from File
n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Execute Command
n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
From the author
This n8n workflow template uses community nodes and is only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n. Restore n8n Credentials from Google Drive Backup This template enables you to restore your n8n credentials from a backup file in Google Drive. It's an…