Track n8n workflow changes over time with compare dataset & Google Sheets

by Jimleuk ✓ · 1,521 views · created 2025-06-17 · Engineering

What this workflow does

This workflow has 37 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Sheets.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day) (plus 1 other trigger).

1. Get All Workflows (n8n): uses n8n
2. Switch: routes items into 1 branches
3. Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
4. Split Nodes Current (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
5. Split Nodes Previous (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
6. Split Conn Current (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
7. Split Conn Previous (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
8. Get Values (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 6 fields: id, name, nodes…
9. Compare Datasets: uses Compare Datasets
10. Compare Datasets: uses Compare Datasets

…plus 25 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google Sheets

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (14)

• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Google Sheetsn8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Compare Datasetsn8n-nodes-base.compareDatasets
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• Aggregaten8n-nodes-base.aggregate
• Mergen8n-nodes-base.merge
• Execute Workflow Triggern8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
• Split Outn8n-nodes-base.splitOut
• Execute Sub-workflown8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow
• Waitn8n-nodes-base.wait
• n8nn8n-nodes-base.n8n

From the author

This n8n template runs daily to track and report on any changes made to workflows on any n8n instance. Useful if a team is working within a single instance and you want to be notified of what workflows have changed since you last visited them. Another…

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