Automated n8n workflow backup to GitHub with deletion tracking

by Marcial Ambriz · 7,056 views · created 2025-07-12 · DevOps

What this workflow does

This workflow has 27 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects GitHub.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 2 other triggers).

1. Globals (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: repo.owner, repo.name
2. Switch: routes items into 2 branches
3. Get many workflows (n8n): uses n8n
4. Get file data (GitHub): get (file)
5. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
6. isDeleted (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
7. Workflows (Aggregate): combines items into one
8. n8n (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: repo.owner, repo.name, origin
9. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
10. isDiffOrNew (Code): runs custom JavaScript code

…plus 11 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

GitHub

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (15)

• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Ifn8n-nodes-base.if
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• No Operation, do nothingn8n-nodes-base.noOp
• GitHubn8n-nodes-base.github
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Execute Workflow Triggern8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger
• Execute Sub-workflown8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
• n8nn8n-nodes-base.n8n
• Aggregaten8n-nodes-base.aggregate
• Mergen8n-nodes-base.merge

From the author

Remixed Backup your workflows to GitHub from Solomon's work. Check out his templates. How it works This workflow will backup your workflows to GitHub. It uses the n8n API node to export all workflows. It then loops over the data, checks in GitHub to see if a…

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