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Backup and delete workflows to Google Drive with n8n API and form trigger

Ready for 3.0

by Arlin Perez ✓ · 944 views · created 2025-07-31 · DevOps

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.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 6 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“🧾 Backup & Delete Workflow”). Along the way it connects Telegram and Google Drive.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“🧾 Backup & Delete Workflow”).

Get a Workflow (n8n): get
JSON to File (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
Upload Workflow (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
Delete a Workflow (n8n): delete
Send a text message (Telegram): uses Telegram

Services it uses

Telegram Google Drive

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 (5)

n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
Telegramn8n-nodes-base.telegram
Google Driven8n-nodes-base.googleDrive
n8nn8n-nodes-base.n8n
Coden8n-nodes-base.code

From the author

🔍 Description: Effortlessly delete unused or inactive workflows from your n8n instance while automatically backing them up as .json files into your Google Drive. Keep your instance clean, fast, and organized — no more clutter slowing you down. This workflow…
Excerpt from Arlin Perez's description on n8n.io.

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Backup and delete workflows to Google Drive with n8n API and form trigger

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (5)

From the author

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