Automated workflow backups with Google Drive and Slack notifications
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 12 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Drive and Slack.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- create new folder (Google Drive): work with folder
- Set New Folder Id (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: folderId
- Get many workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Failed Notification (Slack): uses Slack
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Convert to File: converts data to a file (to json)
- Upload file (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- Code: runs custom JavaScript code
- Completed Notification (Slack): uses Slack
- Compression: compress
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 (10)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - Compression
n8n-nodes-base.compression - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge
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