Backup All n8n Workflows to GitHub Nightly

Your workflows ARE production code - they move leads, invoices, and alerts - but most instances have zero version control. One mis-click while editing and last month's working version is simply gone. This workflow calls n8n's own API nightly, pulls every workflow as JSON, and commits changed ones to a GitHub repo: full history, readable diffs, one-click restore by re-importing.

What this workflow does

1. A Schedule Trigger runs nightly at 2am.
2. An HTTP Request node calls your instance's /api/v1/workflows endpoint with an API key.
3. A Code node turns each workflow into a pretty-printed JSON file item, named by its slug.
4. A GitHub node creates or updates each file in your backup repo - unchanged files produce no noise commits.

Setup guide

1. Import the JSON into n8n (Workflows > Import from File).
2. Create an n8n API key (Settings > n8n API) and set it in the HTTP Request node's header auth credential.
3. Set your instance URL in the HTTP Request node (e.g. https://your-n8n.example.com/api/v1/workflows).
4. Create a private GitHub repo, connect GitHub with a token (repo scope), and set owner/repo in the GitHub node.
5. Activate - tomorrow morning your repo contains every workflow as JSON.

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