Backup all n8n workflows to Google Drive every 4 hours

n8n template #2886

Summary

This workflow takes off the task of backing up workflows regularly on Github and uses Google Drive as the main tool to host these. This can be a good way to keep track of your workflows so that you never lose any workflows in case your n8n goes down. How does it work Creates a new folder within a specified folder with the time its backed up Loops around all workflows, converts them to a JSON file and uploads them to the created folder Gets the previous backups and deletes them This has a clean feel and look as it simplifies the backup while not keeping a cache of workflows on your drive. Setup Create a new folder Create new service account credentials Share the folder with the service accoun

How to set it up

Open template #2886 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create a credential under Credentials → Add credential: Google Drive. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "Backup all n8n workflows to Google Drive every 4 hours" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2886). It uses: Google Drive. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

Google Drive

Questions

Yes. Zacharia Kimotho published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 5,511 views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Google Drive. The other 0 nodes are built into n8n.

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