Nightly n8n backup to Google Drive

n8n template #2469

Summary

Description This template creates a nightly backup of all n8n workflows and saves them to a Google Drive folder. Each night, the previous night's backups are moved to an “n8nold” folder and renamed with the corresponding date. Backups older than a specified age are automatically deleted using a precise code-based verification. This ensures your cloud storage remains organized without manual intervention. What's New in v5 (Optimized) Lightning-Fast Search: Optimized Google Drive nodes with specific queries (name contains 'n8n') and limits. This prevents the workflow from scanning your entire Drive, reducing execution time from minutes to seconds. Dynamic ID Mapping: Updated the Code node to m

How to set it up

Open template #2469 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 "Nightly n8n backup to Google Drive" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2469). It uses: Google Drive, Code. 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 Code

Questions

Yes. Jeyson Orozco published it free on n8n.io, and it has 7,732 views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

Google Drive. The other 1 node are built into n8n.

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