Watchdog: Auto Resume Workflows
n8n template #2166Summary
Use templateIf you have multiple users managing workflows, there may come a time where a user “accidentally” turns off a workflow. Or, if you have workflows that automatically turn off other workflows, that code might “accidentally” turn off the wrong one. In either case, here’s a workflow that can attempt to “auto-start” accidentally disabled workflows: How it works: When activated, then every 4 hours, the workflow will search all other workflows that have the autoresume:true tag present. If any other workflow has autoresume:true set but is currently turned off, then this workflow will turn it back on. Of course, this watchdog won’t work if the watchdog workflow is turned off. That said, we’ve found th
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Prompt
Help me set up the n8n workflow "Watchdog: Auto Resume Workflows" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2166). It uses: . Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.
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