⚙️ Automated n8n workflow audit & export tool (JSON + Excel)

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Description

Automated n8n Workflow Audit & Export Tool (JSON + Excel)

Stop Auditing Workflows Manually — Automate Your n8n Reports. This workflow delivers complete visibility across every automation in your n8n instance — instantly, reliably, and without opening the editor.

Purpose of This Workflow

As your automation stack grows, keeping track of workflows becomes time-consuming. This tool collects key workflow details, applies filters you choose, and returns structured output in clean JSON or a fully formatted Excel report. It empowers teams to make decisions faster, maintain governance, and document their automation landscape with zero manual effort.

✅ What This Workflow Helps You Do

• Get a complete overview of every workflow in your n8n instance
• Quickly identify active vs inactive workflows
• Understand configuration and structure at a glance
• Export workflow details for audits, documentation, handovers, or reports
• Reuse the data in dashboards, admin panels, or integrations

What’s Included in Each Report

This workflow goes beyond simple lists. It analyzes each workflow and provides detailed metrics such as:

• Export all worklfow report in Excel to filter according to your need

• Workflow Name & ID

• Status (active / inactive)

• Created and Updated Timestamps

• Total Number of Nodes

• Node Type Breakdown, including:

  • Number of HTTP Request nodes
  • Number of AWS S3 nodes
  • Custom / Other node types detected
  • Any specialized integrations used

This helps teams understand not just what exists — but how each workflow is built.

Why It’s Useful

Auditing workflows manually becomes painful as your system scales:

• Opening each workflow
• Checking settings
• Reviewing nodes
• Counting integrations
• Copying notes

This workflow eliminates that entire process. It gives you a clear, automated snapshot of what’s running, how it’s structured, and where each workflow is used — without logging into the editor or performing any manual checks.

How to Use It

Send a request to the Webhook endpoint and define your filters:

• status = all | active | inactive
• output = json | excel

The workflow returns a fully processed, filtered report — formatted for your needs.

Configuration Requirements

To run successfully, you will need:

• Valid n8n API credentials
• A public URL for generating shareable workflow links
• An accessible Webhook URL from your environment

Output Options

JSON

• Ideal for dashboards, admin tools, APIs, or data processing
• Easy to integrate into DevOps or monitoring systems

Excel

• Perfect for audits, compliance, documentation, or internal reviewing
• Clean table format ready for stakeholders, clients, or teams

Additional Notes

• Default limit: 25 workflows per request
• Fully automated — no manual steps after setup
• Ideal for teams managing many workflows or performing periodic audits
• Works great for onboarding, internal reviews, or automation audits

Excel example image

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🔗 Nodes Used

Webhook, n8n, Convert to File

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup