⚙️ Automatically document and backup N8N workflows

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Description

Automatically backs up your workflows to Github and generates documentation in a Notion database.

• Weekly run, uses the “internal-infra” tag to look for new or recently modified workflows
• Uses a Notion database page to hold the workflow summary, last updated date, and a link to the workflow
• Uses OpenAI’s 4o-mini to generate a summarization of what the workflow does
• Stores a backup of the workflow in GitHub (recommend a private repo)
• Sends notification to Slack channel for new or updated workflows

Who is this for

• Anyone seeking backup of their most important workflows
• Anyone seeking version control for their most important workflows

Credentials required

• N8N: You will need an N8N credential created so the workflow can query the N8N instance to find all active workflows with the “internal-infra” tag
• Notion: You will need an Notion credential created
• OpenAI: You will need an OpenAI credential, unless you intend on rewiring this with your AI of choice (ollama, openrouter, etc.)
• GitHub: You will need an GitHub credential
• Slack: You will require an Slack credential, recommend a Bot / access token configuration

Setup

Notion

• Create a database with the following columns. Column type is specified in [type].
  • Workflow Name [text]
  • isActive (dev) [checkbox]
  • Error workflow setup [checkbox]
  • AI Summary [text]
  • Record last update [date/time]
  • URL (dev) [text/url]
  • Workflow created at [date/time]
  • Workflow updated at [date/time]

Slack

• Create a channel for updates to be posted into

Github

• Create a private repo for your workflows to be exported into

N8N

• Download & install the template
• Configure the blocks to use your N8N, Notion, OpenAI & Slack credentials for your own
• Edit the “Set Fields” block and change the URL to that of your N8N instance (cloud or self-hosted)
• Edit the “Add to Notion” action and specify the Database page you wish to update
• Edit the Slack actions to specify the Channel you want slack notifications posted to
• Edit the GitHub actions to specify the Repository Owner & Repository Name

Sample output in NotionAutodoc_backup_workflows_NotionOutput.png

Workflow diagramAutodoc_backup_workflows_N8NEditorView.png

🔗 Nodes Used

GitHub, HTTP Request, Slack, Notion, n8n, Schedule Trigger

📥 Import

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

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup