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"name": "n8n workflow deployer",
"tags": [],
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"name": "Get Existing Workflow Tags",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.N8N_Instance_URL }}api\/v1\/tags",
"options": [],
"sendHeaders": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"headerParameters": {
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{
"name": "accept",
"value": "application\/json"
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"color": 3,
"width": 1460,
"height": 760,
"content": "## Setup Instructions\n\n**1.** In Google Drive create a **ToDeploy** folder and a **Deployed** folder\n+ Update \"**Google Drive Trigger -ToDeploy folder**\" to your ToDeploy folder\n+ Update \"**Move JSON file to Deployed folder**\" to you Deployed folder\n\n\n**2.** Create a **n8n API key**:\n+Go to Settings > n8n API\n+Select Create an API key\n+Copy API Key\n\n**3.** In \"**Get Existing Workflow Tags**\" node: \nCreate n8n API Authentication\n**Authentication:** Predefined Credential Type\n**Credential Type:** n8n API\n\nCreate new credential:\n+Paste in API key\n+Baseurl: https:\/\/SUB.DOMAINNAME.com\/api\/v1\/\n\n**4.** Add n8n API authentication to: \n+ \"**Create n8n Workflow**\" node\n+ \"**Set Workflow Tag**\" node\n\n\n**5.** Add your N8N instance URL to the **N8N_Instance_URL** variable in \"**Set n8n URL variable**\" node.\n\n**6.** Run **\"Get Workflow Tags\"** node and copy the ID of your chosen tag.\n\n**7.** In \"**Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables**\" node:\n+ Add the Workflow Tag ID to the **N8N_Instance_Tag** variable\n+ Add your N8N instance URL to the **N8N_Instance_URL** variable\n\n\n**9.** Set workflow to Active\n\n**10.** Add n8n json files to Google Drive folder \n\n"
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"name": "Sticky Note1",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 260,
"height": 280,
"content": "### Set variables:\n**N8N_Instance_Tag** **N8N_Instance_URL** "
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "2e0794eb-0213-48fd-a974-26301bfdfc8a",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
300,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 440,
"height": 260,
"content": "### Configure n8n API authentication"
},
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},
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"id": "f77ad2ef-32e3-4d24-b79b-9898152cbbac",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 740,
"height": 420,
"content": "## 1. Get Workflow Tags"
},
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"id": "cf10c998-44fc-4f1a-8d61-9187a9eae82a",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
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"position": [
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"parameters": [],
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "206fffc1-d7ee-41eb-b6ad-55be8ae60526",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-880,
-700
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 220,
"height": 280,
"content": "### Set variable:\n**N8N_Instance_URL** "
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2bbe9b3e-c302-497f-a724-e8c51ce673ef",
"name": "Extract JSON object from File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": [],
"operation": "fromJson"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2f0acb18-86c4-4f94-8f76-b72174809643",
"name": "Clean JSON file ready for import",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
140,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "runOnceForEachItem",
"jsCode": "const fullWorkflow = $json.data || $json;\n\n\/\/ Build settings with only allowed fields\nconst cleanSettings = {};\nif (fullWorkflow.settings?.executionOrder) {\n cleanSettings.executionOrder = fullWorkflow.settings.executionOrder;\n}\nif (fullWorkflow.settings?.timezone) {\n cleanSettings.timezone = fullWorkflow.settings.timezone;\n}\n\n\/\/ Construct clean workflow object\nconst cleanWorkflow = {\n name: fullWorkflow.name,\n nodes: fullWorkflow.nodes,\n connections: fullWorkflow.connections,\n settings: cleanSettings,\n};\n\nreturn { json: cleanWorkflow };\n"
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"name": "Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables",
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-40
],
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"options": [],
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{
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"name": "N8N_Instance_URL",
"type": "string",
"value": "https:\/\/SUB.DOMAINNAME.com\/"
},
{
"id": "c27f2d9d-ee1f-4ada-90cc-20177017b342",
"name": "N8N_Instance_Tag",
"type": "string",
"value": "mIzqUB1qBwewiiX3"
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"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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-140
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 260,
"height": 280,
"content": "### Change Google Drive Folder"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "87ce4868-407c-461f-92e2-6b3bf1dd616e",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"height": 340,
"content": "### Configure n8n API authentication.\n\n### Tag ID\nCopy your chosen Tag ID to **N8N_Instance_Tag** "
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Create n8n Workflow",
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"onError": "continueErrorOutput",
"position": [
360,
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables').item.json.N8N_Instance_URL }}api\/v1\/workflows",
"body": "={{ $json }}",
"method": "POST",
"options": [],
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "raw",
"sendHeaders": true,
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"rawContentType": "application\/json",
"headerParameters": {
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"value": "application\/json"
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{
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"value": "application\/json"
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"name": "Set Workflow Tag",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
600,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $('Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables').item.json.N8N_Instance_URL }}api\/v1\/workflows\/{{ $json.id }}\/tags",
"method": "PUT",
"options": [],
"jsonBody": "=[\n {\n \"id\": \"{{ $('Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables').item.json.N8N_Instance_Tag }}\"\n }\n]",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "n8nApi"
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"id": "eOE2pATZyQiS1K4C",
"name": "n8n account"
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"waitBetweenTries": 5000
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"id": "55671121-7027-476b-8eff-9d9a16385cce",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
800,
-120
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 260,
"height": 260,
"content": "### Change Google Drive Deployed Folder"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "e8a9bbd8-a41d-4b82-931c-5570651d8583",
"name": "Capture Name If Fails To Create Workflow",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
600,
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],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return [{\n json: {\n workflowName: $json.name,\n errorMessage: $json.error.message,\n }\n}];\n"
},
"typeVersion": 2
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"name": "Move JSON file to Deployed folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Google Drive Trigger -ToDeploy folder').item.json.id }}"
},
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1nQb17Xf7ZTF75E-aettkFtBVKI_nOrsW",
"cachedResultUrl": "https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1nQb17Xf7ZTF75E-aettkFtBVKI_nOrsW",
"cachedResultName": "Deployed"
},
"operation": "move"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"id": "SfLfcExz8PihKGNB",
"name": "Google Drive account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "59567f07-4d69-4d30-a5ef-934198ff101d",
"name": "Download n8n JSON File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Google Drive Trigger -ToDeploy folder').item.json.id }}"
},
"options": {
"binaryPropertyName": "data"
},
"operation": "download"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"id": "SfLfcExz8PihKGNB",
"name": "Google Drive account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
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"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 2260,
"height": 620,
"content": "## 2. Import JSON Workflow Into n8n Instance"
},
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},
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"name": "Set n8n URL variable",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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"parameters": {
"options": [],
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "41afa23f-bacf-4c2b-9630-68483acc9fe6",
"name": "N8N_Instance_URL",
"type": "string",
"value": "https:\/\/SUB.DOMAINNAME.com\/"
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{
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"name": "Google Drive Trigger -ToDeploy folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger",
"position": [
-880,
-40
],
"parameters": {
"event": "fileCreated",
"options": [],
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
},
"triggerOn": "specificFolder",
"folderToWatch": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1EPGHT5fBn0Hx_EVDixJiJMJgRbNNdB0I",
"cachedResultUrl": "https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1EPGHT5fBn0Hx_EVDixJiJMJgRbNNdB0I",
"cachedResultName": "toDeploy"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"id": "SfLfcExz8PihKGNB",
"name": "Google Drive account"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "77325a25-51f0-441a-8750-fe6d1d5a266f",
"connections": {
"Set Workflow Tag": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Move JSON file to Deployed folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create n8n Workflow": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Workflow Tag",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Capture Name If Fails To Create Workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
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{
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"type": "main",
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}
]
]
},
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[
{
"node": "Extract JSON object from File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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]
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[
{
"node": "Clean JSON file ready for import",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Clean JSON file ready for import": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create n8n Workflow",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set n8n URL variable",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download n8n JSON File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive Trigger -ToDeploy folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
