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n8n and http request and create new file

Configured with Execute Workflow, Execute Workflow Trigger, Github, HTTP Request, and additional nodes. Review the connections and setup before adapting this template.

Download workflow JSON View files on GitHub ↗19 nodes · MIT

Workflow preview

Node categories in this workflow

Trigger
Integration
Transform
Web / API
Routing
Code
Subworkflow

Icons describe general node roles, inferred from node types. Inspect the parameters for the configured action.

Drag to pan; use + and − to zoom. Reconstructed from the exported node positions; nothing runs here. Dashed lines represent non-main connections. Full node names and notes appear below.

How it works

The exported workflow contains the following configured nodes. Their connections are shown above; inspect the JSON for the complete logic, expressions, and external actions.

Workflow node names, types, and operations
Node	Category	Type	Operation
On clicking 'execute'	Trigger	Manual Trigger	See node parameters
n8n	Integration	N8N	See node parameters
Return	Transform	Edit Fields	See node parameters
Get File	Web / API	HTTP Request	See node parameters
If file too large	Routing	If	See node parameters
Merge Items	Transform	Merge	See node parameters
isDiffOrNew	Code	Code	See node parameters
Check Status	Routing	Switch	See node parameters
Same file - Do nothing	Routing	No Op	See node parameters
File is different	Routing	No Op	See node parameters
File is new	Routing	No Op	See node parameters
Create new file	Integration	Github	file
Edit existing file	Integration	Github	file / edit
Loop Over Items	Routing	Loop Over Items	See node parameters
Schedule Trigger	Trigger	Schedule Trigger	See node parameters
Get file data	Integration	Github	file / get
Globals	Transform	Edit Fields	See node parameters
Execute Workflow Trigger	Trigger	Execute Workflow Trigger	See node parameters
Execute Workflow	Subworkflow	Execute Workflow	See node parameters

Setup

Download the JSON and import it into an isolated n8n instance. Leave the workflow inactive.
Connect your own credentials through n8n’s credential store. Replace REPLACE_WITH_* values with your resource identifiers.
Inspect API destinations, Code nodes, database queries, file paths, and outbound actions.
Run with synthetic data and harmless destinations. Enable triggers only after checking the actual outputs.

Requirements

An n8n instance with the listed node types and compatible versions. Service-connected workflows may require accounts, credentials, or paid APIs.

Credential types declared in the source

githubApi
n8nApi

Workflow notes

Backup to GitHub

This workflow will backup all instance workflows to GitHub.

The files are saved ID.json for the filename.

Setup

Open Globals node and update the values below 👇

repo.owner: your Github username
repo.name: the name of your repository
repo.path: the folder to use within the repository. If it doesn't exist it will be created.

If your username was john-doe and your repository was called n8n-backups and you wanted the workflows to go into a workflows folder you would set:

repo.owner - john-doe
repo.name - n8n-backups
repo.path - workflows/

The workflow calls itself using a subworkflow, to help reduce memory usage.

n8n and http request and create new file

Purpose and structure

This folder contains the n8n and http request and create new file workflow. Its executable nodes use code, executeWorkflow, executeWorkflowTrigger, github, httpRequest, if, manualTrigger, merge, n8n, noOp, scheduleTrigger, set, splitInBatches, switch. The table and connection map below are derived from the JSON, not an inferred guarantee of behavior.

Setup

Import inactive. Configure your own credentials and replace REPLACE_WITH_* values. Review external destinations and Code nodes before running.

Entry points

On clicking 'execute', Schedule Trigger, Execute Workflow Trigger

Verification

Sanitized source candidate; not runtime-tested. This overview is generated from node metadata. Read the folder README for the connection map, credential types, and license.

Attribution

https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/blob/94007c1445d9258a7da116646b79473e7c7c3282/workflows/Code/0667_Code_GitHub_Create_Scheduled.json MIT; preserve source notices.

Canvas section labels

These name areas of the original canvas; they do not include explanatory instructions.

Subworkflow
Main workflow loop
Edit this node 👇

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