Airtable Base Backups to S3 with Auto-Pruning

This n8n workflow provides a robust, automated backup solution for Airtable bases. It triggers weekly to fetch the schema of all tables in your specified Airtable base, exports each as a CSV file, and uploads them to a time-stamped folder (e.g., [2025-W12]) in an Amazon S3 bucket. Upon completion, it sends a Slack notification confirming the backup success. A separate monthly pruning process runs weekly to identify and delete folders older than 4 weeks, ensuring storage efficiency.

Key benefits include effortless data redundancy, quick inspection or re-import of CSVs, and customizable storage (easily swap S3 for other providers). It safeguards against data loss from Airtable outages or accidental deletions, saving hours of manual export work. Ideal for teams relying on Airtable for CRM, project management, or inventory tracking.

Use cases: Weekly backups for business-critical Airtable bases in marketing, sales, or ops teams; compliance-driven data retention with auto-pruning; disaster recovery setups. Setup is straightforward: clone the workflow, configure credentials for Airtable (token API), AWS (IAM with S3 permissions), and Slack, then activate. No coding required, fully scalable for multiple bases.