## Automated Execution Pruning
This workflow is designed to help you manage and optimize your n8n instance by automatically pruning old workflow executions, ensuring a cleaner environment and improved performance. You can customize the retention period to suit your needs.
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## Key Features:
1. **Configurable Retention Period**: The workflow is preconfigured to delete workflow executions older than 10 days. You can easily adjust this duration by modifying the condition in the **If** node.
2. **Daily Automation**: Using the **Schedule Trigger**, the workflow runs daily at the specified time (default: 4:44 AM), retrieving all workflow executions and identifying those that are older than the defined retention period.
3. **On-Demand Testing**: The **Manual Trigger** allows you to test the workflow at any time, ensuring everything is working as expected.
4. **Decision Making**: The **If** node evaluates each execution based on its start date and determines whether it should be deleted or retained.
5. **Execution Pruning**:
- **Delete Action**: Executions meeting the criteria are removed via the **Delete Execution** node.
- **No-Operation**: Executions that don't meet the criteria remain untouched.
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## Workflow Nodes:
1. **Manual Trigger**: Enables on-demand testing of the workflow.
2. **Schedule Trigger**: Runs the workflow daily at the configured time.
3. **n8n List Execution**: Fetches all executions in your n8n instance.
4. **If Node**: Compares the executions' start date with the configured retention period.
5. **Delete Execution**: Deletes executions older than the specified retention period.
6. **No Operation**: Serves as a placeholder for executions that don't meet the pruning criteria.
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## How to Customize:
- **Retention Period**: Update the **If** node's condition to modify the retention period. For instance, change `10 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000` to the desired number of days in milliseconds.
- **Schedule**: Adjust the timing of the **Schedule Trigger** to match your preferred automation schedule.
This workflow ensures your instance remains efficient by keeping only the relevant execution logs. Use it to maintain a streamlined and clutter-free environment effortlessly.
Platform
n8n
Category
Business Operations & ERPs
Price
Free
Creator
Danger
if
n8n
noOp
manualTrigger
scheduleTrigger
How to import this workflow into n8n
1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.