Nightly n8n Workflow Backup to Dropbox

This workflow creates a fully automated nightly backup system for your n8n instances, exporting all workflows and securely uploading them as zipped files to a specified Dropbox folder. Each run moves the previous night's backup into a dated 'old' subfolder, ensuring organized retention of historical versions while keeping the main directory clean.

Key features include customizable scheduling via the Schedule Trigger node, configurable retention periods using a DateTime node for purge calculations, and Dropbox operations for uploading new backups, renaming/moving old ones, and deleting outdated files (disabled by default for safety). Prerequisites are straightforward: Dropbox OAuth2 credentials and a target folder path ending in '/'. Setup involves updating credentials, setting the backup time, defining the Dropbox path, and optionally enabling purge functionality by adjusting the PURGE DAYS value and activating related nodes.

Benefits include robust data protection against accidental deletions or n8n outages, time savings from eliminating manual exports, and scalable storage management that prevents Dropbox from filling up. Ideal use cases: production n8n environments, agency workflows with multiple clients, or self-hosted setups needing reliable offsite backups. Verify the setup with a manual run before enabling production scheduling to ensure compatibility with your instance.