Automate n8n Workflow Import & Credential Mapping
Reduce workflow migration time by up to 90%, eliminating manual credential setup and ensuring rapid deployment across instances.
Manually migrating n8n workflows and painstakingly re-configuring associated credentials can be a tedious and error-prone process. This powerful workflow streamlines the entire import process, enabling seamless migration of workflows from local files or remote n8n instances, complete with intelligent credential management.
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Automate n8n Workflow Import & Credential Mapping
Manually migrating n8n workflows and painstakingly re-configuring associated credentials can be a tedious and error-prone process. This powerful workflow streamlines the entire import process, enabling seamless migration of workflows from local files or remote n8n instances, complete with intelligent credential management.
Key Features
- Flexible Source Options: Import workflows directly from a local JSON file or pull them from configured remote n8n instances via API.
- Automated Credential Detection: Automatically identify all credentials required by the incoming workflow.
- Intelligent Credential Mapping: Effortlessly map detected credentials to existing credentials on your current n8n instance, or opt to create new, unconfigured placeholders.
- Version Compatibility Guidance: Designed with best practices to ensure smooth imports, reminding users about version compatibility for source and destination instances.
- Interactive User Interface: Guided import process through user-friendly n8n forms, simplifying complex migration tasks.
How It Works
The workflow starts by presenting a user-friendly form where you choose between uploading a workflow JSON file or selecting a workflow from a pre-configured remote n8n instance. If a remote instance is chosen, it fetches a list of available workflows for your selection. Once the target workflow is identified, the system intelligently extracts all its associated credentials. It then provides another interactive form, allowing you to map each required credential to an existing one in your current n8n environment or create a new empty credential that you can configure later. Finally, it replaces all credential references within the workflow and creates it on your current n8n instance, providing a clear success or error message.