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    "instanceId": "workflow-227341eb",
    "versionId": "1.0.0",
    "createdAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:43.678498",
    "updatedAt": "2025-09-29T07:07:43.678513",
    "owner": "n8n-user",
    "license": "MIT",
    "category": "automation",
    "status": "active",
    "priority": "high",
    "environment": "production"
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  "name": "n8n workflow deployer",
  "tags": [
    "automation",
    "n8n",
    "production-ready",
    "excellent",
    "optimized"
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      "position": [
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        "options": {},
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "authentication": "{{ $credentials.predefinedCredentialType }}",
        "headerParameters": {
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      "notes": "This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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        "width": 1460,
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        "content": "## Setup Instructions\n\n**1.** In Google Drive create a **ToDeploy** folder and a **Deployed** folder\n+ Update \"**Google Drive Trigger -ToDeploy folder**\" to your ToDeploy folder\n+ Update \"**Move JSON file to Deployed folder**\" to you Deployed folder\n\n\n**2.** Create a **n8n API key**:\n+Go to Settings > n8n API\n+Select Create an API key\n+Copy API Key\n\n**3.** In \"**Get Existing Workflow Tags**\" node: \nCreate n8n API Authentication\n**Authentication:** Predefined Credential Type\n**Credential Type:** n8n API\n\nCreate new credential:\n+Paste in API key\n+Baseurl: {{ $env.API_BASE_URL }}\n\n**4.** Add n8n API authentication to: \n+ \"**Create n8n Workflow**\" node\n+ \"**Set Workflow Tag**\" node\n\n\n**5.** Add your N8N instance URL to the **N8N_Instance_URL** variable in \"**Set n8n URL variable**\" node.\n\n**6.** Run **\"Get Workflow Tags\"** node and copy the ID of your chosen tag.\n\n**7.** In \"**Set n8n API URL & Tag ID variables**\" node:\n+ Add the Workflow Tag ID to the **N8N_Instance_Tag** variable\n+ Add your N8N instance URL to the **N8N_Instance_URL** variable\n\n\n**9.** Set workflow to Active\n\n**10.** Add n8n json files to Google Drive folder \n\n"
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        "content": "### Set variables:\n**N8N_Instance_Tag** **N8N_Instance_URL** "
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      "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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        "content": "### Configure n8n API authentication"
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        "content": "## 1. Get Workflow Tags"
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      "notes": "This manualTrigger node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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        "content": "### Set variable:\n**N8N_Instance_URL** "
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      "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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      "typeVersion": 1,
      "notes": "This extractFromFile node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
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        "content": "### Change Google Drive Folder"
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        "content": "### Change Google Drive Deployed Folder"
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          "mode": "id",
          "value": "={{ $('Google Drive Trigger -ToDeploy folder').item.json.id }}"
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          "cachedResultName": "Deployed"
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      "typeVersion": 3,
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
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          "mode": "id",
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      "typeVersion": 3,
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        "content": "## 2. Import JSON Workflow Into n8n Instance"
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