Export and import

n8n saves workflows in JSON format. You can export your workflows as JSON files or import JSON files into your n8n library. You can export and import workflows in several ways.

Sharing credentials

Exported workflow JSON files include credential names and IDs. While IDs aren't sensitive, the names could be, depending on how you name your credentials. HTTP Request nodes may contain authentication headers when imported from cURL. Remove or anonymize this information from the JSON file before sharing to protect your credentials.

Copy-Paste

You can copy and paste a workflow or parts of it by selecting the nodes you want to copy to the clipboard (Ctrl + c or cmd +c) and pasting it (Ctrl + v or cmd + v) into the Editor UI.

To select all nodes or a group of nodes, click and drag:

From the Editor UI menu

From the top navigation bar, select the three dots in the upper right to see the following options:

• Download: Downloads your current workflow as a JSON file to your computer.

• Import from URL: Imports workflow JSON from a URL, for example, this workflow JSON file on GitHub.

• Import from File: Imports a workflow as a JSON file from your computer.

From the command line

Using the new n8n package CLI

See n8n packages to understand how to import and export workflows. This feature is still under development (Beta).

Using the Server CLI

• Export: See the export commandsfor exporting workflows or credentials.

• Import: See the import commandsfor importing workflows or credentials.

From the Public API

See n8n packages to understand how to import and export workflows via our Public API. This feature is still under development (Beta).