Automatic backups for your n8n workflows.
n8n doesn't back itself up. If your instance dies, a workflow gets overwritten, or someone deletes the wrong node, it's gone — and manual JSON exports are the thing you always forget to do. Keel does it for you, on every change.
Manual exports don't scale
Exporting workflow JSON by hand is fine for one workflow, once. Across dozens of workflows and multiple clients, it never actually happens — until the day you need a backup and don't have one. And a folder of dated .json files isn't a backup you can trust or diff.
How Keel backs up n8n
Snapshots on every change
A lightweight agent runs next to your n8n and captures each workflow the moment it changes — no cron you have to remember, no manual export.
Committed to your own Git repo
Keel commits redacted workflow JSON to your GitHub or GitLab, giving you a clean, diffable version history per workflow that you own.
Secrets stripped first
Redaction runs on the agent before anything leaves your server — API keys, tokens, and webhook secrets are masked. Your n8n API key never leaves at all.
Restore any version
Tag a known-good snapshot as a release and export importable JSON to roll back in one step.
Find out what changed before your client does.
Keel runs a lightweight agent next to your n8n — snapshots, diffs, alerts, and rollback, with your secrets and API key never leaving your box. Free forever on one instance.
Questions
Does n8n have built-in backup?
Not really — you can manually export workflow JSON, but there's no automatic, versioned backup of your whole instance. Keel adds exactly that.
Where are my backups stored?
In your own Git repo (GitHub or GitLab). Keel commits redacted workflow JSON there, so you own and control the history.
Will my credentials be backed up too?
No secret values. Keel redacts API keys, tokens, and webhook secrets on the agent before anything is committed, and never touches your n8n API key.
See every change before it breaks a client.
Point Keel at your n8n estate this week. Free 14-day trial, no card, your keys never leave your infrastructure.