I accidentally deleted my n8n workflow

Introduction

If you have accidentally deleted a workflow and are running version 1.93.0 or higher, you can access your archive to recover it. Since version 1.93.0, deleting a workflow moves it to the archive instead of removing it permanently. This applies to both n8n Cloud and self-hosted n8n.

Steps to Access Archive

Please go to your n8n workspace and select the filter icon on the right-hand side. You should see a checkbox that says "Show archived workflows".

Once you have ticked that, you will see any and all archived workflows that exist. To un-archive, click the 3 dots and select Unarchive. This will restore the workflow.

Want to delete a workflow?

See How to delete a workflow for instructions on archiving and permanently deleting it.

If the workflow was permanently deleted

A workflow is permanently deleted when you select Delete on a workflow that was already archived. Permanently deleted workflows don't appear in the archive and can't be restored with Unarchive.

If you use n8n Cloud, you may be able to recover the workflow from a backup created before the deletion, provided that backup contains it.

For instructions on downloading workflows from a backup, see How to download your workflows when your workspace is not available after an expired trial. The article covers expired trials, but the download steps may also help with recovery.

If you can't find the workflow in the archive or in a backup, please contact our support team with the workflow name or ID and the approximate date it was deleted.

If you self-host n8n, recovery depends on your own database backups. This also applies if you run a version below 1.93.0, where removing a workflow deletes it permanently.

Changed a workflow by mistake instead of deleting it?

See View change history to restore an earlier version of a workflow.