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n8n Workflow Organizer: Tags to Folders
Automate the organization of your n8n workflows by converting tags into a structured folder system. This workflow moves tagged workflows into corresponding folders.
Overview
Automatically organizes n8n workflows by converting tags into folders. It fetches all tags, allows user selection, creates folders if they don't exist, and moves tagged workflows into the corresponding folders, streamlining instance management.
🧠 Description & Use Case
This workflow provides a powerful solution for organizing a cluttered n8n instance by converting your existing workflow tags into a structured folder system. It automates the process of creating folders based on tags and moving the corresponding workflows into them, saving significant manual effort and ensuring a clean, manageable workspace.
🔄 How It Works:
-
Initiation & Authentication
- The workflow begins when a user submits the
On form submissionform. - It uses the provided credentials in the
set credentialsnode tologin n8nvia an HTTP request, obtaining a session cookie for subsequent actions.
- The workflow begins when a user submits the
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Tag Discovery & User Selection
- The
get tagsnode fetches all tags from your personally owned projects. - These tags are processed and formatted by the
Codenode to populate a user-friendly, multi-select dropdown in theselect tags to moveform. - You can then select which tags you want to convert into folders.
- The
-
Iterative Processing
- The workflow
Loop Over Itemsfor each tag you selected. - For each tag, it proceeds to check for and create folders.
- The workflow
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Folder Management
- The
Get foldersnode checks if a folder with the same name as the tag already exists. - An
Ifnode directs the flow:- If a folder is not found, the
Create foldersnode makes a new folder. - If a folder is found, the workflow proceeds using the existing folder's ID.
- If a folder is not found, the
- The
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Workflow Migration
- The
get workflowsnode finds all workflows that have the current tag being processed. - The
Move workflow to foldernode executes an HTTP PATCH request to update each workflow'sparentFolderId, effectively moving it into the correct folder.
- The
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Completion Notification
- Once the loop finishes, the
end importform displays a completion message, summarizing the number of workflows successfully moved.
- Once the loop finishes, the
✅ Real-World Use Cases:
- Instance Cleanup: Perfect for tidying up a large n8n instance with many untagged or poorly organized workflows.
- Standardize Organization: Enforce a consistent folder structure across a team or personal projects, making it easier to find and manage workflows.
- Migration: Seamlessly transition from a tag-based organization system to a more structured, folder-based one.
- Bulk Operations: Quickly organize dozens or hundreds of workflows after a large import or a period of rapid development.
Instructions
Basic steps
- Download workflow JSON
- Import into n8n
- Configure node parameters as needed
- Test and enable the workflow
💡 Tips
After importing, verify all connectors and credentials match your environment.
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Workflow Visualization
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Nodes
1
set credentials
set
v3.4
2
login n8n
httpRequest
v4.2
3
get tags
httpRequest
v4.2
4
my-projects
httpRequest
v4.2
5
Split Out
splitOut
v1
6
filter owned projects
filter
v2.2
7
Get folders
httpRequest
v4.2
8
Split Out2
splitOut
v1
9
Remove Duplicates
removeDuplicates
v2
10
Loop Over Items
splitInBatches
v3
11
get workflows
n8n
v1
12
Move workflow to folder
httpRequest
v4.2
13
Normalize names
set
v3.4
14
Limit1
limit
v1
15
Create folders
httpRequest
v4.2
16
set folder name + id
set
v3.4
17
set folder name + id1
set
v3.4
18
set global
set
v3.4
19
Filter
filter
v2.2
20
Edit Fields
set
v3.4
21
On form submission
formTrigger
v2.2
22
Code
code
v2
23
If no folder
if
v2.2
24
If folder exists
if
v2.2
25
set name
set
v3.4
26
end import
form
v1
27
pass all items
set
v3.4
28
select tags to move
form
v1
29
extract name from form
set
v3.4
30
Split Out the tags
splitOut
v1
31
tags to string
set
v3.4
32
Sticky Note
stickyNote
v1
33
Sticky Note1
stickyNote
v1
34
Sticky Note2
stickyNote
v1
35
Sticky Note3
stickyNote
v1
36
Sticky Note4
stickyNote
v1
37
Sticky Note5
stickyNote
v1
38
Sticky Note6
stickyNote
v1
39
Sticky Note7
stickyNote
v1
40
Sticky Note8
stickyNote
v1
Statistics
Total nodes:40
Disabled nodes:0
Node types:13
Connections:30
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"conditions": [
{
"id": "70916c0d-531b-4cae-9fac-ae40aa3f7453",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "exists",
"singleValue": true
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.name }}",
"rightValue": ""
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "d65e17fb-8c4b-4412-8d81-b7fa0d540b81",
"name": "set name",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
2020,
640
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "e7d24d6b-0d97-4e47-b0d4-43682eef686d",
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.name.toLowerCase().split(' ').map(word => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1)).join(' ') }}"
},
{
"id": "52fb820d-5a8a-434b-a99f-db035714d8e3",
"name": "tag",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json.tag }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "104af4eb-f087-4c4f-ad69-058f7fbe5407",
"name": "end import",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.form",
"position": [
1660,
160
],
"webhookId": "3605aadf-17f1-4443-8950-e4d506a61415",
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "completion",
"completionTitle": "Import complete",
"completionMessage": "=Successfully imported {{ $('pass all items').all().length }} workflows to the folders {{ $('select tags to move').item.json['Dropdown Options'] }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "31441d1e-8675-4a6b-bf3d-5f7230a6c173",
"name": "pass all items",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
1480,
160
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"includeOtherFields": true
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "287704cc-7a43-4ffc-873e-b19920764b1e",
"name": "select tags to move",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.form",
"position": [
580,
580
],
"webhookId": "72c3db6c-542a-4df9-a10a-d63ce8a2f33b",
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"defineForm": "json",
"jsonOutput": "=[\t{\n\t\t\"fieldLabel\": \"Dropdown Options\",\n\t\t\"fieldType\": \"dropdown\",\n\t\t\"fieldOptions\": {\n\t\t\t\"values\": {{ $json.fieldOptions.values.toJsonString() }}\n\t\t},\n\t\t\"requiredField\": true,\n \"multiselect\": true \n\t}\n\n] "
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "df8831e6-d587-4220-b602-8c06b3627d11",
"name": "extract name from form",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
1020,
320
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "f3bbf61c-6f60-4b51-a2b4-05d92d4fe000",
"name": "name",
"type": "string",
"value": "={{ $json['Dropdown Options'] || $json['[\\'Dropdown Options\\']'] }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "6340d3b0-9059-463c-bd78-2789156f47a8",
"name": "Split Out the tags",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
780,
580
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "['Dropdown Options']"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5f6dc440-7be1-432f-88c5-f05f5f3939b1",
"name": "tags to string",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
140,
580
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"ignoreConversionErrors": true
},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "ce3e2cf1-a37e-476c-934b-355a477c91d2",
"name": "name",
"type": "array",
"value": "={{ $json.body.data.map(item => item.name )}} "
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
{
"id": "8784bdaf-0100-4f91-8631-b4ad4518fa33",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-20,
220
],
"parameters": {
"width": 960,
"height": 260,
"content": "## Step 1\nLogin to n8n, and get the tags we have for our personal owned projects"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f27df4ec-c415-4077-8037-0bfe573aa4bf",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-20,
500
],
"parameters": {
"width": 960,
"height": 280,
"content": "## Step 2\nExtract the tags as a json string, and format this into a suitable format for our response form for user to select the tags they want to work with"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8966e043-e358-4ba3-bc12-406c104b7dd1",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
960,
240
],
"parameters": {
"color": 2,
"width": 420,
"height": 260,
"content": "## Step 3\nExtract the form details and loop over each tag to process"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8b0bdded-cbeb-471a-ba74-ca7c6aaa34f2",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1420,
380
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 340,
"height": 240,
"content": "## Step 3\nWe search for the folders and filter based on the number of folders found"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "be088523-e64a-4251-9c5c-355342c3ba98",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1780,
300
],
"parameters": {
"width": 940,
"height": 220,
"content": "## Step 4 a) \nIf more than 1 folder is found, we dedupe the tags and limit to one, then use that as the folder"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6b08db71-dca5-4bb8-bb0c-4599c8e53bb1",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1780,
560
],
"parameters": {
"width": 680,
"height": 220,
"content": "## Step 4 b) \nIf no folder is found, we create a new folder "
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f96f9211-e076-472c-a7cd-abf58b4662ff",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2740,
260
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 420,
"height": 480,
"content": "## Step 5\n\nMerge the paths so we use one workflow"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f7f253bd-0b3a-48bb-97f5-1a8cf82b9b7e",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
2960,
660
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 480,
"height": 240,
"content": "## Step 6\nGet the workflows and move them to the respective folders"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1d10ecf9-48e4-47d9-9d79-69ac1e375827",
"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1440,
80
],
"parameters": {
"width": 380,
"height": 220,
"content": "## Step 7\nRespond with a success message"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"connections": {
"Code": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "select tags to move",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Filter": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Limit1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Limit1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If folder exists",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"get tags": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "tags to string",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"set name": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create folders",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "filter owned projects",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"login n8n": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "my-projects",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Normalize names",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"set global": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "get workflows",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Edit Fields": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set name",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get folders": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If no folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"my-projects": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If no folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Edit Fields",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"get workflows": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Move workflow to folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create folders": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set folder name + id",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"pass all items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "end import",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"tags to string": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Loop Over Items": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "pass all items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Get folders",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Normalize names": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Remove Duplicates",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"set credentials": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "login n8n",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"If folder exists": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set folder name + id1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "set name",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Remove Duplicates": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Filter",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"On form submission": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set credentials",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out the tags": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "extract name from form",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"select tags to move": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out the tags",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"set folder name + id": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set global",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"filter owned projects": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "get tags",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"set folder name + id1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "set global",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"extract name from form": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Move workflow to folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Loop Over Items",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}Actions
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Tags:
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Technical Specs
Complexity:
Expert
Node Count:
40 nodes
Published:11 months ago
Updated:9 days ago
Compatibility
Platform:
N8N Cloud & Self-hosted
Min Version:
N8N v1.0.0+
Supports cloud and self-hosted deployment
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This workflow template follows MIT license, you can freely use, modify and distribute.
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