Airtable base backups to S3

About This Workflow

What This Workflow Does

This n8n automation workflow is designed to create backups of your Airtable bases by exporting each table as a CSV file and saving them in a time-stamped folder on Amazon S3. The workflow also sends a notification to your Slack channel to confirm the backup process. Optionally, it can also prune old backups to maintain a specific number of files.

Who Should Use This

This workflow is ideal for anyone who relies on Airtable as a critical database or data storage solution, such as business owners, developers, and project managers.

Key Features

• Automated backups: Exports each Airtable table as a CSV file and saves them in a time-stamped folder on Amazon S3.
• Notification: Sends a notification to your Slack channel to confirm the backup process.
• Optional pruning: Maintains a specific number of backup files by automatically deleting older files.

How to Get Started

To get started with this workflow, simply import it into your n8n instance and configure the Airtable, S3, and Slack integrations according to your needs. Make sure to customize the workflow settings, such as the pruning interval and file count, to suit your specific requirements.