Watchdog: Auto Resume Workflows — n8n Workflow
Overview
If you have multiple users managing workflows, there may come a time where a user “accidentally” turns off a workflow. Or, if you have workflows that automatically turn off other workflows, that code might “accidentally” turn off the wrong one.
In either case, here’s a workflow that can attempt to “auto-start” accidentally disabled workflows:
How it works:
When activated, then every 4 hours, the workflow will search all other workflows that have the auto_resume:true tag present. If any other
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How it Works
- 1
Trigger
The workflow starts with a trigger trigger.
- 2
Process
Data flows through 5 nodes, connecting filter, manualtrigger, n8n.
- 3
Output
The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.
How to Import This Workflow
- 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
- 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
- 3Select the downloaded
watchdog-auto-resume-workflowsfile and click Import. - 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
- 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.
Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:
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Created by
Darien Kindlund
@dkindlund
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