Workflow: formulate an n8n flow to perform Splitout Datetime Create Webhook
Integrations: dateTime, httpRequest, if, manualTrigger, merge, scheduleTrigger, set, splitOut, stickyNote

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Contabo API\n\n- CLIENT_ID\n- CLIENT_SECRET\n- API_USER\n- API_PASSWORD\n\n[Contabo Credential](https://my.contabo.com/api/details)\n\n[Contabo API Doc](https://api.contabo.com/)"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "4d991799-ba21-4154-886b-d25901245176", "name": "Authorization", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [1460, 780], "parameters": {"url": "https://auth.contabo.com/auth/realms/contabo/protocol/openid-connect/token", "method": "POST", "options": {}, "sendBody": true, "sendHeaders": true, "bodyParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "client_id", "value": "={{ $json.CLIENT_ID }}"}, {"name": "client_secret", "value": "={{ $json.CLIENT_SECRET }}"}, {"name": "username", "value": "={{ $json.API_USER }}"}, {"name": "password", "value": "={{ $json.API_PASSWORD }}"}, {"name": "grant_type", "value": "password"}]}, "headerParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "Content-Type", "value": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"}]}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": 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"https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api/version4", "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "8c86a299-d8b3-4806-b885-37d67e9ba8a4", "name": "TRACE ID", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [1960, 780], "parameters": {"url": "https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api/version4", "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "6ab188c6-dfc3-4e9e-83b8-32bc778917e4", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1720, 477.28137513294257], "parameters": {"width": 411.2199570815453, "height": 521.9218381008977, "content": "## get UUID\n\nGenerates the UUIDs that will be used in the 'x-request-id' and 'x-trace-id'\n\n[uuidgenerator](https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api)"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "41364273-55db-411b-a59a-0faf01857806", "name": "List snapshots", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [2860, 680], "parameters": {"url": "=https://api.contabo.com/v1/compute/instances/{{ $('Split Out').item.json['instanceId'] }}/snapshots", "options": {}, "sendHeaders": true, "headerParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json"}, {"name": "Authorization", "value": "={{ $('Authorization').item.json['token_type'] }} {{ $('Authorization').item.json['access_token'] }}"}, {"name": "x-request-id", "value": "={{ $('UUID1').item.json['data'] }}"}, {"name": "x-trace-id", "value": "={{ $('TRACE ID').item.json['data'] }}"}]}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "919fed8d-704e-4b1f-9358-f2a4422b7132", "name": "UUID1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [2680, 680], "parameters": {"url": "https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api/version4", "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "630975b0-41f6-4025-9b7e-a464c2b5f4fa", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [2200, 480], "parameters": {"width": 384, "height": 279, "content": "## List your instances     "}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "f1a39319-5743-4836-8840-5d2b51746682", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [2640, 480], "parameters": {"width": 733.0237288135586, "height": 467.2593220338978, "content": "## List existing Snapshots\n\n- Generates a new UUID for the request\n\n- Checks if the instance already has a Snapshot"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "5f453f4f-f509-4613-9692-c16e1a8d3c53", "name": "Merge", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge", "position": [3040, 820], "parameters": {"mode": "combine", "options": {}, "combineBy": "combineByPosition"}, "typeVersion": 3}, {"id": "2e12506f-4e8d-4053-b662-d1ff9d33ecf7", "name": "get Date & Time", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime", "position": [840, 780], "parameters": {"options": {"timezone": "America/Sao_Paulo"}}, "retryOnFail": true, "typeVersion": 2}, {"id": "c06bf642-253f-4cec-8c0f-97edff450c1b", "name": "Delete existing snapshot", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [3780, 840], "parameters": {"url": "=https://api.contabo.com/v1/compute/instances/{{ $('Set snapshot attributes').item.json['instanceId'] }}/snapshots/{{ $('Set snapshot attributes').item.json['data'][0].snapshotId }}", "method": "DELETE", "options": {}, "sendHeaders": true, "headerParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json"}, {"name": "Authorization", "value": "={{ $('Authorization').item.json['token_type'] }} {{ $('Authorization').item.json['access_token'] }}"}, {"name": "x-request-id", "value": "={{ $('UUID3').item.json['data'] }}"}, {"name": "x-trace-id", "value": "={{ $('TRACE ID').item.json['data'] }}"}]}}, "retryOnFail": true, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "f7a1d94d-c10d-400a-b9ed-7135def2d809", "name": "Create a new snapshot", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [4360, 660], "parameters": {"url": "=https://api.contabo.com/v1/compute/instances/{{ $('set snapshot attributes').item.json['instanceId'] }}/snapshots", "method": "POST", "options": {}, "sendBody": true, "sendHeaders": true, "bodyParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "name", "value": "={{ $('Formatted Date').item.json['formattedDate'] }}"}, {"name": "description", "value": "={{ $('set snapshot attributes').item.json['displayName'] }} {{ $('Formatted Date').item.json['formattedDate'] }}"}]}, "headerParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json"}, {"name": "Authorization", "value": "={{ $('Authorization').item.json['token_type'] }} {{ $('Authorization').item.json['access_token'] }}"}, {"name": "x-request-id", "value": "={{ $('UUID2').item.json['data'] }}"}, {"name": "x-trace-id", "value": "={{ $('TRACE ID').item.json['data'] }}"}]}}, "retryOnFail": true, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "dfc5ba84-89e3-4567-a466-393016843391", "name": "Create a new snapshot1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [4200, 840], "parameters": {"url": "=https://api.contabo.com/v1/compute/instances/{{ $('Set snapshot attributes').item.json['instanceId'] }}/snapshots", "method": "POST", "options": {}, "sendBody": true, "sendHeaders": true, "bodyParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "name", "value": "={{ $('Formatted Date').item.json['formattedDate'] }}"}, {"name": "description", "value": "={{ $('Set snapshot attributes').item.json['displayName'] }} {{ $('Formatted Date').item.json['formattedDate'] }}"}]}, "headerParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json"}, {"name": "Authorization", "value": "={{ $('Authorization').item.json['token_type'] }} {{ $('Authorization').item.json['access_token'] }}"}, {"name": "x-request-id", "value": "={{ $('UUID4').item.json['data'] }}"}, {"name": "x-trace-id", "value": "={{ $('TRACE ID').item.json['data'] }}"}]}}, "retryOnFail": true, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "d6b69037-14a9-4e01-be34-a7975503554d", "name": "UUID2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [4200, 660], "parameters": {"url": "https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api/version4", "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "1d80d4d5-1f5f-4cf1-9540-8a4b84edda38", "name": "UUID3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [3620, 840], "parameters": {"url": "https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api/version4", "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "f3ede6e8-5ca2-418b-8e60-03b817857cf2", "name": "UUID4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [4020, 840], "parameters": {"url": "https://www.uuidgenerator.net/api/version4", "options": {}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "d1995aef-531f-471e-a16d-7c75b1f3ae4c", "name": "Sticky Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [3440, 480], "parameters": {"width": 486.8901611698841, "height": 467.87473554386463, "content": "## Delete existing snapshot by id\n"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "8b408e6d-9574-4fa4-bc7e-7a543aa0bad6", "name": "Sticky Note5", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [3980, 480], "parameters": {"width": 576.6684015952959, "height": 468.61270146235483, "content": "## Create a new snapshot"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "a41e7b87-8e46-44ea-8ca5-08f7d1a36f47", "name": "Sticky Note6", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [380, 240], "parameters": {"width": 769.2098244001793, "height": 415.52346358766624, "content": "## Contabo Backups Workflow\nThis workflow will automatically backup (snapshot) your VPS's hosted on Contabo every day at midnight.\n\n### Setup\nOpen **Credential** and update the values \u200b\u200bbelow\n\n- **CLIENT_ID**\n- **CLIENT_SECRET**\n- **API_USER**\n- **API_PASSWORD**\n\nYou will find this information in the [Customer Control Panel.](https://my.contabo.com/api/details)\n\nWorkflow created by [Marcos Antonio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/compromitto/)\n[Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/compromitto/)\n[GitHub](https://github.com/dubcom) \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "eb412eff-cf8b-44e8-b0ad-21798504f11d", "name": "Formatted Date", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime", "position": [1020, 780], "parameters": {"date": "={{ $json.currentDate }}", 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"3d8cb230-4512-4b65-be3a-6ea59cb80ddd", "name": "displayName", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $json.displayName }}"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}], "pinData": {}, "connections": {"UUID": {"main": [[{"node": "TRACE ID", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Merge": {"main": [[{"node": "Whether snapshot there is no snapshot", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "UUID1": {"main": [[{"node": "List snapshots", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "UUID2": {"main": [[{"node": "Create a new snapshot", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "UUID3": {"main": [[{"node": "Delete existing snapshot", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "UUID4": {"main": [[{"node": "Create a new snapshot1", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "TRACE ID": {"main": [[{"node": "List instances", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Split Out": {"main": [[{"node": "UUID1", "type": "main", "index": 0}, {"node": "Merge", "type": "main", "index": 1}]]}, "Credential": {"main": [[{"node": "Authorization", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Authorization": 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