# Credentials are present on my n8n instance, but these don't show on new workflows

**URL:** <https://community.n8n.io/t/credentials-are-present-on-my-n8n-instance-but-these-dont-show-on-new-workflows/178080>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** credentials\
**Created:** [2025年八月29日 09:03 UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/credentials-are-present-on-my-n8n-instance-but-these-dont-show-on-new-workflows/178080 "2025-08-29T09:03:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jestfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@Jestfer](https://community.n8n.io/u/Jestfer)\
**Post date:** [2025年八月29日 09:03 UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/credentials-are-present-on-my-n8n-instance-but-these-dont-show-on-new-workflows/178080/1 "2025-08-29T09:03:32Z")

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In previous workflows, I’ve had to set certain credentials (e.g. Google Drive API and Google Sheets API), which I can find correctly set under the ‘Credentials’ tab in ‘Personal’.

I started a new workflow and imported an existing one via its JSON file. I was surprised to see, when I tried to use the credential I created in the previous workflow, that it was not showing. Therefore I had to set a new credential (same GCP account and API), so now I have duplicated credentials under different names.

Has anyone experienced this before?

All of my existing workflows were imported from a JSON file, I did not start any from scratch. Then only difference with this one where the credential did not show is a tag that the author decided to add to the workflow, but all these workflows are all under my ‘Personal’ space. So I doubt this (tags) is the issue here.

Thanks in advance for any pointers!

If relevant for the case, I’m self-hosting n8n in my NAS. Currently running v1.108.1 on Docker.

## Information on your n8n setup

- **n8n version:** 1.108.1
- **Database (default: SQLite):** PostgreSQL
- **n8n EXECUTIONS\_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):**
- **Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app):** Docker
- **Operating system:** NAS

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**Author:** ![Jestfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@Jestfer](https://community.n8n.io/u/Jestfer)\
**Post date:** [2025年八月29日 09:46 UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/credentials-are-present-on-my-n8n-instance-but-these-dont-show-on-new-workflows/178080/3 "2025-08-29T09:46:19Z")

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@Bringasher thank you for the welcome and your response! This makes perfect sense 🙂

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**Author:** ![Jestfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@Jestfer](https://community.n8n.io/u/Jestfer)\
**Post date:** [2025年八月29日 09:53 UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/credentials-are-present-on-my-n8n-instance-but-these-dont-show-on-new-workflows/178080/5 "2025-08-29T09:53:46Z")

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@Bringasher done! Just learned that functionality now too 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/n8n/user_avatar/community.n8n.io/system/32/195824_2.png) [@system](https://community.n8n.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [2025年九月5日 09:54 UTC](https://community.n8n.io/t/credentials-are-present-on-my-n8n-instance-but-these-dont-show-on-new-workflows/178080/7 "2025-09-05T09:54:35Z")

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於 在 2025年九月5日 09:54 UTC 關閉

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