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

Questions
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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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@Bringasher thank you for the welcome and your response! This makes perfect sense :slight_smile:

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@Bringasher done! Just learned that functionality now too :wink: