Free trail account expiration

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A project that I’m currently working on has both manual and app trigger workflows, the instance on which I created the manual trigger workflow has expired becuase it was on free trial instance and I forgot to download it and now, I can’t access the admin panel of that instance and I need to make some edits in the said workflow, what can I do or should I create a fresh maual trigger workflow for the same project in the new instance that I’m on right now?

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Hi @James_Sunday Welcome!
I think you still got 90 days, login from here:
https://app.n8n.cloud/magic-link
and then export your flows via Admin Dashboard → Manage → Export tab → Download Workflows

Just make sure that you only got 90 days, so and also if the login does not work and you cannot access the admin dashboard, just feel free to reach out for support here:

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If the trial instance has expired and you no longer have access to the admin panel, there’s unfortunately no way to recover or edit that workflow from that instance.

Unless you previously exported the workflow JSON or have a backup (Git, local file, etc.), the workflow is effectively lost.

What you can do now

  • Recreate the manual trigger workflow on your new instance
  • Use any screenshots, logs, or memory of the workflow to rebuild it
  • Check connected tools (Google Sheets, APIs, etc.) for clues about the logic

For future prevention

  • Always export/download workflows (JSON backups)
  • Use version control or external storage
  • Avoid relying on trial instances for active projects
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If the free trial instance has already expired and you no longer have access to the admin panel, unfortunately there’s no direct way to recover or edit that workflow from that instance.

Unless you previously exported/downloaded the workflow JSON or have a backup somewhere (Git, local file, etc.), it’s essentially lost.

What you can do now

  • Recreate the workflow on your new instance (this is the safest option)

  • Use any logs, screenshots, or memory of the flow to rebuild it

  • If any connected services (like Google Sheets, APIs, etc.) still have traces of the workflow, you can use those to guide the rebuild

For the future

  • Always export important workflows (JSON backup)

  • Use version control (Git) or external storage

  • Avoid relying only on trial instances for active projects