Export: Recovery of n8n workflows after trial expiration
samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

20 days ago

Hi Railway Team,

My trial period has recently expired and my n8n service has been suspended. I unfortunately missed the window to export my workflows and database before the shutdown.

I am requesting a temporary (24-hour) activation of my project or a one-time credit extension so that I can log in to my n8n instance and export my workflow JSON files and credentials.

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Issue: Service suspended due to trial end; need to perform a data backup.- Goal: Export n8n workflows to move to a local/paid environment. I have downgrade my plan to free i don't how to do it.

Thank you for your help!

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Railway
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20 days ago

Your Postgres and Redis volumes still contain their data, so your n8n workflows are not lost. We are not able to temporarily reactivate services on suspended accounts, but the path to recover your data is straightforward: subscribe to the Hobby plan ($5/month), redeploy your services, export your workflows from n8n, and then cancel if you no longer need the plan. Note that trial-plan volumes are deleted 30 days after credit expiration, so acting soon is important. You are already on the Free plan, so there is nothing to downgrade to.


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Railway

Your Postgres and Redis volumes still contain their data, so your n8n workflows are not lost. We are not able to temporarily reactivate services on suspended accounts, but the path to recover your data is straightforward: subscribe to the [Hobby plan ($5/month)](https://railway.com/workspace/billing), redeploy your services, export your workflows from n8n, and then cancel if you no longer need the plan. Note that trial-plan volumes are deleted 30 days after credit expiration, so acting soon is important. You are already on the Free plan, so there is nothing to downgrade to.

samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

19 days ago

I don't have the money yet other way to solve it please and i want to recover it, i am a student and iam using it to pratice and the workflow is important


Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 19 days ago


Railway
BOT

19 days ago

Your volume data is still intact, but subscribing to a paid plan is the only way to bring the services back online and export your workflows. We are not able to grant temporary access or credits for data recovery. The Hobby plan is $5/month at your billing page, and you can cancel right after exporting. Trial volumes are deleted 30 days after credit expiration, so the window to act is limited.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 19 days ago


samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

19 days ago

I don't even have credit card at all


Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 19 days ago


Railway
BOT

19 days ago

A bank-issued credit or debit card is required to subscribe to a paid plan, and there is no alternative payment method available. If you have access to a debit card, that will work as well. Your volume data is retained for 30 days after trial credit expiration, so you still have time if you're able to obtain a card.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 19 days ago


samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

19 days ago

i don't have where to get debit card is there a way i can get my file without redeploying it


Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 19 days ago


Railway

A bank-issued credit or debit card is required to subscribe to a paid plan, and there is no alternative payment method available. If you have access to a debit card, that will work as well. Your volume data is retained for 30 days after trial credit expiration, so you still have time if you're able to obtain a card.

samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

19 days ago

i don't have where to get debit card is there a way i can get my file without redeploying it


Railway
BOT

19 days ago

There is no way to download or access volume data without a running service, so redeploying on a paid plan is the only path to retrieve your workflows.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 19 days ago


Railway

There is no way to download or access volume data without a running service, so redeploying on a paid plan is the only path to retrieve your workflows.

samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

19 days ago

please can you help me tell a human for consideration i really need the workflow is a matter of life


Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 19 days ago


19 days ago

We understand this is important to you, and we're sorry we can't offer a different path here. The answer is the same: a paid plan is required to bring services online and export data, and we're not able to grant temporary access or credits for recovery. Your volume data is still safe for now, so if you're able to get access to a debit or credit card within the 30-day retention window, you can still recover everything.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 19 days ago


Status changed to Solved mykal 19 days ago


mykal

We understand this is important to you, and we're sorry we can't offer a different path here. The answer is the same: a paid plan is required to bring services online and export data, and we're not able to grant temporary access or credits for recovery. Your volume data is still safe for now, so if you're able to get access to a debit or credit card within the 30-day retention window, you can still recover everything.

samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

18 days ago

I don't know how i will get the credit or debit card within 30 days i regret using railway had i know i would have use the cloud version of n8n i would have recover my workflow the workflow is really important to me and it is my first ROI workflow. I regret this i swear i regret it


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Railway
BOT

18 days ago

We understand this is important to you, and we're sorry we can't offer a different path here. The answer is the same: a paid plan is required to bring services online and export data, and we're not able to grant temporary access or credits for recovery. Your volume data is still safe for now, so if you're able to get access to a debit or credit card within the 30-day retention window, you can still recover everything.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 18 days ago


Railway

We understand this is important to you, and we're sorry we can't offer a different path here. The answer is the same: a paid plan is required to bring services online and export data, and we're not able to grant temporary access or credits for recovery. Your volume data is still safe for now, so if you're able to get access to a debit or credit card within the 30-day retention window, you can still recover everything.

samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

18 days ago

ok can i deploy only where the file will be and please can you tell me that using free plan so i can go and download it no matter the stress i will take it anything you say i should do i will do it is not that i don't want to pay i'm willing to pay but i don't have a debit card and our currency value is lower to dollar by far how can i get $5 and $5 is equivalent to close to 10000 of our own currency so i will not bother you again since you are using my thing to afflict me don't worry i left it with you i will never ever use railway again even if i have the money you dissapoint me you are using what i own to threaten me.


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Railway
BOT

18 days ago

The Free plan does not include the deployment capacity needed to bring services online, so there is no way to access volume data without subscribing to a paid plan. We are not withholding your data. Your workflow data is safely stored on the volumes right now and will remain there for 30 days, waiting for you to retrieve it whenever you are able to subscribe.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 18 days ago


Railway

The Free plan does not include the deployment capacity needed to bring services online, so there is no way to access volume data without subscribing to a paid plan. We are not withholding your data. Your workflow data is safely stored on the volumes right now and will remain there for 30 days, waiting for you to retrieve it whenever you are able to subscribe.

samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

18 days ago

If i don't get it within 30 day what will happen


Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 18 days ago


Railway
BOT

18 days ago

After the 30-day retention period, the volume data is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 18 days ago


Railway

After the 30-day retention period, the volume data is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

samtechaispecialist-arch
FREEOP

18 days ago

Can you delete it now tell a human


Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 18 days ago


Status changed to Solved mykal 18 days ago


18 days ago

Volumes from expired trials are automatically removed after the 30-day retention period. Until then, your data remains available for recovery if you subscribe to a paid plan. We understand this is frustrating, and we wish we could offer another path, but there is nothing more we can do on our end.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 18 days ago


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