Since I’m not really happy with the backup function in homey, I did ask Gemini to help create a script to get all flows and split them up, in separated folders/files as backup. Just run the “api script” in the api-playground: Homey Developer Tools . Then run the local “split script” file in cli/te…

I do not understand much of scripts so i have ChatGPT checked it. And she thinks it should work. But is it that flows with the same name overwrite each other the way this script works? Her idea was to add the flow ID to the flow name so the same flow names is no problem. Thanks for your work.

This will overwrite if you have a file with the same name yes. The output file will be like this. Name of the flow in homey ex: An advanced flow named “Adv_Sensors” then the file will be named “Adv_Sensors.homeyadvflow”

The app Flow Version History might be useful as well, it does this automatically and keeps multiple revisions [image] Flow Version History | Homey Made a mistake? No problem!

But this script get all flows at the same time, and split them in to different folders/files. You app is savin one by one. Just like a normal export. But please use this to make an app that get all flows and split them and save them

[image] Mike_Nono: This will overwrite if you have a file with the same name yes. The output file will be like this. Name of the flow in homey ex: An advanced flow named “Adv_Sensors” then the file will be named “Adv_Sensors.homeyadvflow” So if i have multiple flows with the same name, let…

It seems like that yes. I did not think of that. I will check that later. Or if someone like like to

Update: 3 This Api Script will generate a file that downloads to your computer with all the flow output in a .txt file named “all_flows.txt” Now, all you need to do is run the split script. https://community.homey.app/t/backup-script-all-flows-and-split-them

@Mike-Nono: I would love to have a script that can save all my scripts as javascript text files. Think it’s possible?

Backup Script - All flows and split them

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Tried a restore of some flows: working.

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Backup Script - All flows and split them

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