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Back up tonight's Workflowy lists automatically

Every night, WebRun opens the shared Workflowy list, collects every new bullet added under the active project outlines that day, saves a dated export to Google Drive as a backup, and texts the list owner a one-line summary through Twilio so nothing gets lost and the day's additions are always accounted for.

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Every night at 10:30 PM WebRun
1 Workflowy collect new list items added today
2 Google Drive save a dated export
3 Twilio text a one-line summary
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In short

How do I back up my Workflowy list every night automatically?

WebRun checks your shared Workflowy list every night for bullets added that day, saves a dated backup export to Google Drive, and texts the list owner a one-line summary through Twilio, so a busy day of outlining is both preserved automatically and confirmed with a quick text instead of just trusting it's still there.

  • A day of Workflowy additions is backed up without a manual export
  • The owner gets a same-night confirmation text
  • A dated history of the list builds up automatically

Built for Writers · researchers · consultants · small teams

Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens workflowy.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    Workflowy - collect new list items added today
    workflowy.com
    WebRun in Workflowy: collect new list items added today
    WebRun opens Workflowy to collect new list items added today.
    • Open the shared project outlines
    • Collect bullets added or edited today
    • Note which top-level list each belongs to

    Done when Every bullet added today is captured with its list.

  3. 2
    Google Drive - save a dated export
    drive.google.com How to Automate Google Drive
    WebRun in Google Drive: save a dated export
    WebRun opens Google Drive to save a dated export.
    • Export today's new bullets
    • Save the export to the backup folder with today's date

    Done when A dated backup of today's additions is saved to Drive.

  4. 3
    Twilio - text a one-line summary
    twilio.com How to Automate Twilio
    WebRun in Twilio: text a one-line summary
    WebRun opens Twilio to text a one-line summary.
    • Count how many items were added by list
    • Text the list owner a one-line summary

    Done when The list owner has tonight's summary text.

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
workflowy.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Every night at 10:30 PM
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
Nightly summary · Twilio
OutputWhat each run produces - A dated backup export of the day's new Workflowy items, with a one-line text summary.
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Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
Good to know

Questions, answered

Does WebRun reorganize or delete any bullets?

No. It only reads what was added today and exports a copy. Editing, moving, or deleting a bullet is left entirely to you in Workflowy.

Who receives the text summary?

Only the internal list owner set up when you connect Twilio. It never texts anyone outside your team.

What if nothing was added today?

It skips both the export and the text rather than sending an empty summary.

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