Our new video tutorial shows you exactly how to use n8n to automatically upload your videos directly to your YouTube channel. We break down the entire process step-by-step. To get you started instantly, we’re providing a free n8n template you can plug in and use today. Stop wasting hours on manual uploads and focus on creating amazing content. Watch the video now to build your own YouTube automation machine!
Workflow Template:
{
"name": "Upload Video To Youtube",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
-520,
-60
],
"id": "a10a9967-e8cb-49ba-b422-1a6a4165e74a",
"name": "When clicking ‘Test workflow’"
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "download",
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"value": "1gVqvDtCgYGhhBOJbl4IIpd813v-rbUyc",
"mode": "list",
"cachedResultName": "n8n.mp4",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVqvDtCgYGhhBOJbl4IIpd813v-rbUyc/view?usp=drivesdk"
},
"options": {
"binaryPropertyName": "data"
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
-40,
-60
],
"id": "ab1146e6-afc9-4b42-a28e-e9c2e6cb9569",
"name": "Google Drive",
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"id": "21UFu9AjTKl1aVlG",
"name": "Google Drive account"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "PUT",
"url": "={{ $node[\"HTTP Request\"].json.headers.location }} ",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "youTubeOAuth2Api",
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "video/mp4"
}
]
},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "binaryData",
"inputDataFieldName": "data",
"options": {}
},
"id": "4bbb4c9b-290e-4bda-b94c-346877ab7e51",
"name": "HTTP Request1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"position": [
220,
-60
],
"credentials": {
"youTubeOAuth2Api": {
"id": "Ihr83HTOaXDm03rq",
"name": "YouTube account"
}
}
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/youtube/v3/videos?part=snippet,status&uploadType=resumable",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"nodeCredentialType": "youTubeOAuth2Api",
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"name": "X-Upload-Content-Type",
"value": "video/webm"
}
]
},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "raw",
"rawContentType": "RAW/JSON",
"body": "={\n \"snippet\": {\n \"title\": \"TEST title\",\n \"description\": \"test description\",\n \"tags\": \"test tags\",\n \"categoryId\": \"24\",\n \"defaultLanguage\": \"en\",\n \"defaultAudioLanguage\": \"en\"\n },\n \"status\": {\n \"privacyStatus\": \"public\",\n \"license\": \"youtube\",\n \"embeddable\": true,\n \"publicStatsViewable\": true,\n \"madeForKids\": false\n }\n}\n",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"fullResponse": true
}
}
}
},
"id": "9893d3fb-64aa-4027-be5a-eed3bef9806b",
"name": "HTTP Request",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.1,
"position": [
-280,
-60
],
"credentials": {
"youTubeOAuth2Api": {
"id": "Ihr83HTOaXDm03rq",
"name": "YouTube account"
}
}
}
],
"pinData": {},
"connections": {
"When clicking ‘Test workflow’": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP Request",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "HTTP Request1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"HTTP Request": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "e07fc300-7a3c-4655-84a3-ac8125a9fd34",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true,
"instanceId": "7d6a5bcda733904ebcb54fc0e889f6735550f40f670703e17874c0872e05a9cb"
},
"id": "jyWlXCaYM94YIf4a",
"tags": []
}