Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Automate YouTube video notifications to Slack

Started by a clock, and works across Slack. 5 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

5 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 2Service 2

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Check Every 30 MinutesCronStarts it
  2. 2Fetch YouTube RSSHttp RequestService
  3. 3Parse RSS & Check for New VideoCodeLogic
  4. 4Format Slack MessageCodeLogic
  5. 5Post to SlackSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
5
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Slack
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Slack account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 5 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 5 steps before you point it at anything that matters.