# Automatic YouTube shorts generator with Google Cloud Storage: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Cloud Storage, Google Sheets and YouTube. 34 steps, 3 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automatic-youtube-shorts-generator-with-google-cloud-storage (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Automatic YouTube shorts generator with Google Cloud Storage

Started by a clock, and works across Google Cloud Storage, Google Sheets and YouTube. 34 steps, 3 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large

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**34 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**3** Loops or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Logic 14 Service 18

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

- 1 **When clicking ‘Test workflow’** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Video Category** Set *Logic*
- 4 **Grab Video** Google Sheets *Service*
- 5 **Get Transcript By Deepseek** Http Request *Service*
- 6 **Download Video** Http Request *Service*
- 7 **Fetch Elevenlabs** Http Request *Service*
- 8 **YouTube** You Tube *Service*
- 9 **Wait** Wait *Logic*
- 10 **Update Sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 11 **Save Audio** Google Cloud Storage *Service*
- 12 **Map Public Link** Set *Logic*
- 13 **Download Audio** Http Request *Service*
- 14 **Open AI Whisper** Http Request *Service*
- 15 **Create a list of Image Text** Code *Logic*
- 16 **Split Out** Split Out *Logic*
- 17 **Convert to Flux Prompt** Http Request *Service*
- 18 **Split Out - Image prompts** Split Out *Logic*
- 19 **Get image Base 64** Http Request *Service*
- 20 **Convert to File** Convert To File *Service*
- 21 **Wait1** Wait *Logic*
- 22 **Save images to GC** Google Cloud Storage *Service*
- 23 **Limit** Limit *Logic*
- 24 **Image Link** Set *Logic*
- 25 **Combine Transcript** Code *Logic*
- 26 **Map Music** Set *Logic*
- 27 **Code1** Code *Logic*
- 28 **Create Video** Http Request *Service*
- 29 **Wait2** Wait *Logic*
- 30 **Get Video Progress** Http Request *Service*
- 31 **Set Correct Video Url** Set *Logic*
- 32 **Get Caption By Deepseek** Http Request *Service*
- 33 **Get Title By Deepseek** Http Request *Service*
- 34 **Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 34, 3 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Google Cloud Storage, Google Sheets, YouTube
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Cloud Storage, Google Sheets and YouTube accounts. 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?

Take your time. At 34 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

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 34 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomatic-youtube-shorts-generator-with-google-cloud-storage)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Cloud Storage](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Cloud+Storage#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[YouTube](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=YouTube#library)

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