# Create and publish AI YouTube videos from Google Sheets: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and YouTube. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/create-and-publish-ai-youtube-videos-from-google-sheets (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Create and publish AI YouTube videos from Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and YouTube. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 21 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

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

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**2** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 3 Model 3 Logic 4 Service 11

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

- 1 **Run on Schedule** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **OpenAI GPT-4 Chat** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 3 **Parse Structured Output** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 4 **Manual Publish Trigger** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 5 **Scheduled Publish Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 6 **Read from Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 7 **Chain LLM Prompts** Chain Llm *Model*
- 8 **Read Approved Video** Google Sheets *Service*
- 9 **Fetch Music from Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 10 **Ready to Publish?** If *Logic*
- 11 **Post to Json2Video API** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Fetch Approved Video** Http Request *Service*
- 13 **Wait 10 Minutes** Wait *Logic*
- 14 **Publish to YouTube** You Tube *Service*
- 15 **Check Json2Video Status** Http Request *Service*
- 16 **Update YouTube Compliance** Http Request *Service*
- 17 **Route by Video Status** Switch *Logic*
- 18 **Mark Process Complete** Google Sheets *Service*
- 19 **Update Video Status** Google Sheets *Service*
- 20 **Wait 30 Seconds** Wait *Logic*
- 21 **Log Errors to Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 21, with 2 branches, 2 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets, YouTube
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and YouTube accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 21 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 21 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%2Fcreate-and-publish-ai-youtube-videos-from-google-sheets)
- **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 Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[YouTube](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=YouTube#library)

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Also content, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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