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Create YouTube videos with OpenAI and ElevenLabs

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 17 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 7Service 8

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Set Video Parameters1SetLogic
  3. 3Generate Script2Open AiModel
  4. 4Search Pixabay VideosHttp RequestService
  5. 5HTTP RequestHttp RequestService
  6. 6Extract Video URLs1CodeLogic
  7. 7Upload Voiceover to DriveGoogle DriveService
  8. 8MergeMergeLogic
  9. 9Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  10. 10Build Shotstack JSON1CodeLogic
  11. 11Make Voiceover PublicGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Submit Render Job1Http RequestService
  13. 13Wait for Render1WaitLogic
  14. 14Check Render Status1Http RequestService
  15. 15Is Render Complete?1IfLogic
  16. 16Download Final Video1Http RequestService
  17. 17Save to Google Drive1Google DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
17, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive account, 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?

Plan an afternoon. 17 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.