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Repurpose YouTube videos into social posts and newsletters

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Sheets, LinkedIn and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 18 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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18 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 5Logic 2Service 9

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

  1. 1YouTube Trigger - New Video UploadedYoutube triggerStarts it
  2. 2Error Trigger - Catch All FailuresError triggerStarts it
  3. 3YouTube - Get Video DetailsYoutubeService
  4. 4Send Error Alert to SlackSlackService
  5. 5Get Audio Download URL from Cobalt APIHttp RequestService
  6. 6Download Audio FileHttp RequestService
  7. 7Transcribe Audio with OpenAI WhisperOpen AiModel
  8. 8Combine Video Data with TranscriptCodeLogic
  9. 9Generate LinkedIn PostOpen AiModel
  10. 10Generate Twitter/X ThreadOpen AiModel
  11. 11Generate Instagram Caption with HashtagsOpen AiModel
  12. 12Generate Newsletter SummaryOpen AiModel
  13. 13Merge All Generated ContentCodeLogic
  14. 14Publish Post to LinkedInLinked InService
  15. 15Publish First Tweet of ThreadHttp RequestService
  16. 16Create Instagram Media ContainerHttp RequestService
  17. 17Log All Content to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  18. 18Send Slack Notification with All LinksSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
18
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, LinkedIn, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

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. 18 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 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.