# Repurpose YouTube videos into social posts and thumbnails: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Apify, Google Drive, Notion and YouTube. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/repurpose-youtube-videos-into-social-posts-and-thumbnails (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Repurpose YouTube videos into social posts and thumbnails

Started by another system calling it, and works across Apify, Google Drive, Notion and YouTube. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: OpenAI

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**16 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**4** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 3 Logic 7 Service 5

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

- 1 **Receive YouTube URL** Webhook *Starts it*
- 2 **Extract Video ID** Code *Logic*
- 3 **Fetch YouTube Video Details** You Tube *Service*
- 4 **Fetch Video Transcript** Apify *Service*
- 5 **Clean Transcript Text** Code *Logic*
- 6 **Generate Social Media Content** Open Ai *Model*
- 7 **Extract AI Response** Code *Logic*
- 8 **Create Thumbnail Prompt** Open Ai *Model*
- 9 **Convert AI Response to JSON** Code *Logic*
- 10 **Extract Thumbnail Prompt** Code *Logic*
- 11 **Prepare Final Content Data** Code *Logic*
- 12 **Generate AI Thumbnail** Open Ai *Model*
- 13 **Save Content to Notion** Notion *Service*
- 14 **Upload Thumbnail** Google Drive *Service*
- 15 **Make Thumbnail Public** Google Drive *Service*
- 16 **Prepare Thumbnail URL** Set *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 16
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Apify, Google Drive, Notion, YouTube
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Google Drive, Notion 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 another system calling it.

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. 16 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 16 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%2Frepurpose-youtube-videos-into-social-posts-and-thumbnails)
- **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.

[Apify](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Apify#library)[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[Notion](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Notion#library)[YouTube](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=YouTube#library)

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