Automation library · Scheduling

Rotate YouTube channel banners on a schedule

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive, Google Sheets and YouTube. 10 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 3Service 6

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

  1. 1Run Daily at 8amSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Set Banner ConfigSetLogic
  3. 3Read Banner ScheduleGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Select Due BannersCodeLogic
  5. 5Download Banner ImageGoogle DriveService
  6. 6Upload Banner ImageYou TubeService
  7. 7Get Current BrandingYou TubeService
  8. 8Set New Banner as ActiveYou TubeService
  9. 9Mark Row as AppliedGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Log the Banner SwapSetLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
10
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets, YouTube
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive, 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?

Plan an afternoon. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.