# Schedule motivational YouTube Shorts with Google Drive: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Airtable, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Telegram and one other. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/schedule-motivational-youtube-shorts-with-google-drive (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Scheduling](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Scheduling#library)

# Schedule motivational YouTube Shorts with Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Airtable, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Telegram and one other. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 22 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: Gemini

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fschedule-motivational-youtube-shorts-with-google-drive)

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

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**2** Loops or waits

**5** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 2 Logic 8 Service 10

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

- 1 **Schedule Trigger1** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **When clicking ‘Execute workflow’** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **random minutes** Code *Logic*
- 4 **Wait1** Wait *Logic*
- 5 **Search files and folders** Google Drive *Service*
- 6 **check size** If *Logic*
- 7 **sourceURL** Set *Logic*
- 8 **download file** Google Drive *Service*
- 9 **HTTP Request** Http Request *Service*
- 10 **store in GCS** Google Cloud Storage *Service*
- 11 **Build Cloudinary URL** Code *Logic*
- 12 **come up with title** Google Gemini *Model*
- 13 **download compressed video** Http Request *Service*
- 14 **Analyze video for hashtags** Google Gemini *Model*
- 15 **build hashtags** Set *Logic*
- 16 **build tags for YT** Code *Logic*
- 17 **Create a record** Airtable *Service*
- 18 **Download file1** Google Drive *Service*
- 19 **Post to YT** You Tube *Service*
- 20 **Wait** Wait *Logic*
- 21 **delete from library** Google Drive *Service*
- 22 **send TG notification** Telegram *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 22, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Airtable, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Telegram, YouTube
- **Model:** Gemini

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, Telegram and YouTube accounts, and a key for Gemini. 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 Gemini. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 22 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 22 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%2Fschedule-motivational-youtube-shorts-with-google-drive)
- **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.

[Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Airtable#library)[Google Cloud Storage](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Cloud+Storage#library)[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Telegram#library)[YouTube](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=YouTube#library)

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