Automation library · Scheduling

Scheduled YouTube video uploads with Google Sheets and Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive, Google Sheets and YouTube. 8 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

8 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Service 7

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

  1. 1M-F 9am,12pm,3pmSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Get Video File IdGoogle DriveService
  4. 4Download Video DataGoogle DriveService
  5. 5Upload to YouTubeYou TubeService
  6. 6Update StatusGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Get Folder NameGoogle DriveService
  8. 8Move Video File to FolderGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
8
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
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?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 steps before you point it at anything that matters.