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Track top YouTube videos by view count with Google Sheets

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Sheets. 9 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 2Service 6

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

  1. 1When clicking ‘Execute workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Read Channel Info from Sheet1Google SheetsService
  3. 3Read Channel Info from SheetGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Fetch Most-Viewed Videos via YouTube API1Http RequestService
  5. 5Fetch Most-Viewed Videos via YouTube APIHttp RequestService
  6. 6Split Into Individual Videos1Split OutLogic
  7. 7Split Into Individual VideosSplit OutLogic
  8. 8Append Video Details to Sheet1Google SheetsService
  9. 9Append Video Details to SheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
9
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. 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?

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. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.