Automation library · Data collection

YouTube trend detector with Gmail and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and YouTube. 16 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 7Service 7

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule Trigger1Schedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Get row(s) in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Get row(s) in sheet2Google SheetsService
  5. 5Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  6. 6Loop Over Items1Split In BatchesLogic
  7. 7Get many videosYou TubeService
  8. 8HTMLHtmlLogic
  9. 9Get row(s) in sheet1Google SheetsService
  10. 10Get a videoYou TubeService
  11. 11AggregateAggregateLogic
  12. 12Filter1FilterLogic
  13. 13FilterFilterLogic
  14. 14Send a messageGmailService
  15. 15Edit FieldsSetLogic
  16. 16Append or update row in sheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, YouTube
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, 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. 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.