{ "id": "Seod85SvKJz8s9i8", "meta": { "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true }, "name": "YouTube New Video Tracker to RocketChat", "tags": [], "nodes": [ { "id": "2eb03397-3ee1-4b10-9999-86cc0a867334", "name": "Hourly Check", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "position": [ -3216, 0 ], "parameters": { "rule": { "interval": [ { "field": "hours" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1.1 }, { "id": "e2b2952c-f756-42db-96bb-668c581183b1", "name": "Channel List", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ -3024, 0 ], "parameters": { "options": {}, "assignments": { "assignments": [ { "id": "channel-urls", "name": "channel_urls", "type": "string", "value": "=https://www.youtube.com/@NoCopyrightSounds/videos\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@chillnation/videos\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@TrapNation/videos" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 3.3 }, { "id": "d677b521-7c4e-4b30-8eb8-097af6e2b379", "name": "Process URLs", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function", "position": [ -2832, 0 ], "parameters": { "functionCode": "const urlsText = $input.item.json.channel_urls;\nconst channelUrls = urlsText.split('\\n').map(url => url.trim()).filter(url => url.length > 0 && url.startsWith('http'));\nconst processedChannels = channelUrls.map(url => {\n let channelName = '', needsChannelIdFetch = false, rssUrl = '', type = '', fetchUrl = '', videosUrl = url.replace('/videos', '') + '/videos';\n const handleMatch = url.match(/@([^/]+)/);\n if (handleMatch) {\n channelName = handleMatch[1];\n type = 'handle';\n needsChannelIdFetch = true;\n fetchUrl = url.replace('/videos', '');\n }\n const userMatch = url.match(/\\/user\\/([^/]+)/);\n if (userMatch) {\n channelName = userMatch[1];\n rssUrl = `https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?user=${channelName}`;\n type = 'user';\n needsChannelIdFetch = false;\n }\n const channelMatch = url.match(/\\/channel\\/(UC[^/]+)/);\n if (channelMatch) {\n const channelId = channelMatch[1];\n channelName = channelId;\n rssUrl = `https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=${channelId}`;\n type = 'channel';\n needsChannelIdFetch = false;\n }\n return {json: {originalUrl: url, channelName, rssUrl, videosUrl, type, needsChannelIdFetch, fetchUrl}};\n});\nreturn processedChannels;" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "f1f63f20-4582-4390-a4b3-a24913a1e210", "name": "Loop Over Channels", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches", "position": [ -2640, 0 ], "parameters": { "options": {} }, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "7ea5498f-d113-4744-9fea-a92a5444fa19", "name": "Need Channel ID?", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if", "position": [ -2448, 0 ], "parameters": { "conditions": { "boolean": [ { "value1": "={{$json.needsChannelIdFetch}}", "value2": true } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "89d1ebf6-57bc-472e-85cb-bfdf4b0e48f9", "name": "Fetch Channel Page", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ -2256, -96 ], "parameters": { "url": "={{$json.fetchUrl}}", "options": { "response": { "response": { "responseFormat": "text" } } } }, "typeVersion": 4.2, "continueOnFail": true }, { "id": "86171ccd-6601-4131-aa14-ceb71b9bc83e", "name": "Extract Channel ID", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function", "position": [ -2064, -96 ], "parameters": { "functionCode": "const html = $input.first().json.data || '';\nconst channelData = $input.first().json;\nlet channelId = null, method = 'none';\nlet match = html.match(/\"channelId\":\"(UC[^\"]+)\"/);\nif (match && match[1]) { channelId = match[1]; method = 'channelId_regex'; }\nif (!channelId) { match = html.match(/\"externalId\":\"(UC[^\"]+)\"/); if (match && match[1]) { channelId = match[1]; method = 'externalId_regex'; }}\nif (!channelId) {\n try {\n const ytInitialMatch = html.match(/var ytInitialData = (\\{.+?\\});/);\n if (ytInitialMatch && ytInitialMatch[1]) {\n const ytData = JSON.parse(ytInitialMatch[1]);\n channelId = ytData?.metadata?.channelMetadataRenderer?.externalId || ytData?.header?.c4TabbedHeaderRenderer?.channelId;\n if (channelId && channelId.startsWith('UC')) { method = 'ytInitialData'; } else { channelId = null; }\n }\n } catch (e) {}\n}\nif (channelId) {\n return [{json: {originalUrl: channelData.originalUrl, channelName: channelData.channelName, videosUrl: channelData.videosUrl, type: channelData.type, channelId, rssUrl: `https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=${channelId}`, method}}];\n}\nreturn [{json: {originalUrl: channelData.originalUrl, channelName: channelData.channelName, videosUrl: channelData.videosUrl, type: channelData.type, channelId: null, rssUrl: null, needsScraping: true}}];" }, "typeVersion": 1, "continueOnFail": true }, { "id": "62c06677-5dbd-4ee4-9527-90fe24fee224", "name": "Merge Channels", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge", "position": [ -1872, 0 ], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 2.1 }, { "id": "108b6f50-2d21-4224-9a1b-15f6ef3852ed", "name": "Has RSS URL?", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if", "position": [ -1680, 0 ], "parameters": { "conditions": { "string": [ { "value1": "={{ $json.rssUrl }}", "operation": "isNotEmpty" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "6bd5da5c-045f-4efe-96c9-a772fad86982", "name": "Fetch RSS Feed", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ -1488, -96 ], "parameters": { "url": "={{$json.rssUrl}}", "options": { "response": { "response": { "responseFormat": "text" } } } }, "typeVersion": 4.2, "continueOnFail": true }, { "id": "76736b53-59b6-4f9f-99dc-62785cd3da63", "name": "Scrape Videos Page", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [ -1488, 96 ], "parameters": { "url": "={{$json.videosUrl}}", "options": { "response": { "response": { "responseFormat": "text" } } } }, "typeVersion": 4.2, "continueOnFail": true }, { "id": "6f7d9d73-1942-4190-bd96-14cef1a52a90", "name": "Parse XML", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.xml", "position": [ -1296, -96 ], "parameters": { "options": {} }, "typeVersion": 1, "continueOnFail": true }, { "id": "02414efd-c8d2-4994-b126-431d07ddf979", "name": "Parse Scraped Videos", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function", "position": [ -1104, 96 ], "parameters": { "functionCode": "const html = $input.first().json.data || '';\nconst channelData = $input.first().json;\nif (!html) return [];\nconst videos = [];\ntry {\n const ytInitialMatch = html.match(/var ytInitialData = (\\{.+?\\});/);\n if (!ytInitialMatch) return [];\n const ytData = JSON.parse(ytInitialMatch[1]);\n const tabs = ytData?.contents?.twoColumnBrowseResultsRenderer?.tabs || [];\n for (const tab of tabs) {\n const contents = tab?.tabRenderer?.content?.sectionListRenderer?.contents || [];\n for (const section of contents) {\n const items = section?.itemSectionRenderer?.contents || [];\n for (const item of items) {\n const gridRenderer = item?.gridRenderer?.items || [];\n for (const gridItem of gridRenderer) {\n const videoRenderer = gridItem?.gridVideoRenderer;\n if (videoRenderer && videoRenderer.videoId) {\n videos.push({json: {channel: channelData.channelName || 'Unknown', title: videoRenderer.title?.runs?.[0]?.text || 'Unknown', url: `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${videoRenderer.videoId}`, published: videoRenderer.publishedTimeText?.simpleText || '', source: 'scraped', videoId: videoRenderer.videoId}});\n if (videos.length >= 20) break;\n }\n }\n if (videos.length >= 20) break;\n }\n if (videos.length >= 20) break;\n }\n if (videos.length >= 20) break;\n }\n} catch (e) {\n const videoMatches = html.match(/\"videoId\":\"([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})\"/g) || [];\n for (let i = 0; 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(linkObj.href || '') : '';\n if (videoUrl && !videoUrl.includes('/shorts/')) {\n results.push({json: {channel: channelTitle, title: entry.title || '', url: videoUrl, published: publishedStr, updated: updatedStr, source: 'rss'}});\n }\n }\n }\n }\n } else if (data.source === 'scraped' || data.source === 'scraped_regex') {\n if (data.url && !data.url.includes('/shorts/')) {\n results.push({json: data});\n }\n }\n}\nreturn results;" }, "typeVersion": 1, "alwaysOutputData": true }, { "id": "d342d259-030a-47be-bd6d-3d236418d73f", "name": "Has Videos?", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if", "position": [ -576, 0 ], "parameters": { "conditions": { "number": [ { "value1": "={{ $input.all().length }}", "value2": 1, "operation": "largerEqual" } ], "string": [ { "value1": "={{ $json.url }}", "value2": "youtube", "operation": "contains" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "669cdb4a-5add-4f98-908e-4fc1a6af4566", "name": "Loop Over Videos", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches", "position": [ -416, -96 ], "parameters": { "options": {} }, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "e4ed2923-c345-4aad-97e1-ed6b9a9dd7bb", "name": "Has New Video?", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if", "position": [ -256, -96 ], "parameters": { "conditions": { "string": [ { "value1": "={{ $json.url }}", "operation": "isNotEmpty" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "89f92304-c802-4886-a268-8048881310aa", "name": "RocketChat Notification", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rocketchat", "position": [ 80, -192 ], "parameters": { "text": "=New YouTube video!\nChannel: {{ $json.channel }}\nTitle: {{$json.title}}\nLink: {{ $json.url }}\nPublished: {{ $json.published }}\nSource: {{ $json.source }}", "channel": "YOUR-CHANNEL-NAME", "options": {}, "attachments": [] }, "credentials": { "rocketchatApi": { "name": "" } }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "d2ddb2c0-874d-4ded-a896-477fdb7f57ac", "name": "No New Video", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function", "position": [ -96, 0 ], "parameters": { "functionCode": "return [];" }, "typeVersion": 1, "alwaysOutputData": true }, { "id": "7ed90169-64b5-44e0-8b71-1c1a773fe0a9", "name": "Continue Channel", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ -416, 96 ], "parameters": { "options": {}, "assignments": { "assignments": [ { "id": "processed", "name": "processed", "type": "boolean", "value": "true" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 3.3 }, { "id": "30967f34-ee84-4135-b74e-54e1e27c5d7c", "name": "Wait 30 sec", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait", "position": [ -96, -192 ], "parameters": { "amount": 30 }, "typeVersion": 1.1 }, { "id": "d8f7bd28-6dbb-4620-ad2c-cbbec0ff7f55", "name": "Schedule", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -3440, -48 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 200, "height": 216, "content": "## Schedule\n\nRuns every hour by default. Adjust interval here if needed. Match schedule with filter window (1 hour). Avoid checking more than every 15 minutes." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "da7fd470-b90f-475a-aa4d-c54bee91b670", "name": "Config: Channel URLs", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -3120, 176 ], "parameters": { "color": 5, "width": 280, "height": 252, "content": "## CONFIG REQUIRED\n\nAdd YouTube channel URLs, one per line. All formats supported:\n- youtube.com/@handle\n- youtube.com/user/username\n- youtube.com/channel/UCxxx\n\nTip: Include /videos suffix or workflow adds it automatically." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "2359231d-a676-4839-8cba-2bf9778859c1", "name": "Performance", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -2688, -448 ], "parameters": { "color": 4, "width": 200, "height": 232, "content": "## Performance Tips\n\nMonitor 20-50 channels per workflow for best performance. For more channels, split into multiple workflows running at different times." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "9c303bb8-8c33-4d6c-8e0e-02c3d32016a4", "name": "Batch Processing", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -2720, 288 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 220, "height": 168, "content": "## Batch Processing\n\nProcesses each channel sequentially to avoid overwhelming the workflow." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "e54c6f26-31bd-4630-be5a-3b9eba5b85ee", "name": "Error Handling", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -1936, 208 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 220, "height": 204, "content": "## Error Handling\n\nHTTP nodes use continueOnFail to ensure workflow completes even if a channel fails. Failed channels are skipped, others continue processing normally." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "acb76108-d961-4990-a6e3-8e72802c09e1", "name": "Time Window", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -752, 208 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 200, "height": 196, "content": "## 1-Hour Window\n\nOnly videos published in the last hour are processed. This matches the hourly schedule and prevents duplicate notifications." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "d07a0015-ace6-4477-933e-7c97eaf6d18c", "name": "Shorts Excluded", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -752, 416 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 200, "height": 248, "content": "## Shorts Excluded\n\nYouTube Shorts are filtered out by checking URL for /shorts/ path. This keeps focus on regular videos and reduces notification volume." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "ea8e34dd-5db7-4ac8-9c36-16f4fa1e3ece", "name": "Config: RocketChat", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 80, 16 ], "parameters": { "color": 5, "width": 280, "height": 356, "content": "## CONFIG REQUIRED\n\nRocketChat setup:\n1. Create bot user in RocketChat admin\n2. Generate personal access token or use password\n3. Add bot to target notification channel\n4. Select credentials in this node\n5. Replace YOUR-CHANNEL-NAME with actual channel\n\nCustomize message template using available fields: channel, title, url, published, source." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "e716aff5-b87b-42da-8de8-b435e578ccd2", "name": "Credentials Setup", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -3328, -384 ], "parameters": { "color": 5, "width": 320, "height": 252, "content": "## Before You Start\n\nRequired: RocketChat API credentials\n\n1. Create bot user in RocketChat\n2. Generate personal access token\n3. Add credentials in n8n Credentials section\n4. Select credential in RocketChat node" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "e8e53f60-0b87-4d1d-9375-bb5f3171a84a", "name": "Main Overview", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -3888, -272 ], "parameters": { "width": 400, "height": 640, "content": "## How it works\n\nThis workflow monitors YouTube channels and sends RocketChat alerts for new videos. It runs hourly and supports all YouTube URL formats: handles, user URLs, and channel IDs.\n\nThe workflow uses dual fetching: official RSS feeds for reliability and HTML scraping for immediate results. It filters videos published in the last hour and automatically excludes YouTube Shorts. Each new video triggers a RocketChat notification with channel name, title, and link.\n\n## Setup steps\n\n1. Create RocketChat bot user and get API credentials\n2. Add bot to your notification channel\n3. Edit Channel List node: Add YouTube channel URLs, one per line\n4. Configure RocketChat node: Select credentials and set channel name\n5. Test manually: Run workflow to verify notifications work\n6. Activate: Enable workflow for automatic hourly monitoring\n\nBest practice: Keep hourly schedule to avoid rate limits and match the 1-hour filter window." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "64220b47-55a9-42e4-aa21-3ee079568e3d", "name": "URL Processing", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -2928, -192 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 300, "content": "## URL Processing\n\nParses channel URLs and identifies format type. Handles require fetching the channel page to extract the channel ID for RSS feed generation." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "d0dc82dc-7602-4938-ad57-7dfb6a2be4b4", "name": "Channel ID Extraction", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -2272, -288 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 320, "content": "## Channel ID Extraction\n\nHandle URLs need channel ID to generate RSS feed URL. Workflow scrapes the channel page HTML and uses regex to extract the ID (starts with UC)." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "52684022-bb73-48dc-8f4d-a23c2f58958c", "name": "Video Fetching", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -1520, -304 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 360, "height": 180, "content": "## Video Fetching\n\nDual approach: fetches official YouTube RSS feed when available, otherwise scrapes videos page HTML. RSS updates every 15 minutes. Both methods merge and deduplicate for maximum reliability." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "0cdd6251-777d-4cc5-9a78-5bd1ff95144c", "name": "Filtering", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -784, -192 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 220, "height": 168, "content": "## Filtering\n\nFilters videos from last hour and excludes Shorts. RSS and scraped results are deduplicated to prevent double notifications." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "8b424188-fd3a-4a97-8ae1-ae1de948a928", "name": "Troubleshooting", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 240, -320 ], "parameters": { "color": 3, "width": 280, "height": 268, "content": "## No Notifications?\n\nCommon causes:\n- No new videos in last hour (normal)\n- Wrong RocketChat credentials\n- Bot not in channel\n- Channel URL incorrect\n\nCheck node outputs and execution logs for details." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "28245fad-96f4-482a-a075-204df24a613b", "name": "Notification", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ -416, -352 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 600, "height": 124, "content": "## Notification\n\nLoops through new videos and sends RocketChat message for each. 30-second delay prevents rate limiting. 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