Auto-Update YouTube Video Descriptions with Text

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{
  "name": "Automatically Update YouTube Video Descriptions with Inserted Text",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "19cafddc-6199-4418-8213-9743c34c9176",
      "name": "Get All Videos",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
      "position": [
        480,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "limit": 3,
        "filters": {},
        "options": {
          "order": "date"
        },
        "resource": "video"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "63a6a8e6-994f-46ab-a731-609549fec99f",
      "name": "Update Video Description",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
      "position": [
        1320,
        460
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "title": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.title }}",
        "videoId": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.id}}",
        "resource": "video",
        "operation": "update",
        "categoryId": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.categoryId }}",
        "regionCode": "US",
        "updateFields": {
          "tags": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.tags.join() }}",
          "description": "={{ $json.updatedDescription }}"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "ce147272-f6c3-4cfb-954b-9a77c63a6232",
      "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        120,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "9ba206b2-1161-41a3-8581-d60dae665096",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        100,
        120
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 5,
        "width": 580,
        "height": 180,
        "content": "## Insert Text into YouTube Video Descriptions\n**Automatically insert a row of text between two specified rows** in all your YouTube video descriptions. \n\nThis workflow is ideal for YouTubers who need to update multiple video descriptions at once. Easily add a new link or text between existing lines, ensuring consistency across all your video descriptions without manual edits."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "e05f5b9c-c160-45d7-b67a-62d68acc0829",
      "name": "Sticky Note1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 340,
        "height": 260,
        "content": "## Configure text string to insert \ud83d\udc46 \nDefine the text string (row) that will be added to your YouTube video descriptions.\n\n### Variables\n- **rowBefore** \u2192 The new row will be inserted *after* this line.\n- **rowToInsert** -\u2192 The text or link you want to add.\n- **rowAfter**\u2192 The new row will be inserted *before* this line.\n\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "51a3fd15-8767-4cc0-98a8-fe98ec90db70",
      "name": "Set String to Insert",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        300,
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "a05b56b1-6f18-4359-aa4b-127399877301",
              "name": "rowBefore",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "=https://firstlink.com"
            },
            {
              "id": "95ac4a95-cdf4-4d7a-b9a3-78d54c879115",
              "name": "rowToInsert",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "https://mynewlinktoinsert.com"
            },
            {
              "id": "ded86a1f-f0a5-42b8-9176-9be4038f6290",
              "name": "rowAfter",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "https://secondlink.com"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "590b8bb3-6eb4-4bb8-af4c-c2d95221f045",
      "name": "Loop Over Videos",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches",
      "position": [
        700,
        380
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "reset": false
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3
    },
    {
      "id": "a80ac941-0a99-4eab-8a6c-effef1e136fa",
      "name": "Get Specific Video",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
      "position": [
        900,
        460
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "videoId": "={{ $json.id.videoId }}",
        "resource": "video",
        "operation": "get"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "2c4519e2-1af9-42d7-818c-8165365587fb",
      "name": "Create New Video Description with Row Inserted",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        1100,
        460
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Access the input data (YouTube description)\nconst description = $('Get Specific Video').first().json.snippet.description;\n//console.log(inputData)\n\nconst variables = $('Set String to Insert').first().json\n// Define the rows to search for and the row to insert\nconst rowBefore = variables.rowBefore;\nconst rowAfter = variables.rowAfter;\nconst rowToInsert = variables.rowToInsert;\n\n// Split the description into an array of rows\nconst rows = description.split(\"\\n\");\nconsole.log(rows)\n// Find the index of the rowBefore and rowAfter\nconst indexBefore = rows.findIndex(row => row.trim() === rowBefore);\nconst indexAfter = rows.findIndex(row => row.trim() === rowAfter);\n\n// Check if both rows are found and rowBefore comes before rowAfter\nif (indexBefore !== -1 && indexAfter !== -1 && indexBefore < indexAfter) {\n  // Insert the new row between rowBefore and rowAfter\n  rows.splice(indexBefore + 1, 0, rowToInsert);\n}\n\n// Join the rows back into a single string\nconst updatedDescription = rows.join(\"\\n\");\n\n// Return the updated description in the correct n8n output structure\nreturn [\n  {\n    json: {\n      updatedDescription: updatedDescription\n    }\n  }\n];"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "50fd0bcb-7441-45eb-ab58-ca2a7de78516",
  "connections": {
    "Get All Videos": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Loop Over Videos",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Loop Over Videos": {
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        [],
        [
          {
            "node": "Get Specific Video",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
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    },
    "Get Specific Video": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Create New Video Description with Row Inserted",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set String to Insert": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Get All Videos",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Update Video Description": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Loop Over Videos",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set String to Insert",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Create New Video Description with Row Inserted": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Update Video Description",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

About this workflow

Automatically Update YouTube Video Descriptions with Inserted Text. Uses youTube, manualTrigger, stickyNote, splitInBatches. Event-driven trigger; 9 nodes.

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