This workflow follows the Error Trigger → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "9nBQ1BfwxLhuzTcK",
"name": "google drive to instagram, tiktok and youtube",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "b6c1d2f5-a8de-42dc-a164-3b1e80b2f19d",
"name": "Google Drive Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger",
"position": [
220,
320
],
"parameters": {
"event": "fileCreated",
"options": {},
"pollTimes": {
"item": [
{
"mode": "everyMinute"
}
]
},
"triggerOn": "specificFolder",
"folderToWatch": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "18m0i341QLQuyWuHv_FBdz8-r-QDtofYm",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18m0i341QLQuyWuHv_FBdz8-r-QDtofYm",
"cachedResultName": "Influencersde"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1dda484a-f6f5-4677-85a3-09b2a47e69c4",
"name": "Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
400,
320
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "",
"value": "={{ $json.id || $json.data[0].id }}"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "download",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1,
"waitBetweenTries": 5000
},
{
"id": "f9388923-b20e-40f0-ba10-fd00b463b1a7",
"name": "Error Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.errorTrigger",
"position": [
620,
660
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "eda45ad6-d976-4665-9b6d-dae4c3212191",
"name": "Telegram",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
"position": [
960,
640
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=\ud83d\udd14 ERROR SUBIENDO VIDEOS",
"additionalFields": {
"appendAttribution": false
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"waitBetweenTries": 5000
},
{
"id": "7b1d6015-49b8-423c-be64-e905ff791574",
"name": "If",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"version": 1,
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "9fadb3fd-2547-42bd-8f40-f410a97dcf57",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notContains"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.trigger.error.message }}",
"rightValue": "The DNS server returned an error, perhaps the server is offline"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "6e9882aa-b11f-4c1a-8600-eedda9d92046",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-220,
0
],
"parameters": {
"width": 860,
"height": 260,
"content": "## Description\nThis automation allows you to upload a video to a configured Google Drive folder, and it will automatically create descriptions and upload it to Instagram and TikTok.\n\n## How to Use\n1. Generate an API token at upload-post.com and add to Upload to Tiktok and Upload to Instagram nodes\n2. Configure your Google Drive folder\n3. Customize the OpenAI prompt for your specific use case\n4. Optional: Configure Telegram for error notifications\n\n## Requirements\n- upload-post.com account\n- Google Drive account\n- OpenAI API key\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b3eed1dc-8273-4593-ab07-8860fffa0907",
"name": "Get Audio from Video",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"notes": "Extract the audio from video for generate the description",
"position": [
860,
320
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"resource": "audio",
"operation": "transcribe"
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1,
"waitBetweenTries": 5000
},
{
"id": "b057fea0-087e-4c7f-b5ac-6d16ca658437",
"name": "Read video from Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.writeBinaryFile",
"position": [
580,
320
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fileName": "={{ $json.originalFilename.replaceAll(\" \", \"_\") }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f9296b8f-b631-4df4-b8b5-aa7139dd65cd",
"name": "Generate Description for Videos in Tiktok and Instagram",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"notes": "Request to OpenAi for generate description with the audio extracted from the video",
"position": [
1060,
320
],
"parameters": {
"modelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4o",
"cachedResultName": "GPT-4O"
},
"options": {},
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are an expert assistant in creating engaging social media video titles."
},
{
"content": "=I'm going to upload a video to social media. Here are some examples of descriptions that have worked well on Instagram:\n\nFollow and save for later. Discover InfluencersDe, the AI tool that automates TikTok creation and publishing to drive traffic to your website. Perfect for entrepreneurs and brands.\n#digitalmarketing #ugc #tiktok #ai #influencersde #contentcreation\n\nDiscover the video marketing revolution with InfluencersDe!\n.\n.\n.\n#socialmedia #videomarketing #ai #tiktok #influencersde #growthhacking\n\nDon't miss InfluencersDe, the tool that transforms your marketing strategy with just one click!\n.\n.\n.\n#ugc #ai #tiktok #digitalmarketing #influencersde #branding\n\nCan you create another title for the Instagram post based on this recognized audio from the video?\n\nAudio: {{ $('Get Audio from Video').item.json.text }}\n\nIMPORTANT: Reply only with the description, don't add anything else."
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 1.4,
"waitBetweenTries": 5000
},
{
"id": "e80758fd-5532-48b0-b663-085629137fc0",
"name": "Read Video from Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
"position": [
1620,
100
],
"parameters": {
"filePath": "={{ $('Read video from Google Drive').item.json.originalFilename.replaceAll(\" \", \"_\") }}",
"dataPropertyName": "datavideo"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "8f13c601-4282-4a44-8e8a-dc88e4165ee4",
"name": "Read Video from Google Drive2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
"position": [
1620,
400
],
"parameters": {
"filePath": "={{ $('Read video from Google Drive').item.json.originalFilename.replaceAll(\" \", \"_\") }}",
"dataPropertyName": "datavideo"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1b46976e-be37-49bd-b77b-e48d8e619954",
"name": "Upload Video and Description to Tiktok",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"notes": "Generate in upload-post.com the token and add to the credentials in the header-> Authorization: Apikey (token here)",
"position": [
1880,
100
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.upload-post.com/api/upload",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "title",
"value": "={{ $('Generate Description for Videos in Tiktok and Instagram').item.json.message.content.replaceAll(\"\\\"\", \"\") }}"
},
{
"name": "platform[]",
"value": "tiktok"
},
{
"name": "video",
"parameterType": "formBinaryData",
"inputDataFieldName": "datavideo"
},
{
"name": "user",
"value": "Add user generated in upload-post"
}
]
},
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "0404a57f-2c1a-4ccd-90df-893dd01acaa0",
"name": "Upload Video and Description to Instagram",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"notes": "Generate in upload-post.com the token and add to the credentials in the header-> Authorization: Apikey (token here)",
"position": [
1880,
400
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.upload-post.com/api/upload",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "title",
"value": "={{ $('Generate Description for Videos in Tiktok and Instagram').item.json.message.content.replaceAll(\"\\\"\", \"\") }}"
},
{
"name": "platform[]",
"value": "instagram"
},
{
"name": "video",
"parameterType": "formBinaryData",
"inputDataFieldName": "datavideo"
},
{
"name": "user",
"value": "Add user generated in upload-post"
}
]
},
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "358da7b7-2d0a-475b-a10d-ffc499b5e99d",
"name": "Read Video from Google Drive3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
"position": [
1620,
660
],
"parameters": {
"filePath": "={{ $('Read video from Google Drive').item.json.originalFilename.replaceAll(\" \", \"_\") }}",
"dataPropertyName": "datavideo"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0e46ee9b-e466-4a5d-8916-3836eed4fc2d",
"name": "Upload Video and Description to Youtube",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"notes": "Generate in upload-post.com the token and add to the credentials in the header-> Authorization: Apikey (token here)",
"position": [
1880,
660
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.upload-post.com/api/upload",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "title",
"value": "={{ $('Generate Description for Videos in Tiktok and Instagram').item.json.message.content.replaceAll(\"\\\"\", \"\").substring(0, 70) }}\n"
},
{
"name": "platform[]",
"value": "youtube"
},
{
"name": "video",
"parameterType": "formBinaryData",
"inputDataFieldName": "datavideo"
},
{
"name": "user",
"value": "test2"
}
]
},
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 4.2
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "13975e04-a6c4-42d0-887c-e6c4ff219f42",
"connections": {
"If": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Telegram",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read video from Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Error Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "If",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Audio from Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Description for Videos in Tiktok and Instagram",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Google Drive Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Video from Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload Video and Description to Tiktok",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read video from Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Audio from Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Video from Google Drive2": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload Video and Description to Instagram",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Video from Google Drive3": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload Video and Description to Youtube",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Description for Videos in Tiktok and Instagram": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read Video from Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Read Video from Google Drive2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Read Video from Google Drive3",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2ApihttpHeaderAuthopenAiApi
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How this works
Effortlessly distribute your video content from Google Drive across social platforms to reach wider audiences without manual uploads, saving hours of repetitive work for content creators and marketers. This workflow automatically detects new videos in your specified Google Drive folder and processes them for posting to Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, ensuring consistent branding and timely sharing. The key step involves using OpenAI to extract audio from the video, enabling tailored captions or enhancements before distribution, all triggered by file events in Google Drive.
Use this workflow when you regularly upload videos to Google Drive and want seamless multi-platform publishing, such as for vloggers or small teams managing social media. Avoid it for live streaming needs or if your content requires complex editing beyond basic AI audio extraction, as it focuses on automated posting rather than production. Common variations include adding custom metadata prompts in OpenAI for platform-specific optimisations or integrating Telegram notifications for upload confirmations.
About this workflow
google drive to instagram, tiktok and youtube. Uses googleDriveTrigger, googleDrive, errorTrigger, telegram. Event-driven trigger; 15 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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