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The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "Kenya Documentary Series Upload Workflow",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"triggerTimes": {
"items": [
{
"hour": 10,
"minute": 0
}
],
"timeZone": "Africa/Nairobi"
}
},
"name": "Cron Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
250,
100
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"fileId": "={{$json[\"episodeScriptFileId\"]}}"
},
"name": "Get Script File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
450,
100
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.texttospeech.service/v1/tts",
"method": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"bodyParametersJson": {
"text": "={{$node[\"Get Script File\"].json[\"data\"]}}",
"voice": "en-US-Standard-A"
}
},
"name": "Generate Voice-Over",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
650,
100
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.animation.service/v1/render",
"method": "POST",
"jsonParameters": true,
"bodyParametersJson": {
"script": "={{$node[\"Get Script File\"].json[\"data\"]}}",
"voiceFile": "={{$node[\"Generate Voice-Over\"].json[\"audioUrl\"]}}",
"assets": "={{$json[\"episodeAssets\"]}}",
"template": "documentaryTemplate"
}
},
"name": "Generate Animation",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
850,
100
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"url": "={{$node[\"Generate Animation\"].json[\"videoUrl\"]}}",
"method": "GET",
"responseFormat": "file",
"downloadPropertyName": "videoFile"
},
"name": "Download Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1050,
100
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"operation": "upload",
"title": "Kenya\u2019s Key Post-Independence Assassinations \u2013 Episode {{$json[\"episodeNumber\"]}}: {{$json[\"episodeTitle\"]}}",
"binaryPropertyName": "videoFile",
"description": "={{$json[\"videoDescription\"]}}",
"tags": "={{$json[\"videoKeywords\"]}}",
"publishAt": "={{$json[\"scheduledPublishTime\"]}}",
"privacyStatus": "unlisted"
},
"name": "YouTube Upload",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.youtube",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1250,
100
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"fileId": "={{$json[\"episodeScriptFileId\"]}}",
"fields": [
{
"field": "UploadStatus",
"value": "Uploaded"
},
{
"field": "YouTubeUrl",
"value": "={{$node[\"YouTube Upload\"].json[\"url\"]}}"
}
]
},
"name": "Update Log Sheet",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1450,
100
]
}
],
"connections": {
"Cron Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Script File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Script File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Voice-Over",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Generate Animation",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Voice-Over": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Animation",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
}
]
]
},
"Generate Animation": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "YouTube Upload",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"YouTube Upload": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update Log Sheet",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {},
"versionId": 1
}
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About this workflow
Kenya Documentary Series Upload Workflow. Uses googleDrive, httpRequest, youtube, googleSheets. Scheduled trigger; 7 nodes.
Source: https://gist.github.com/tradelikeme23-art/182496ae5d647f5ce82927b641f9ef2d — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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