Rahul Joshi This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #4900 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Google Drive → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
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"name": "YouTube Upload Automation",
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"parameters": {},
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},
{
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"name": "Get Video File Id",
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"parameters": {},
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{
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{
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"name": "Upload to YouTube",
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
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},
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],
"active": false,
"settings": {
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"connections": {
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{
"node": "Get Video File Id",
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}
]
]
},
"Update Status": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Folder Name",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Folder Name": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Move Video File to Folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"M-F 9am,12pm,3pm": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Google Sheets",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Video File Id": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Video Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload to YouTube": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Update Status",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Video Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload to YouTube",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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