This workflow follows the Google Drive → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "aVienX696oMCH1DR",
"name": "Tiktok Downloader",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "4dc30078-c7df-4bcb-91ed-953cd6da4a13",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
-280,
20
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5598aa10-f667-4023-b9de-fe07e86badec",
"name": "Get TikTok Video Page Data",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
40,
20
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@randomspamvideos25/video/7251387037834595630",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"fullResponse": true,
"responseFormat": "text"
}
}
},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "User-Agent",
"value": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) Chrome/91.0.4472.124"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "734a5304-f67f-4ace-a1da-0d268664452c",
"name": "Scrape raw video URL",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
480,
20
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const html = $input.first().json.data;\nconst headers = $input.first().json.headers || {};\nconst cookies = headers['set-cookie'] || [];\n\nif (!html) {\n throw new Error(\"HTML body is undefined. Check the previous node's output.\");\n}\nconst regex = /<script id=\"__UNIVERSAL_DATA_FOR_REHYDRATION__\" type=\"application\\/json\">([\\s\\S]*?)<\\/script>/;\nconst match = html.match(regex);\n\nif (match) {\n const jsonStr = match[1];\n const data = JSON.parse(jsonStr);\n const videoUrl = data?.__DEFAULT_SCOPE__?.[\"webapp.video-detail\"]?.itemInfo?.itemStruct?.video?.playAddr;\n if (!videoUrl) {\n throw new Error(\"Could not find video URL in the JSON data.\");\n }\n return [{ json: { videoUrl, cookies: cookies.join('; ') } }];\n} else {\n throw new Error(\"Could not find __UNIVERSAL_DATA_FOR_REHYDRATION__ script in the HTML.\");\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "f574ccb8-6f5f-4e55-a2d5-7ad775d3c4e5",
"name": "Output video file without watermark",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
900,
20
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.videoUrl }}",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"responseFormat": "file"
}
},
"allowUnauthorizedCerts": true
},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "User-Agent",
"value": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/91.0.4472.124 Safari/537.36"
},
{
"name": "Referer",
"value": "https://www.tiktok.com/"
},
{
"name": "Accept",
"value": "video/mp4,video/webm,video/*;q=0.9,application/octet-stream;q=0.8"
},
{
"name": "Accept-Language",
"value": "en-US,en;q=0.5"
},
{
"name": "Connection",
"value": "keep-alive"
},
{
"name": "Cookie",
"value": "={{ $json.cookies }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "73d4ffa7-2264-4a84-9ab2-2004342e3039",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-140,
-180
],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"width": 460,
"height": 360,
"content": "## 1. Load the video page\nOpen this node and replace the URL with the one of the video you want to download without a watermark.\n\nA Tiktok video URL looks like: https://www.tiktok.com/@Username_here/video/Video_ID_Here\n\nOutputs the returned page HTML along with the session cookies\n\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "848fc04b-2620-4d83-8701-52c053f7c017",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
340,
-180
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 380,
"height": 360,
"content": "## 2. Find the raw video URL\nParses through all of the HTML and finds the section containing the video URL before the watermark is applied"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "40b3a2bd-5733-43a8-951c-d5fa26647615",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
740,
-180
],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 400,
"height": 360,
"content": "## 3. Output video file without watermark\nUsing the cookies from step 1, a request is made to access the original video file as shown on TikTok"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "36629265-f139-433f-9603-0670a08be1ed",
"name": "Upload to Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
300,
360
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $node[\"Get TikTok Video Page Data\"].parameter[\"url\"].match(/\\/video\\/(\\d+)/)[1] + \".mp4\" }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "root",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive",
"cachedResultName": "/ (Root folder)"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "94364c83-14ce-48c3-afe5-b7cd8addd2a0",
"name": "Set file permissions to public with link",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
560,
360
],
"parameters": {
"fileId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}"
},
"options": {},
"operation": "share",
"permissionsUi": {
"permissionsValues": {
"role": "writer",
"type": "anyone",
"allowFileDiscovery": true
}
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "d37ad36c-0b7f-4c2c-9538-dc8bf75e997f",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
260,
200
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 500,
"height": 320,
"content": "## (Optional) Upload video to Google Drive\nAn expression is used to save the file to your Google Drive as Video_ID.mp4\n\nNote: Must have Google Drive API enabled in [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/api/drive.googleapis.com/overview) OAuth ClientID and Client Secret credentials setup"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "70234bbb-ccaf-4291-a50b-063e07303678",
"connections": {
"Scrape raw video URL": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Output video file without watermark",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload to Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set file permissions to public with link",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get TikTok Video Page Data": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Scrape raw video URL",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get TikTok Video Page Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Output video file without watermark": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload to Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2Api
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How this works
This workflow enables you to download TikTok videos directly to your Google Drive without watermarks, saving time on manual extraction and storage. It's ideal for content creators, marketers, or researchers who frequently need clean video files for editing, analysis, or archiving, bypassing the hassle of browser extensions or third-party apps. The key step involves scraping the raw video URL from the TikTok page via an HTTP request, followed by fetching and uploading the file seamlessly to Drive.
Use this workflow when you have a steady stream of TikTok links to process in batches, such as curating social media content or building a video library. Avoid it for real-time or high-volume downloads, where API limits or rate throttling might apply; instead, opt for official TikTok tools if compliance is a concern. Common variations include adding email notifications after uploads or integrating with other storage services like Dropbox for broader file management.
About this workflow
Tiktok Downloader. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, stickyNote, googleDrive. Event-driven trigger; 10 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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