The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "21",
"name": "Upload video, create playlist and add video to playlist",
"nodes": [
{
"name": "On clicking 'execute'",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
210,
300
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "YouTube",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
"position": [
610,
300
],
"parameters": {
"title": "n8n",
"options": {},
"resource": "video",
"operation": "upload",
"categoryId": "28",
"regionCode": "IN",
"binaryProperty": "=data"
},
"credentials": {
"youTubeOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "Read Binary File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
"position": [
410,
300
],
"parameters": {
"filePath": ""
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "YouTube1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
"position": [
810,
300
],
"parameters": {
"title": "n8n",
"options": {},
"resource": "playlist",
"operation": "create"
},
"credentials": {
"youTubeOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"name": "YouTube2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
"position": [
1010,
300
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"videoId": "={{$node[\"YouTube\"].json[\"id\"]}}",
"resource": "playlistItem",
"playlistId": ""
},
"credentials": {
"youTubeOAuth2Api": "<your credential>"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {},
"connections": {
"YouTube": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "YouTube1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"YouTube1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "YouTube2",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Read Binary File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "YouTube",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"On clicking 'execute'": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Read Binary File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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youTubeOAuth2Api
About this workflow
Upload video, create playlist and add video to playlist. Uses manualTrigger, youTube, readBinaryFile. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →