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{
"name": "YouTube Audio Extractor - Complete Workflow",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "youtube_url",
"value": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N8tJFeMXrr8"
},
{
"name": "api_base_url",
"value": "http://your-ec2-ip:8000"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"name": "Set YouTube URL",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
240,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"httpVersion": "v2",
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $json.api_base_url }}/extract-audio-info",
"authentication": "none",
"requestFormat": "json",
"jsonParameters": true,
"parametersJson": {
"url": "={{ $json.youtube_url }}",
"format": "mp3",
"quality": "192"
},
"options": {
"timeout": 30000,
"redirect": {
"redirect": {
"followRedirects": true,
"maxRedirects": 5
}
}
}
},
"name": "Get Video Info",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4,
"position": [
460,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"boolean": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json.success }}",
"value2": true
}
]
}
},
"name": "Check if Video Info Success",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
680,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"httpVersion": "v2",
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Set YouTube URL').item.json.api_base_url }}/extract-audio",
"authentication": "none",
"requestFormat": "json",
"responseFormat": "file",
"jsonParameters": true,
"parametersJson": {
"url": "={{ $('Set YouTube URL').item.json.youtube_url }}",
"format": "mp3",
"quality": "192",
"return_url": false
},
"options": {
"timeout": 120000,
"redirect": {
"redirect": {
"followRedirects": true,
"maxRedirects": 5
}
}
}
},
"name": "Extract Audio (Binary)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4,
"position": [
900,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"httpVersion": "v2",
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Set YouTube URL').item.json.api_base_url }}/extract-audio",
"authentication": "none",
"requestFormat": "json",
"jsonParameters": true,
"parametersJson": {
"url": "={{ $('Set YouTube URL').item.json.youtube_url }}",
"format": "mp3",
"quality": "192",
"return_url": true
},
"options": {
"timeout": 120000,
"redirect": {
"redirect": {
"followRedirects": true,
"maxRedirects": 5
}
}
}
},
"name": "Extract Audio (URL)",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4,
"position": [
900,
400
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"errorMessage": "Failed to get video info. Error: {{ $json.detail || 'Unknown error' }}"
},
"name": "Stop on Error",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
680,
500
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "video_title",
"value": "={{ $('Get Video Info').item.json.title }}"
},
{
"name": "video_duration",
"value": "={{ $('Get Video Info').item.json.duration }}"
},
{
"name": "video_uploader",
"value": "={{ $('Get Video Info').item.json.uploader }}"
},
{
"name": "extraction_method",
"value": "={{ $('Get Video Info').item.json.extraction_method || 'standard' }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"name": "Process Video Info",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1120,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"httpVersion": "v2",
"method": "GET",
"url": "={{ $('Set YouTube URL').item.json.api_base_url }}{{ $json.download_url }}",
"authentication": "none",
"responseFormat": "file",
"options": {
"timeout": 60000
}
},
"name": "Download Audio File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4,
"position": [
1120,
400
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "final_status",
"value": "Audio extraction completed successfully"
},
{
"name": "video_title",
"value": "={{ $('Get Video Info').item.json.title }}"
},
{
"name": "file_size_binary",
"value": "={{ $('Extract Audio (Binary)').item.binary.data ? 'Binary data available' : 'No binary data' }}"
},
{
"name": "download_url",
"value": "={{ $('Extract Audio (URL)').item.json.download_url || 'No URL available' }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"name": "Final Results",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1340,
300
]
}
],
"connections": {
"Set YouTube URL": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Video Info",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Video Info": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check if Video Info Success",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check if Video Info Success": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Audio (Binary)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Extract Audio (URL)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Stop on Error",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Audio (Binary)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Process Video Info",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Audio (URL)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Audio File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Process Video Info": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Final Results",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Audio File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Final Results",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "1",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"id": "youtube-audio-extractor",
"tags": []
}
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About this workflow
YouTube Audio Extractor - Complete Workflow. Uses httpRequest, stopAndError. Manual trigger; 9 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/0xabstracted/socialmedia-audio-extractor/blob/main/docs/integration/templates/n8n_workflow_template.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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