This workflow follows the HTTP Request → YouTube recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"name": "YouTube English",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "cronExpression",
"expression": "0 6,10,14,18,22 * * *"
}
]
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0001-4000-8000-000000000001",
"name": "Schedule 5\u00d7 Daily",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1.2,
"position": [
0,
300
]
},
{
"parameters": {},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0002-4000-8000-000000000002",
"name": "Manual Test",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
0,
100
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "cfg-lang",
"name": "lang",
"value": "en",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "cfg-theme",
"name": "theme",
"value": "",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "cfg-themes-csv",
"name": "themesCsv",
"value": "",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "cfg-duration",
"name": "duration",
"value": 60,
"type": "number"
},
{
"id": "cfg-tier",
"name": "tier",
"value": "flux",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "cfg-privacy",
"name": "youtubePrivacy",
"value": "public",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "cfg-api",
"name": "pipelineApiBase",
"value": "http://host.docker.internal:8765",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "cfg-host",
"name": "pipelineHostPath",
"value": "/Users/user/Downloads/n8n-youtube",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "cfg-container",
"name": "pipelineContainerPath",
"value": "/home/node/.n8n-files/youtube_videos",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0003-4000-8000-000000000003",
"name": "Configure Job",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
260,
200
],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "REQUIRED: lang (en or hi).\nSet pipelineApiBase (not /generate). Host n8n: http://127.0.0.1:8765"
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const item = $input.first().json;\nconst lang = String(item.lang || '').trim().toLowerCase();\n\nif (!lang) {\n throw new Error('Configure Job: lang is required. Set to \"en\" or \"hi\".');\n}\nif (!['en', 'hi'].includes(lang)) {\n throw new Error(`Configure Job: invalid lang \"${lang}\" \u2014 use \"en\" or \"hi\".`);\n}\n\nlet theme = String(item.theme ?? '').trim().toLowerCase();\nif (theme === 'auto') {\n theme = '';\n}\n\nconst themesCsv = String(item.themesCsv ?? '').trim();\nif (themesCsv) {\n const pool = themesCsv.split(',').map((t) => t.trim().toLowerCase()).filter(Boolean);\n if (pool.length === 0) {\n throw new Error('Configure Job: themesCsv is set but contains no valid themes.');\n }\n}\n\nconst duration = Number(item.duration ?? 45);\nif (Number.isNaN(duration) || duration < 10 || duration > 120) {\n throw new Error('Configure Job: duration must be between 10 and 120 seconds.');\n}\n\nconst tier = String(item.tier || 'flux').trim().toLowerCase();\nif (!['flux', 'wan'].includes(tier)) {\n throw new Error(`Configure Job: invalid tier \"${tier}\" \u2014 use \"flux\" or \"wan\".`);\n}\n\nconst privacy = String(item.youtubePrivacy || 'private').trim().toLowerCase();\nif (!['private', 'unlisted', 'public'].includes(privacy)) {\n throw new Error(`Configure Job: invalid youtubePrivacy \"${privacy}\".`);\n}\n\nconst pipelineApiBase = String(item.pipelineApiBase || item.pipelineApiUrl || 'http://127.0.0.1:8765')\n .trim()\n .replace(/\\/generate\\/?$/, '')\n .replace(/\\/$/, '');\nconst pipelineHostPath = String(item.pipelineHostPath || '/Users/user/Downloads/n8n-youtube').trim().replace(/\\/$/, '');\nconst pipelineContainerPath = String(item.pipelineContainerPath || '/home/node/.n8n-files/youtube_videos').trim().replace(/\\/$/, '');\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n lang,\n theme,\n themesCsv,\n themeRandom: !theme,\n duration,\n tier,\n youtubePrivacy: privacy,\n pipelineApiBase,\n pipelineHostPath,\n pipelineContainerPath,\n },\n}];"
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0004-4000-8000-000000000004",
"name": "Validate Language",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
500,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'script', lang: $json.lang, theme: $json.theme, themesCsv: $json.themesCsv, duration: $json.duration, tier: $json.tier }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0010-4000-8000-000000000010",
"name": "Generate Script",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
740,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'voice', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 3600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0011-4000-8000-000000000011",
"name": "Generate Voice",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
980,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'music', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 3600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0012-4000-8000-000000000012",
"name": "Generate Music",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
1220,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'images', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 3600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0013-4000-8000-000000000013",
"name": "Generate Images",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
1460,
200
],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "Skipped automatically when tier=wan"
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'clips', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 3600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0014-4000-8000-000000000014",
"name": "Generate Clips",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
1700,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'video', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0015-4000-8000-000000000015",
"name": "Assemble Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
1940,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'subtitles', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0016-4000-8000-000000000016",
"name": "Add Subtitles",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
2180,
200
],
"notesInFlow": true,
"notes": "Skipped automatically for Hindi (hi)"
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'audio_mix', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 300000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0017-4000-8000-000000000017",
"name": "Mix Audio",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
2420,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "={{ $('Validate Language').item.json.pipelineApiBase + '/step' }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ stage: 'final', run_id: $json.run_id }) }}",
"options": {
"timeout": 600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0018-4000-8000-000000000018",
"name": "Final Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
2660,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const item = $input.first().json;\nconst result = item.final_video ? item : (item.body || item);\n\nif (result.error) {\n throw new Error(result.error);\n}\nif (!result.final_video && !result.video_url) {\n throw new Error('Pipeline response missing final_video: ' + JSON.stringify(result).slice(0, 2000));\n}\n\nfunction loadConfig() {\n for (const name of ['Validate Language', 'Configure Job']) {\n try {\n const row = $(name).first();\n if (row && row.json) return row.json;\n } catch (_) { /* node not in this execution */ }\n }\n return {};\n}\n\nfunction stripTrailingSlash(s) {\n return s.endsWith('/') ? s.slice(0, -1) : s;\n}\n\nconst config = loadConfig();\nconst hostRoot = stripTrailingSlash(String(config.pipelineHostPath || '/Users/user/Downloads/n8n-youtube'));\nconst outputHostRoot = hostRoot + '/output';\nconst containerRoot = stripTrailingSlash(String(config.pipelineContainerPath || '/home/node/.n8n-files/youtube_videos'));\n\nfunction toContainerPath(p) {\n const path = String(p || '');\n if (path.startsWith(containerRoot + '/') || path === containerRoot) return path;\n if (path.startsWith(outputHostRoot + '/')) return containerRoot + path.slice(outputHostRoot.length);\n if (path.startsWith(hostRoot + '/output/')) return containerRoot + path.slice((hostRoot + '/output').length);\n if (path.startsWith(hostRoot + '/')) return '/pipeline' + path.slice(hostRoot.length);\n return path;\n}\n\nconst NL = String.fromCharCode(10);\nconst script = result.script || {};\nconst lang = script.language || config.lang || 'en';\nconst theme = script.content_type || script.theme || result.theme || config.theme || 'story';\nconst isHindi = lang === 'hi' || lang === 'hindi';\nconst langTag = isHindi ? 'hindi' : 'english';\n\n// Hashtags: prefer LLM hashtags, else derive. Strip '#', dedupe, always include shorts.\nlet hashtags = Array.isArray(script.hashtags) && script.hashtags.length\n ? script.hashtags.slice()\n : ['shorts', theme, langTag, 'kids', 'story'];\nhashtags = hashtags\n .map((h) => String(h).replace(/[\\u0900-\\u097F]+/g, '').split('#').join('').trim().split(' ').filter(Boolean).join(''))\n .filter(Boolean)\n .map((h) => h.toLowerCase());\nif (!hashtags.includes('shorts')) hashtags.push('shorts');\nhashtags = Array.from(new Set(hashtags)).slice(0, 6);\nconst hashtagLine = hashtags.slice(0, 5).map((h) => '#' + h).join(' ');\n\nfunction buildUploadTitle(base, allTags, maxChars, hashtagCount) {\n let titleBase = String(base || '').trim();\n if (titleBase.includes('#')) return titleBase.slice(0, maxChars);\n const titleTags = allTags.slice(0, hashtagCount);\n if (!titleTags.length) return titleBase.slice(0, maxChars);\n const suffix = ' ' + titleTags.map((h) => '#' + h).join(' ');\n const maxBase = maxChars - suffix.length;\n if (maxBase <= 10) return titleBase.slice(0, maxChars);\n if (titleBase.length > maxBase) titleBase = titleBase.slice(0, maxBase - 1).trim() + '\u2026';\n return (titleBase + suffix).slice(0, maxChars);\n}\n\n// Title: LLM SEO title (often already includes hashtags) or base title + first LLM hashtags.\nconst titleHashtagCount = 2;\nconst titleMaxChars = 100;\nlet title = buildUploadTitle(\n script.youtube_title || script.title || ('Kids ' + theme + ' - ' + langTag),\n hashtags,\n titleMaxChars,\n titleHashtagCount,\n);\nif (title.length > titleMaxChars) title = title.slice(0, titleMaxChars - 1).trim() + '\u2026';\n\n// Description: prefer LLM SEO description, else narration. Append hashtags. Cap ~4900 chars.\nconst narration = script.narration || script.script || '';\nconst descBody = String(script.youtube_description || narration || '').trim();\nlet description = (descBody + NL + NL + hashtagLine).trim();\nif (description.length > 4900) description = description.slice(0, 4900);\n\n// Tags: prefer LLM SEO tags, else derive. Sanitize, dedupe, obey YouTube ~500-char total budget.\nlet tagList = Array.isArray(script.youtube_tags) && script.youtube_tags.length\n ? script.youtube_tags.slice()\n : [theme, 'kids', 'story', 'shorts', 'hindi', 'cartoon'];\ntagList = tagList\n .map((t) => String(t).replace(/[\\u0900-\\u097F]+/g, '').split('#').join('').split(',').join('').trim().split(' ').filter(Boolean).join(' '))\n .filter(Boolean)\n .map((t) => t.toLowerCase());\ntagList = Array.from(new Set(tagList));\nconst cappedTags = [];\nlet tagChars = 0;\nfor (const t of tagList) {\n const add = (cappedTags.length ? 1 : 0) + t.length;\n if (tagChars + add > 480) break;\n cappedTags.push(t);\n tagChars += add;\n if (cappedTags.length >= 15) break;\n}\nconst tags = cappedTags.join(',');\n\nconst apiBase = config.pipelineApiBase || 'http://host.docker.internal:8765';\nconst videoUrl = result.video_url || (stripTrailingSlash(apiBase) + '/video/' + result.run_id);\n\nreturn [{\n json: {\n final_video: toContainerPath(result.final_video),\n video_url: videoUrl,\n output_dir: toContainerPath(result.output_dir),\n run_id: result.run_id,\n title,\n description,\n tags,\n hashtags: hashtagLine,\n hookText: String(script.hook_text || ''),\n titleVariants: Array.isArray(script.title_variants) ? script.title_variants : [],\n youtubePrivacy: config.youtubePrivacy || 'public',\n selfDeclaredMadeForKids: false,\n lang,\n theme,\n },\n}];\n"
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0006-4000-8000-000000000006",
"name": "Parse Pipeline Result",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
2900,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "GET",
"url": "={{ $json.video_url }}",
"options": {
"response": {
"response": {
"responseFormat": "file"
}
},
"timeout": 600000
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0007-4000-8000-000000000007",
"name": "Fetch Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 4.2,
"position": [
3140,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "video",
"operation": "upload",
"title": "={{ $('Parse Pipeline Result').item.json.title }}",
"regionCode": "AE",
"categoryId": "Entertainment",
"binaryPropertyName": "data",
"options": {
"description": "={{ $('Parse Pipeline Result').item.json.description }}",
"privacyStatus": "={{ $('Parse Pipeline Result').item.json.youtubePrivacy }}",
"tags": "={{ $('Parse Pipeline Result').item.json.tags }}",
"selfDeclaredMadeForKids": false,
"notifySubscribers": true
}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0008-4000-8000-000000000008",
"name": "Upload to YouTube",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
3380,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "done1",
"name": "status",
"value": "uploaded",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "done2",
"name": "youtubeVideoId",
"value": "={{ $json.id }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "done3",
"name": "youtubeUrl",
"value": "=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={{ $json.id }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "done4",
"name": "localVideo",
"value": "={{ $('Parse Pipeline Result').item.json.final_video }}",
"type": "string"
},
{
"id": "done5",
"name": "runId",
"value": "={{ $('Parse Pipeline Result').item.json.run_id }}",
"type": "string"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-0009-4000-8000-000000000009",
"name": "Upload Complete",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 3.4,
"position": [
3620,
200
]
}
],
"connections": {
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"main": [
[
{
"node": "Configure Job",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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},
"Manual Test": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Configure Job",
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"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Configure Job": {
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{
"node": "Validate Language",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Validate Language": {
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{
"node": "Generate Script",
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"Generate Script": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Voice",
"type": "main",
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}
]
]
},
"Generate Voice": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Music",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Music": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Images",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
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},
"Generate Images": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Clips",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Clips": {
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[
{
"node": "Assemble Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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]
},
"Assemble Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Add Subtitles",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Add Subtitles": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Mix Audio",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Mix Audio": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Final Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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"Final Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Parse Pipeline Result",
"type": "main",
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"Parse Pipeline Result": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Fetch Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fetch Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload to YouTube",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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"Upload to YouTube": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload Complete",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
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},
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"executionOrder": "v1",
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},
"staticData": null,
"tags": [],
"meta": {
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}
}
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