Youtube Upload → Notify All Platforms

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{
  "name": "08 - YouTube Upload \u2192 Notify All Platforms",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "httpMethod": "POST",
        "path": "youtube-upload",
        "responseMode": "onReceived",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-webhook",
      "name": "YouTube Webhook (PubSubHubbub)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        260,
        300
      ],
      "notes": "Subscribe at: https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/subscribe\nHub URL: https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/\nTopic: https://www.youtube.com/xml/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=YOUR_CHANNEL_ID"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Parse YouTube PubSubHubbub XML notification\nconst body = $input.first().json.body || $input.first().json;\nconst rawXml = typeof body === 'string' ? body : JSON.stringify(body);\n\n// Extract video ID from XML\nconst videoIdMatch = rawXml.match(/<yt:videoId>([^<]+)<\\/yt:videoId>/);\nconst titleMatch = rawXml.match(/<title>([^<]+)<\\/title>/);\nconst publishedMatch = rawXml.match(/<published>([^<]+)<\\/published>/);\nconst channelIdMatch = rawXml.match(/<yt:channelId>([^<]+)<\\/yt:channelId>/);\n\nconst videoId = videoIdMatch ? videoIdMatch[1].trim() : null;\nconst title = titleMatch ? titleMatch[1].replace(/&amp;/g, '&').replace(/&lt;/g, '<').replace(/&gt;/g, '>').trim() : 'New Video';\nconst published = publishedMatch ? publishedMatch[1].trim() : new Date().toISOString();\nconst channelId = channelIdMatch ? channelIdMatch[1].trim() : $env['YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID'];\n\nif (!videoId) {\n  throw new Error('Could not parse video ID from YouTube notification');\n}\n\nconst videoUrl = `https://youtu.be/${videoId}`;\nconst thumbnailUrl = `https://img.youtube.com/vi/${videoId}/maxresdefault.jpg`;\n\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    videoId,\n    videoUrl,\n    thumbnailUrl,\n    title,\n    published,\n    channelId,\n    channelUrl: `https://www.youtube.com/channel/${channelId}`\n  }\n}];"
      },
      "id": "node-parse-xml",
      "name": "Code - Parse YouTube XML",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        480,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "oAuth2Api",
        "sendQuery": true,
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "id",
              "value": "={{ $json.videoId }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "part",
              "value": "snippet,statistics,contentDetails"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-yt-api",
      "name": "HTTP Request - Get Video Details",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        700,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const webhook = $('Code - Parse YouTube XML').first().json;\nconst ytData = $input.first().json;\nconst video = ytData.items?.[0]?.snippet || {};\nconst stats = ytData.items?.[0]?.statistics || {};\n\nconst description = (video.description || '').substring(0, 300);\nconst tags = (video.tags || []).slice(0, 10).join(', ');\n\n// Generate platform-specific content\nconst tweetText = `\ud83c\udfac New video just dropped!\\n\\n\"${webhook.title}\"\\n\\nWatch now \ud83d\udc47\\n${webhook.videoUrl}\\n\\n#YouTube #NewVideo`;\nconst slackMessage = `\ud83c\udfac *New YouTube Video Published!*\\n\\n*${webhook.title}*\\n${description ? description + '...' : ''}\\n\\n\ud83d\udc49 ${webhook.videoUrl}`;\nconst instagramCaption = `\ud83c\udfac New video is LIVE!\\n\\n${webhook.title}\\n\\n${description.substring(0, 150)}...\\n\\n\ud83d\udd17 Link in bio!\\n\\n${tags.split(', ').map(t => '#' + t.replace(/\\s+/g, '')).join(' ')}`;\n\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    ...webhook,\n    channelTitle: video.channelTitle || '',\n    description,\n    tags,\n    categoryId: video.categoryId,\n    tweetText: tweetText.substring(0, 280),\n    slackMessage,\n    instagramCaption: instagramCaption.substring(0, 2200),\n    thumbnailHq: video.thumbnails?.maxres?.url || video.thumbnails?.high?.url || webhook.thumbnailUrl\n  }\n}];"
      },
      "id": "node-set-messages",
      "name": "Set - Format Platform Messages",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        920,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "oAuth1Api",
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "text",
              "value": "={{ $json.tweetText }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-twitter",
      "name": "HTTP - Post to Twitter/X",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        1140,
        160
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth1Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "select": "channel",
        "channelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "C_CONTENT_CHANNEL",
          "mode": "id"
        },
        "messageType": "block",
        "blocksUi": {
          "blocksValues": [
            {
              "type": "header",
              "text": {
                "type": "plain_text",
                "text": "\ud83c\udfac New YouTube Video Published!"
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "section",
              "text": {
                "type": "mrkdwn",
                "text": "*{{ $json.title }}*\n{{ $json.description }}..."
              },
              "accessory": {
                "type": "image",
                "image_url": "={{ $json.thumbnailHq }}",
                "alt_text": "Video thumbnail"
              }
            },
            {
              "type": "actions",
              "elements": [
                {
                  "type": "button",
                  "text": {
                    "type": "plain_text",
                    "text": "Watch Now \u25b6"
                  },
                  "url": "={{ $json.videoUrl }}",
                  "style": "primary"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "node-slack",
      "name": "Slack - Notify Team",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.slack",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [
        1140,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "slackApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://graph.instagram.com/v19.0/{{ $env['INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ID'] }}/media",
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "image_url",
              "value": "={{ $json.thumbnailHq }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "caption",
              "value": "={{ $json.instagramCaption }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "access_token",
              "value": "={{ $env['INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN'] }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-instagram-media",
      "name": "HTTP - Instagram Create Media",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        1140,
        440
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://graph.instagram.com/v19.0/{{ $env['INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ID'] }}/media_publish",
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "creation_id",
              "value": "={{ $json.id }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "access_token",
              "value": "={{ $env['INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN'] }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-instagram-publish",
      "name": "HTTP - Instagram Publish Post",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        1360,
        440
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "YouTube Webhook (PubSubHubbub)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Code - Parse YouTube XML",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Code - Parse YouTube XML": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request - Get Video Details",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "HTTP Request - Get Video Details": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set - Format Platform Messages",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set - Format Platform Messages": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP - Post to Twitter/X",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Slack - Notify Team",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "HTTP - Instagram Create Media",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "HTTP - Instagram Create Media": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP - Instagram Publish Post",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "youtube"
    },
    {
      "name": "social-media"
    },
    {
      "name": "content"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "description": "Receives YouTube PubSubHubbub webhook when video is uploaded, fetches full details via YouTube Data API, then simultaneously posts to Twitter/X, notifies Slack team, and publishes on Instagram (2-step media create \u2192 publish).",
    "prerequisites": [
      "YouTube Data API v3 OAuth2 credentials",
      "Twitter OAuth1 credentials",
      "Slack Bot Token",
      "Instagram Business Account with Graph API access token",
      "Set env variables: YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID, INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ID, INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "Subscribe webhook to PubSubHubbub: https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/subscribe",
      "Instagram thumbnail must be publicly accessible URL"
    ],
    "testingScenario": {
      "happy_path": "Upload private YouTube video \u2192 verify all 3 platforms notified within 30 seconds",
      "test_manually": "POST fake PubSubHubbub XML to webhook: <?xml version='1.0'?><feed xmlns:yt='http://www.youtube.com/xml/schemas/2015'><entry><yt:videoId>dQw4w9WgXcQ</yt:videoId><title>Test Video</title><published>2026-06-13T09:00:00Z</published><yt:channelId>UCxxxxxx</yt:channelId></entry></feed>"
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• oAuth1Api
• oAuth2Api
• slackApi

About this workflow

08 - YouTube Upload → Notify All Platforms. Uses httpRequest, slack. Webhook trigger; 8 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/satmakuru222/TheAIStackk/blob/main/n8n-workflows/08-youtube-upload-notify-platforms.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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