YT New Video Upload

For YouTube, this automated workflow downloads new video uploads from Google Drive, generates SEO-optimized titles and descriptions using AI, and updates video metadata with relevant tags. It streamlines the content creation process, ensuring videos are promptly published with engaging descriptions and optimized for visibility, saving time and enhancing audience reach.

7/8/2025
14 nodes
Medium
manualmediumgoogle drivegoogledrivetriggerlangchainyoutubesticky noteadvancedapiintegration
Categories:
Manual TriggeredMedium WorkflowCreative Content & Video AutomationCloud Storage & File Management
Integrations:
Google DriveGoogleDriveTriggerLangChainYouTubeSticky Note

Target Audience

This workflow is ideal for content creators, YouTubers, and marketers who want to automate their video upload and metadata generation process. Specifically, it targets:
- YouTube Creators looking to streamline their video uploads and enhance their SEO.
- Digital Marketers who need to efficiently manage video content and optimize descriptions and tags.
- Educators and Trainers who create educational content and want to ensure their videos are well-presented and discoverable.
- Business Owners wanting to leverage video marketing without the hassle of manual uploads and metadata management.

Problem Solved

This workflow addresses the challenges of manually uploading videos to YouTube and generating relevant metadata. It automates the following processes:
- Video Downloading: Automatically downloads new videos from Google Drive when they are created.
- Transcript Generation: Utilizes an API to retrieve video transcripts, saving time on manual transcription.
- SEO Optimization: Generates SEO-optimized titles, descriptions, and tags using AI, ensuring videos reach a broader audience.
- Metadata Updating: Updates video metadata on YouTube seamlessly after upload, enhancing discoverability.

Workflow Steps

  • Trigger on New Video: The workflow starts when a new video is created in a specified Google Drive folder.
    2. Download Video: It automatically downloads the new video file from Google Drive.
    3. Retrieve Transcript: The workflow calls an API to get the transcript of the video, which is essential for creating descriptions and tags.
    4. Adjust Transcript Format: The transcript is formatted for better readability and usability.
    5. Create Description: An AI model generates a detailed video description based on the transcript.
    6. Generate Title: Another AI model creates an SEO-optimized title for the video.
    7. Generate Tags: The workflow generates relevant YouTube tags using AI, enhancing the video's visibility.
    8. Upload Video to YouTube: The video is uploaded to YouTube with the generated title and privacy settings.
    9. Update Metadata: After uploading, the workflow updates the video's metadata, including description and tags.
    10. Delete Temporary Files: Optionally, the workflow can delete the video file from the upload folder to keep it organized.

    • Customization Guide

    Users can customize this workflow in several ways:
    - Folder Selection: Change the folder ID in the Google Drive Trigger to monitor a different folder for new videos.
    - API Tokens: Update the API tokens for the Apify and OpenAI nodes to use your own credentials.
    - AI Model Selection: Modify the AI model IDs in the Create Description and YT Title nodes to use different versions or models based on your preference.
    - Metadata Fields: Adjust the description template or tags as needed to better fit your video content.
    - Privacy Settings: Change the privacy status of the uploaded videos in the Upload Video to YouTube node to suit your needs.