Extract YouTube video clips with Claude and Apify from natural language prompts

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1. Workflow Overview

Who is this for? Content creators, marketers, and video editors who want to automatically extract highlight clips from YouTube videos using natural language descriptions—no manual timestamp hunting...

Best for

Content Creation automation workflows
Multimodal AI automation workflows
advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.formtrigger, n8n-nodes-base.set, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatanthropic, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputparserstructured, n8n-nodes-base.stickynote

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Matty Reed.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title: Extract YouTube video clips with Claude and Apify from natural language prompts
Workflow name: Extract YouTube video clips with Claude and Apify from natural language prompts

Who is this for?

Content creators, marketers, and video editors who want to automatically extract highlight clips from YouTube videos using natural language descriptions—no manual timestamp hunting required.

What problem does it solve?

Manually scrubbing through long videos to find specific moments is time-consuming and tedious. This workflow automates the entire process: describe what clips you want in plain English, and AI analyzes the transcript to find and extract them automatically.

How it works

#	Node	Purpose
1	YouTube Clip Request Form	Web form to submit YouTube URL, clip description, count, and max duration.
2	Workflow Configuration	Centralizes Apify credentials and user inputs.
3	Get Video Transcript from Apify	Fetches the full video transcript via Apify Actor.
4	Find Clips from Transcript	AI Agent (Claude) analyzes transcript and identifies clip timestamps based on your description.
5	Prepare Clip Requests	Formats the AI-identified clips for the clipping service.
6	Create Clips via Apify	Sends clip requests to Apify Actor to extract video segments.
7a	Save Clip Links to Google Sheets	Logs clip URLs to a spreadsheet for easy access.
7b	Download Clip Files (optional)	Downloads clips locally to your specified directory.

Setup steps

Apify Configuration

Sign up at Apify and get your API token
Deploy or find Actors for: YouTube transcript extraction, video clipping
Copy Actor URLs to the Workflow Configuration node

Credentials

Add your Apify API Token to Workflow Configuration
Connect Google Sheets OAuth2 credential
Connect Anthropic API credential (for Claude)

Google Sheets Setup

Create a sheet with columns: Url, Mp4 360p, Mp4 720, Mp4 1080, Mp3
Update the Document ID and Sheet Name in "Save Clip Links" node

Optional: Local Downloads

Set localSavePath in Workflow Configuration
Ensure directory exists and n8n has write permissions

Test

Open the form Test URL
Submit a YouTube URL with a clip description (e.g., "funny moments" or "key insights")
Verify clips appear in Google Sheets

Resources

Extending the flow

Slack/Discord notification – Add a node to ping you when clips are ready.
Batch processing – Modify to accept multiple YouTube URLs at once.
Custom AI prompts – Tweak the Agent system prompt for different clip styles (tutorials, highlights, quotes).

Describe what you want, let AI find it, get clips—zero manual scrubbing.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - YouTube Clip Request Form

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger - formTrigger
Config choices: Version 2.3

Block 2 - Workflow Configuration

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 3 - Get Video Transcript from Apify

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.3

Block 4 - Find Clips from Transcript

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices: Version 3

Block 5 - Prepare Clip Requests

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 6 - Create Clips via Apify

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.3

Block 7 - Save Clip Links to Google Sheets

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.7

Block 8 - Anthropic Chat Model

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatAnthropic - lmChatAnthropic
Config choices: Version 1.3

Block 9 - Structured Output Parser

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - outputParserStructured
Config choices: Version 1.3

Block 10 - Setup Instructions

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 11 - Sticky Note

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 12 - Sticky Note1

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 13 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 14 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 15 - Download Clip Files

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.3

Block 16 - Save Files Locally

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices: Version 2

Block 17 - Sticky Note4

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

3. Summary Table

Workflow	Extract YouTube video clips with Claude and Apify from natural language prompts
Complexity	advanced
Nodes	17
Categories	Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author	Matty Reed
Published	02 Feb 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/13169/13169.json as the source template for this automation.
2. Import the template into n8n

Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.
3. Configure credentials and variables

Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.
4. Test with sample data

Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.
5. Activate and monitor

Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Download workflow JSON Original n8n.io source Content Creation workflows Multimodal AI workflows

Frequently asked questions

What does Extract YouTube video clips with Claude and Apify from natural language prompts do?

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Content Creation, Multimodal AI use case.

Matty Reed

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Nodes

n8n-nodes-base.formtrigger n8n-nodes-base.set n8n-nodes-base.httprequest @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatanthropic @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputparserstructured n8n-nodes-base.stickynote

Complexity

advanced

Published 02 Feb 2026

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Extract YouTube video clips with Claude and Apify from natural language prompts

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1. Workflow Overview

Best for

Tools used

Source and attribution

1.1 Workflow description

Who is this for?

What problem does it solve?

How it works

Setup steps

Resources

Extending the flow

1.2 Logical Blocks

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - YouTube Clip Request Form

Block 2 - Workflow Configuration

Block 3 - Get Video Transcript from Apify

Block 4 - Find Clips from Transcript

Block 5 - Prepare Clip Requests

Block 6 - Create Clips via Apify

Block 7 - Save Clip Links to Google Sheets

Block 8 - Anthropic Chat Model

Block 9 - Structured Output Parser

Block 10 - Setup Instructions

Block 11 - Sticky Note

Block 12 - Sticky Note1

Block 13 - Sticky Note2

Block 14 - Sticky Note3

Block 15 - Download Clip Files

Block 16 - Save Files Locally

Block 17 - Sticky Note4

3. Summary Table

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

2. Import the template into n8n

3. Configure credentials and variables

4. Test with sample data

5. Activate and monitor

5. General Notes & Resources

Frequently asked questions