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Generate Youtube video metadata (timestamps, tags, description, ...)

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Important notice

This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

1. Workflow Overview

For Who? Content Creators Youtube Automation Marketing Team How it works? 1 Enter the ID of the YTB channel to trigger the workflow when a new video is posted 2 Apify scrape the last YTB video of t...

Best for

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

Tools used

@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatmistralcloud, n8n-nodes-base.noop, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputparserstructured, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.wait, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainllm, n8n-nodes-base.code

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Generate Youtube video metadata (timestamps, tags, description, ...)
Workflow name
Generate Youtube video metadata (timestamps, tags, description, ...)

For Who?

  • Content Creators
  • Youtube Automation
  • Marketing Team

How it works?

1 - Enter the ID of the YTB channel to trigger the workflow when a new video is posted 2 - Apify scrape the last YTB video of the channel 3 - Wait until the dataset is completed in Apify and get it 4 - Verify if Metadata are not already generated and generate them with LLM 5 - Format all the data created and update YTB Video

📺 YouTube Video Tutorial:


SETUP

Setup Input YTB Chanel : Go to the channel's page on YouTube, and look at the URL of the page. The channel ID is the value that comes after channel/ in the URL. Add it after "?channel_id=" You can also use free tools available to retrieve channel ID.

Setup Output YTB Video Update : Connect your YTB account to your n8n instance thanks to the Google Cloud Console. You can find tutorials by typing "youtube api Oauth" on Google.

APIs : For the following third-party integrations, replace ==[YOUR_API_TOKEN]== with your API Token or connect your account via Client ID / Secret to your n8n instance :


👨‍💻 More Workflows : https://n8n.io/creators/nasser/

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 - Mistral Cloud Chat Model

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatMistralCloud - lmChatMistralCloud
Config choices
Version 1

Block 2 - No Operation, do nothing

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

Block 3 - Structured Output Parser

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - outputParserStructured
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 4 - No Operation, do nothing1

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

Block 5 - Check IF Finished

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 6 - Get DataSet

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 7 - Scrape Video

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 8 - If Finished

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 9 - Wait

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.wait - wait
Config choices
Version 1.1

Block 10 - If Recent

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 11 - If Not Generated

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 12 - Generate Description

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - chainLlm
Config choices
Version 1.5

Block 13 - Format

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

Block 14 - Sticky Note3

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

Block 15 - Sticky Note

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

Block 16 - Sticky Note1

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

Block 17 - Sticky Note2

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

Block 18 - Sticky Note4

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

Block 19 - Sticky Note5

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

Block 20 - Sticky Note6

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

Block 21 - Trigger New Video Posted

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

Block 22 - Update YTB Video

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

3. Summary Table

Workflow Generate Youtube video metadata (timestamps, tags, description, ...)
Complexity advanced
Nodes 22
Categories Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author Nasser
Published 30 May 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/4506/4506.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

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

  4. 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. 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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Generate Youtube video metadata (timestamps, tags, description, ...) do?

For Who? Content Creators Youtube Automation Marketing Team How it works? 1 Enter the ID of the YTB channel to trigger the workflow when a new video is posted 2 Apify scrape the last YTB video of t...

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.