Automatic YouTube shorts generator
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 34 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Google Cloud Storage, Google Sheets and YouTube.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- Video Category (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Grab Video (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Get Transcript By Deepseek (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Download Video (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Fetch Elevenlabs (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- YouTube: uses YouTube
- Wait: pauses before continuing
- Update Sheet (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Save Audio (Google Cloud Storage): uses Google Cloud Storage
- Map Public Link (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
…plus 22 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (12)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - Google Cloud Storage
n8n-nodes-base.googleCloudStorage - Limit
n8n-nodes-base.limit - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - YouTube
n8n-nodes-base.youTube
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