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Create YouTube video RSS feed with Redis caching and embedded video player

Ready for 3.0

by Quinten Alexander · 817 views · created 2025-07-29 · Personal Productivity

Ready 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 21 nodes and runs when an HTTP GET request hits its webhook URL (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Redis and YouTube.

How it runs

Trigger: When an HTTP GET request hits its webhook URL (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. Set Channels (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
  2. Make Each Channel One Item (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
  3. RSS Read: reads an RSS feed
  4. Filter: keeps only the items that match a condition
  5. Get Video Info From Cache (Redis): get
  6. Video in Cache? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  7. Get Cached RSS Items (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: rss_item, pubDate
  8. Get Video ID (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: id
  9. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
  10. Get Video Details (YouTube): get (video)

…plus 9 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

RedisYouTube

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 (13)

From the author

Your Personal RSS Feed of YouTube Videos! This workflow creates an RSS feed containing the most recent videos published by your favorite channels. Use it in combination with your favorite RSS reader and don't miss out on any of your favorite creators' content…

Excerpt from Quinten Alexander's description on n8n.io.

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