Video Metadata Extraction & YouTube Auto-Upload with AI

Automatically process video files, extract metadata, generate AI-optimized titles/descriptions/tags, and upload directly to YouTube with proper categorization and thumbnail handling.

Key Features

• YouTube Node Integration: Direct video upload to YouTube with full metadata
• Binary Data Handling: Proper video and thumbnail binary processing
• AI-Powered SEO Optimization: Generates engaging titles, descriptions, and tags
• Video Metadata Extraction: Analyzes video properties (duration, resolution, codec)
• Thumbnail Processing: Extracts or uploads custom thumbnails
• Category Auto-Selection: AI determines optimal YouTube category

How It Works

1. Video Intake: Receives video file via webhook or cloud storage trigger
2. Metadata Extraction: Analyzes video file for technical properties
3. AI Content Generation: Creates SEO-optimized title, description, and tags
4. Thumbnail Processing: Extracts frame or uses provided thumbnail
5. YouTube Upload: Uploads video with all metadata
6. Post-Upload Processing: Retrieves video ID, creates playlist entry
7. Notification: Sends confirmation with video URL

Required Credentials

• YouTube OAuth2 (for video upload)
• OpenAI API (for AI metadata generation)
• Google Drive or Dropbox (optional, for cloud storage triggers)
• Gmail (for notifications)
• Google Sheets (for tracking)

Unique Features

• Uses YouTube node for direct video upload (rarely used in templates)
• Binary data manipulation for video and thumbnail handling
• AI-generated SEO metadata optimized for YouTube algorithm
• Category detection using AI classification
• Merge node with chooseBranch for conditional flows

Example Request

{
  "videoFile": "<binary data>",
  "projectName": "Product Demo 2024",
  "targetAudience": "developers",
  "language": "en",
  "thumbnailFile": "<binary data>",
  "playlistId": "PLxxxxxxxx",
  "publishTime": "2024-01-15T14:00:00Z"
}

Supported Video Formats

• MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM
• Maximum file size: 128GB (YouTube limit)
• Recommended: MP4 with H.264 codec

Output

{
  "videoId": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "videoUrl": "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "AI-Generated Title",
  "description": "SEO-optimized description...",
  "tags": ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"],
  "category": "Science & Technology",
  "uploadStatus": "processed",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/..."
}