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Automatically promote your YouTube video on X

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Created by: Alex Kim || alexk1919

Alex Kim

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Last update 7 months ago

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Overview

This n8n workflow automates the process of promoting your latest YouTube videos on X (formerly Twitter). It ensures that posts are engaging, concise, and follow platform-specific requirements. Additionally, the workflow logs social posts into a Google Sheet for record-keeping.

Features

  • Fetch Latest YouTube Videos: Pulls recently uploaded videos from a specified channel.
  • Generate Engaging X Posts: Uses OpenAI's GPT-4 to create tailored, witty posts about your videos.
  • Character Limit Validation: Ensures posts comply with X's character limit by rewriting if necessary.
  • Post Scheduling: Automates post publishing to X.
  • Google Sheets Integration: Logs posts and their status for tracking and management.
  • Optional Notifications: Sends updates via Discord, Slack, or Gmail (disabled by default).

How It Works

  1. Trigger:

    • Manually trigger the workflow or set a scheduled check for new videos (disabled by default).

  2. Fetch YouTube Videos:

    • Retrieves the latest videos from your YouTube channel, filtering duplicates.

  3. Content Creation:

    • OpenAI generates a witty and humanized post under 220 characters, using video title and description.
    • If the post exceeds the character limit, it is rewritten automatically.

  4. Google Sheets Logging:

    • Logs the generated post to a Google Sheet with details like time, date, and post status.

  5. Post to X:

    • Publishes the generated post on X. Updates the Google Sheet with the post URL.

  6. Optional Notifications:

    • Sends notifications about the published post via Discord, Slack, or Gmail.

Setup Instructions

  1. Credentials:

    • Add credentials for:
      • YouTube API
      • OpenAI API
      • Google Sheets API
      • X (formerly Twitter) API
    • Use the accounts associated with "AlexK1919."

  2. YouTube Node:

  3. Google Sheets Node:

  4. OpenAI Node:

    • Set up your OpenAI API key for generating posts.

  5. X Post Node:

    • Connect your X account to the Post to X node.

  6. Optional Notifications:

    • Configure Discord, Slack, or Gmail nodes for custom notifications.

Customization

  • Schedule:

    • Enable and modify the Check Every 2 Hours node to automatically check for new videos.

  • Post Format:

    • Edit the OpenAI prompt in the Generate X Post node to tweak the tone or style of the generated posts.

  • Additional Platforms:

    • Expand this workflow to post on other social platforms by adding respective nodes (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn).

Notes

  • Posts are validated for character limits but are restricted to 220 characters to ensure compliance with X's guidelines and leave space for links.
  • Posts are logged in the Google Sheet with details, including post status and timestamps.
  • Current integrations are focused on promoting YouTube content; additional types can be supported with minor adjustments.

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