Automate YouTube Shorts Creation with yt-dlp and FFmpeg
This workflow automates the creation of YouTube Shorts by downloading videos and music using yt-dlp, merging them with dynamic text overlays, and uploading them to YouTube. It tracks all activities in Google Sheets to prevent duplicate processing.
The workflow involves downloading video and audio content from YouTube, processing them with FFmpeg to add text overlays, and automatically uploading the final product as a YouTube Short. It utilizes Google Sheets for managing video and music pools and logs all operations to ensure efficiency and prevent redundancy.
- Platform
- n8n
- Category
- Media & Entertainment
- Price
- $24.99
- Creator
- Julian Vega
- set
- code
- limit
- aggregate
- stickyNote
- httpRequest
- googleSheets
- manualTrigger
- readWriteFile
- executeCommand
How to import this workflow into n8n
- 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
- 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
- 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
- 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.
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