Developer & DevOps

Automatically update YouTube video descriptions with inserted text

9 nodes 196 110 Automatic trigger
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Workflow Description

Automatically update YouTube video descriptions by inserting specified text into multiple videos, with batch processing to ensure efficient and reliable updates across your channel.

How it works

  1. 1.Trigger the workflow manually to initiate the update process
  2. 2.Retrieve the list of target videos from your YouTube channel
  3. 3.Split the video list into batches for staged processing
  4. 4.Execute a code function to insert the text at the specified location
  5. 5.Apply updates to each video in the current batch
  6. 6.Confirm successful description updates

Use cases

  • Update links, disclaimers, or standardized information across dozens of videos simultaneously
  • Add calls-to-action or metadata to video descriptions without manual editing
  • Refresh descriptions when contact information or project links change across your entire channel

Requirements

  • Authorized YouTube API connection with video edit permissions
  • Pre-defined text content and insertion position for the descriptions

Service Value

Ready-made workflow template for automation delivery and service execution.

Apps Used

YouTube Split In Batches

Details

Trigger Automatic trigger
Nodes 9
Apps 2
Views 196
Downloads 110

How to Use

  1. 1.Click "Download Template"
  2. 2.Open your n8n dashboard
  3. 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
  4. 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials

Nodes Used (9)

Get All Videos

You Tube

#1

Update Video Description

You Tube

#2

When clicking ‘Test workflow’

Manual Trigger

#3

Sticky Note

Sticky Note

#4

Sticky Note1

Sticky Note

#5

Set String to Insert

Set

#6

Loop Over Videos

Split In Batches

#7

Get Specific Video

You Tube

#8

Create New Video Description with Row Inserted

Code

#9