Auto-translate YouTube videos to Japanese with DeepL and post to Slack
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 9 nodes and runs from “RSS Trigger” (no trigger node, so run it manually or call it from another workflow). Along the way it connects Slack and YouTube.
How it runs
Trigger: From “RSS Trigger” (no trigger node, so run it manually or call it from another workflow).
- RSS Trigger (RSS Read): reads an RSS feed
- Language Filter (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Get a video (YouTube): get (video)
- Send a message (Slack): uses Slack
- Format YouTube Data for DeepL (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Translate a language (DeepL): uses DeepL
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Format Translated Output (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Send to Slack (Slack): uses Slack
Services it uses
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 (7)
- RSS Read
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - YouTube
n8n-nodes-base.youTube - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - DeepL
n8n-nodes-base.deepL - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge
From the author
Overview Auto-translate YouTube uploads to Japanese and post to Slack (DeepL + Slack) Who’s it for Marketing or community teams that follow English-speaking creators but share updates with Japanese audiences; language learners who want JP summaries of newly…