Automate YouTube Content Strategy with AI, Apify & Google Sheets
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 AI workflow has 44 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects OpenRouter Chat Model, OpenAI, Google Sheets and Slack.
How it runs
Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (plus 2 other triggers).
- 3 Channels (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Broad Niche (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Niche (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Split Out: splits a list into separate items
- Scrape YT (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Scrape YT (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Title Analyzer (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: GPT 4.1-mini
- Title Analyzer (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: GPT 4.1-mini
- Channel Outliers (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
…plus 24 more steps. See the full node list below.
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 (17)
- n8n Form Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - OpenRouter Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - Aggregate
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - Sort
n8n-nodes-base.sort - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - Limit
n8n-nodes-base.limit
From the author
📌 Overview This advanced multi-phase n8n workflow automates the complete research, analysis, and ideation pipeline for a YouTube strategist. It scrapes competitor channels, analyzes top-performing titles and thumbnails, identifies niche trends, gathers…