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Generate AI video clips from YouTube using Reka Vision API and Gmail

Ready for 3.0

by Frank Boucher · 3,056 views · created 2026-01-22 · Content Creation, Multimodal AI

Ready 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 10 nodes and runs on RSS Feed events. Along the way it connects Gmail. It also calls vision-agent.api.reka.ai over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On RSS Feed events.

  1. Create Reel Creation Job (HTTP Request): calls vision-agent.api.reka.ai (POST)
  2. Counter Init (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
  3. Wait: waits 10 minutes
  4. Get Job Status (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  5. Counter + (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
  6. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  7. Send Clip Ready EMail (Gmail): uses Gmail
  8. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  9. Send Failure EMail (Gmail): uses Gmail

Services it uses

Gmail

HTTP calls to: vision-agent.api.reka.ai

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 (6)

From the author

Try It Out! This n8n template demonstrates how to use Reka API via HTTP to AI generate a clip automatically from a YouTube video and send email notifications. How it works - Looking at the RSS feed of a YouTube channel, the flow will be triggered when there…

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