Clean duplicate and dead YouTube playlist videos with Slack reports
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What this workflow does
This workflow has 13 nodes and runs on a schedule (every week at 06:00). Along the way it connects YouTube and Slack.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every week at 06:00).
- Set Playlist and Options (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: playlistId, dryRun, slackChannelId
- List Playlist Items (YouTube): get many (playlist item)
- Check Video Status (YouTube): get (video)
- Mark Live Videos (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 6 fields: playlistItemId, videoId, title…
- Mark Dead Videos (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 6 fields: playlistItemId, videoId, title…
- Combine Checked Items (Merge): merges the data from its input branches
- Flag Duplicates and Dead (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Select Items to Delete (Filter): keeps only the items that match a condition
- Build Cleanup Summary (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Loop Items to Remove (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
…plus 2 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 (8)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - YouTube
n8n-nodes-base.youTube - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Filter
n8n-nodes-base.filter - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs weekly to scan a YouTube playlist, flagging deleted/unavailable/private videos and duplicate entries, optionally removing them from the playlist, and posting a cleanup report to a Slack channel. How it works 1. Runs every…