Rotate YouTube channel banners on a schedule with Google Sheets and Drive
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 10 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 08:00). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Drive and YouTube.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 08:00).
- Set Banner Config (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: channelId
- Read Banner Schedule (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Select Due Banners (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Download Banner Image (Google Drive): download
- Upload Banner Image (YouTube): upload banner
- Get Current Branding (YouTube): get
- Set New Banner as Active (YouTube): update
- Mark Row as Applied (Google Sheets): update
- Log the Banner Swap (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 6 fields: swappedAt, channelId, bannerLabel…
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 (6)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - YouTube
n8n-nodes-base.youTube
From the author
Quick Overview This workflow runs daily at 8am to rotate a YouTube channel banner based on a schedule stored in Google Sheets, downloading the banner image from Google Drive, applying it via the YouTube API, and updating the sheet to mark the banner as…