Monitor YouTube video publishing status with Google Sheets and 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 15 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day). Along the way it connects Slack and Google Sheets.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day).
- Fetch Channel Playlists (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Fetch Playlist Videos (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Split Playlist Items (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
- Check Videos from 30 Min Ago (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Route by Video Status (Switch): routes items into branches
- Read Video Data from Sheets (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Track Private Video in Sheets (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Track Public Video in Sheets (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Check Different Status (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Post Success to Slack (Slack): uses Slack
…plus 3 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 - Split Out
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - No Operation, do nothing
n8n-nodes-base.noOp
From the author
Quick overview This workflow checks your YouTube channel every 30 minutes, syncs each video’s privacy status to a Google Sheets tracking sheet, and sends Slack notifications when a video is private (needs setup) or public (ready to promote). How it works 1.…