Burn in captions for video URLs or files with CaptionPipe
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 21 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow” (plus 1 other trigger).
- Settings (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: apiOrigin, preset, videoUrl…
- Sending a file? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Create the upload (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Caption the URL (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
- Upload accepted? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Accepted? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Get the bytes (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (GET)
- What went wrong? (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
- Track the job (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: jobId
- Send the bytes (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PUT)
…plus 9 more steps. See the full node list below.
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 (7)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Webhook
n8n-nodes-base.webhook - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch
From the author
Quick overview Drop in a video URL or a binary file and get back the same video with the captions burned in, plus SRT, VTT, ASS and word timings. No FFmpeg node, no self-hosted render, no monthly plan. How it works 1. A manual trigger or a webhook starts the…