Add burned-in subtitles to Google Drive videos with Shotstack
UnknownUnknown. This template uses community nodes we can't verify statically. Uses community nodes that can't be verified statically (unverified community packages are off by default in 3.0). Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 10 nodes and runs on Google Drive events (file created). Along the way it connects Google Drive and Shotstack (community).
How it runs
Trigger: On Google Drive events (file created).
- Let Shotstack read the file (Google Drive): share
- Shotstack: post render
- Wait: waits 10 seconds
- Check the render (Shotstack): get render
- Is it done? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Download it (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Did it fail? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Save the captioned copy (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
- Stop and say why (Stop and Error): stops the run with an error
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).
- Check that @shotstack/n8n-nodes-shotstack is verified or supports 3.0 (used in Shotstack: burn in the captions, Check the render).
Nodes used (7)
- Google Drive Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.googleDriveTrigger - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Shotstack
@shotstack/n8n-nodes-shotstack.shotstack - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Stop and Error
n8n-nodes-base.stopAndError - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
From the author
Quick overview Watches a Google Drive folder for new videos, then uses Shotstack to transcribe the speech and burn subtitles into the video. The captioned MP4 is saved back to Drive. No separate transcription service and no manual subtitle editing. How it…