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Track top YouTube videos by view count with Google Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Taiki ✓ · 551 views · created 2025-07-04 · Market Research

Ready 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 9 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Google Sheets. It also calls googleapis.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

  1. Read Channel Info from Sheet (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  2. Fetch Most-Viewed Videos via YouTube API (HTTP Request): calls googleapis.com
  3. Split Into Individual Videos (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
  4. Append Video Details to Sheet (Google Sheets): append
  5. Read Channel Info from Sheet (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  6. Fetch Most-Viewed Videos via YouTube API (HTTP Request): calls googleapis.com
  7. Split Into Individual Videos (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
  8. Append Video Details to Sheet (Google Sheets): append

Services it uses

Google Sheets

HTTP calls to: googleapis.com

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 (4)

From the author

Workflow Setup Guide This workflow collects the most-viewed videos from specified YouTube channels and saves the data to a Google Sheet. Follow these steps to set it up: 1. Credentials Setup Google Sheets: You need to have a Google Sheets credential…

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