Automated YouTube shorts creator with yt-dlp & FFmpeg

by MANISH KUMAR ✓ · 8,254 views · created 2025-08-06 · Content Creation

What this workflow does

This workflow has 28 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 11:00) (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects Google Sheets. It also calls googleapis.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 11:00) (plus 2 other triggers).

1. GetAllVideos (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
2. GetYTvideo (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
3. GetYTmusic (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
4. Aggregate: combines items into one
5. Limit: keeps the first few items
6. Limit: keeps the first few items
7. GetAllMusic (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
8. GenrateFileName (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: Folder Name
9. GenrateFileName_ (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: Folder Name
10. Aggregate: combines items into one

…plus 15 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google Sheets

HTTP calls to: googleapis.com

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Nodes used (10)

• Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
• Google Sheetsn8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
• Limitn8n-nodes-base.limit
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• Execute Commandn8n-nodes-base.executeCommand
• Schedule Triggern8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
• Aggregaten8n-nodes-base.aggregate
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• Read/Write Files from Diskn8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest

From the author

Automated YouTube Shorts Creator with yt-dlp & FFmpeg Description How It Works • Downloads videos/music from YouTube using yt-dlp • Merges assets with dynamic text overlays • Automatically uploads to YouTube as Shorts (9:16 format) • Tracks everything in…

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