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Extract YouTube Video Metadata and Save to Google Docs using RapidAPI

Ready for 3.0

by Evoort Solutions ✓ · 351 views · created 2025-08-20 · 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 4 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“YouTube Metadata ”). Along the way it connects Google Docs. It also calls youtube-metadata1.p.rapidapi.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“YouTube Metadata ”).

YouTube Metadata (HTTP Request): calls youtube-metadata1.p.rapidapi.com (POST)
Reformat (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
Append Data in Google Docs (Google Docs): update

Services it uses

Google Docs

HTTP calls to: youtube-metadata1.p.rapidapi.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)

n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
Coden8n-nodes-base.code
Google Docsn8n-nodes-base.googleDocs

From the author

📺 Automated YouTube Video Metadata Extraction Workflow Description: This workflow leverages the YouTube Metadata API to automatically extract detailed video information from any YouTube URL. It uses n8n to automate the entire process and stores the metadata…
Excerpt from Evoort Solutions's description on n8n.io.

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Extract YouTube Video Metadata and Save to Google Docs using RapidAPI

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (4)

From the author

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