Extract high-engagement YouTube keyword trends for content strategy

📊 YouTube Trends Workflow in n8n 🎯 Goal of the Workflow This workflow fetches the most popular YouTube videos in Germany and transforms them into a clean list of trending hashtags/keywords. It’s not just raw data – it highlights qualitative insights about which topics and keywords drive real engagement. Useful for: - Content creators & marketers → quick inspiration for viral topics - SEO/hashtag research → discover high-performing keywords - Social media teams → automated trend reporting --- ⚙️ How It Works – Step by Step 1. Trigger - Node: Manual Trigger - Entry point of the workflow. → Can later be replaced with a Cron or Webhook trigger to run automatically. --- 2. API Call – YouTube - Node: HTTP Request - Calls the YouTube Data API v3 with: - chart=mostPopular - regionCode=DE - maxResults=50 - Returns a list of trending videos in Germany, including title, channel, views, likes, comments, and tags. --- 3. Split Items - Node: Split Out - Splits the API response (items) into individual items, so each video is processed separately. --- 4. Context & KPIs - Node: Set - Extracts key fields: - title, channel, publishedAt - views, likes, comments - Calculates: - engagementRate = (likes + comments) / (views + 1) Why? Looking at views alone is misleading. Engagement rate reveals which videos truly resonate with the audience. --- 5. Ranking & Limit - Node: Item Lists - Sorts videos by highest engagement rate (descending). - Limits results to the Top 20 videos. Why? This reduces noise and focuses only on the most relevant trends. --- 6. Collect Tags - Node: Aggregate - Collects all snippet.tags from the top videos. - Merges them into a single keyword list. --- 7. Keyword Summary - Node: Summarize - Concatenates all collected tags into one string. Result: A compact hashtag/keyword list → ready to use for: - Content ideas - SEO/hashtag strategies - Social media planning --- 📈 Why This Workflow Is Useful - Automated trend analysis: no need to manually browse YouTube. - Quality focus: uses engagement rate, not just views. - Reusable: results can be: - stored in Google Sheets or Airtable, - sent to Slack/Telegram, - or used in a dashboard. --- 🚀 Possible Extensions - Cron Trigger → run daily for automated reports. - Notifier → send results directly to Slack, Discord, or Telegram. - Storage → save trends in a database for historical analysis. - AI Node → use GPT to summarize trends into “3 key insights of the day.” --- ✅ Conclusion With a few smartly combined nodes, this workflow: - fetches external API data (YouTube), - cleans and enriches it, - calculates qualitative KPIs, - and delivers actionable trend insights. Perfect as a community showcase or a practical tool for creators and marketers.