This workflow automates batch video publishing prep from a Google Drive folder with AI-generated, platform-specific cop…
This workflow automates batch video publishing prep from a Google Drive folder with AI-generated, platform-specific copy and a simple approval queue in Google Sheets. Perfect for Agencies, content creators or Teams What This Workflow Does Fetches videos from a Google Drive folder You provide a folder ID and the workflow lists all files, filtering to keep only .mp4. Builds a simple publishing calendar You configure: Start date Cadence (daily, 5/week, 3/week) Timezone One Publish Hour shared across all selected platforms The workflow creates: Schedule Date Schedule DateTime for each video Analyzes each video with AI Gemini performs a structured analysis of the video to understand: What happens in the content Key topics Tone Audience intent Generates platform-specific social copy For each video, the AI creates unique text for: TikTok Instagram Reels YouTube Shorts The prompts are language-aware: If the video is in English, the titles/descriptions are generated in English. If the video is in Spanish, they are generated in Spanish. Saves everything to Google Sheets as drafts Each video becomes one row with: Titles, descriptions, hashtags/tags A single shared Schedule DateTime Status = draft Auto-publishes approved rows (Flow 2) Every hour: Loads the sheet Filters rows where Status = approved Downloads the Drive file Schedules the video to the selected platforms Updates Status = scheduled Sheet Structure The tracking sheet is designed to be a clean approval queue. Recommended columns: Video ID Video Name Index Status Schedule Date Schedule DateTime TikTok Title TikTok Description TikTok Hashtags Instagram Title Instagram Description Instagram Hashtags YouTube Title YouTube Description YouTube Tags Summary Profile Platforms Created At How Approval Works New rows start as draft. You revise any copy directly in Sheets. When ready, change Status to approved. Flow 2 schedules the video and updates the row. Requirements Google Drive** access Google Sheets** access Gemini API key** Upload-Post** account with connected social profiles Installation & Setup Create your tracking sheet Copy this sheet in your drive https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cegJHxj7Kx4Tg8gMr3uixpzToNc62VEvuuz37iFvnRw/edit?usp=sharing Connect credentials in n8n Google Drive OAuth Google Sheets OAuth Gemini credentials Upload-Post credentials Run the form Provide: Drive Folder ID Profile Username Platforms Timezone Start Date Cadence Publish Hour Google Sheet ID If you want to explore the API used for publishing These docs can help for custom extensions: social media API Ideal Use Cases Creators** batching Shorts/Reels/TikToks and wanting a single approval queue Agencies** that need a simple client-friendly review workflow Teams** building internal content ops with predictable scheduling Notes This version keeps scheduling simple with one Schedule DateTime per video shared across all selected platforms. If you later want per-platform times, extend the calendar builder to generate separate datetimes again. An n8n automation workflow template by Juan Carlos Cavero Gracia.
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