{ "name": "Automatically Update YouTube Video Descriptions with Inserted Text", "nodes": [ { "id": "19cafddc-6199-4418-8213-9743c34c9176", "name": "Get All Videos", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube", "position": [ 480, 380 ], "parameters": { "limit": 3, "filters": {}, "options": { "order": "date" }, "resource": "video" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "63a6a8e6-994f-46ab-a731-609549fec99f", "name": "Update Video Description", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube", "position": [ 1320, 460 ], "parameters": { "title": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.title }}", "videoId": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.id}}", "resource": "video", "operation": "update", "categoryId": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.categoryId }}", "regionCode": "US", "updateFields": { "tags": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.tags.join() }}", "description": "={{ $json.updatedDescription }}" } }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "ce147272-f6c3-4cfb-954b-9a77c63a6232", "name": "When clicking ‘Test workflow’", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger", "position": [ 120, 380 ], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "9ba206b2-1161-41a3-8581-d60dae665096", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 100, 120 ], "parameters": { "color": 5, "width": 580, "height": 180, "content": "## Insert Text into YouTube Video Descriptions\n**Automatically insert a row of text between two specified rows** in all your YouTube video descriptions. \n\nThis workflow is ideal for YouTubers who need to update multiple video descriptions at once. Easily add a new link or text between existing lines, ensuring consistency across all your video descriptions without manual edits." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "e05f5b9c-c160-45d7-b67a-62d68acc0829", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 100, 560 ], "parameters": { "color": 4, "width": 340, "height": 260, "content": "## Configure text string to insert 👆 \nDefine the text string (row) that will be added to your YouTube video descriptions.\n\n### Variables\n- **rowBefore** → The new row will be inserted *after* this line.\n- **rowToInsert** -→ The text or link you want to add.\n- **rowAfter**→ The new row will be inserted *before* this line.\n\n" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "51a3fd15-8767-4cc0-98a8-fe98ec90db70", "name": "Set String to Insert", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 300, 380 ], "parameters": { "options": {}, "assignments": { "assignments": [ { "id": "a05b56b1-6f18-4359-aa4b-127399877301", "name": "rowBefore", "type": "string", "value": "=https://firstlink.com" }, { "id": "95ac4a95-cdf4-4d7a-b9a3-78d54c879115", "name": "rowToInsert", "type": "string", "value": "https://mynewlinktoinsert.com" }, { "id": "ded86a1f-f0a5-42b8-9176-9be4038f6290", "name": "rowAfter", "type": "string", "value": "https://secondlink.com" } ] } }, "typeVersion": 3.4 }, { "id": "590b8bb3-6eb4-4bb8-af4c-c2d95221f045", "name": "Loop Over Videos", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches", "position": [ 700, 380 ], "parameters": { "options": { "reset": false } }, "typeVersion": 3 }, { "id": "a80ac941-0a99-4eab-8a6c-effef1e136fa", "name": "Get Specific Video", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube", "position": [ 900, 460 ], "parameters": { "options": {}, "videoId": "={{ $json.id.videoId }}", "resource": "video", "operation": "get" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "id": "2c4519e2-1af9-42d7-818c-8165365587fb", "name": "Create New Video Description with Row Inserted", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [ 1100, 460 ], "parameters": { "jsCode": "// Access the input data (YouTube description)\nconst description = $('Get Specific Video').first().json.snippet.description;\n//console.log(inputData)\n\nconst variables = $('Set String to Insert').first().json\n// Define the rows to search for and the row to insert\nconst rowBefore = variables.rowBefore;\nconst rowAfter = variables.rowAfter;\nconst rowToInsert = variables.rowToInsert;\n\n// Split the description into an array of rows\nconst rows = description.split(\"\\n\");\nconsole.log(rows)\n// Find the index of the rowBefore and rowAfter\nconst indexBefore = rows.findIndex(row => row.trim() === rowBefore);\nconst indexAfter = rows.findIndex(row => row.trim() === rowAfter);\n\n// Check if both rows are found and rowBefore comes before rowAfter\nif (indexBefore !== -1 && indexAfter !== -1 && indexBefore < indexAfter) {\n // Insert the new row between rowBefore and rowAfter\n rows.splice(indexBefore + 1, 0, rowToInsert);\n}\n\n// Join the rows back into a single string\nconst updatedDescription = rows.join(\"\\n\");\n\n// Return the updated description in the correct n8n output structure\nreturn [\n {\n json: {\n updatedDescription: updatedDescription\n }\n }\n];" }, "typeVersion": 2 }, { "id": "086d3b0e-0958-5743-856e-9b4d8ababadd", "name": "Publication · Overview and setup", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "typeVersion": 1, "position": [ -800, 0 ], "parameters": { "content": "# Automatically Update YouTube Video Descriptions with Inserted Text\n\n## Purpose and structure\nThis folder contains the **Automatically Update YouTube Video Descriptions with Inserted Text** workflow. Its executable nodes use `code`, `manualTrigger`, `set`, `splitInBatches`, `youTube`. The table and connection map below are derived from the JSON, not an inferred guarantee of behavior.\n\n## Setup\nImport inactive. Configure your own credentials and replace REPLACE_WITH_* values. Review external destinations and Code nodes before running.\n\n## Entry points\nWhen clicking ‘Test workflow’\n\n## Verification\nSanitized source candidate; not runtime-tested. This overview is generated from node metadata. Read the folder README for the connection map, credential types, and license.\n\n## Attribution\nhttps://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/blob/94007c1445d9258a7da116646b79473e7c7c3282/workflows/Code/0773_Code_Manual_Update_Triggered.json\nMIT; preserve source notices.", "width": 700, "height": 800, "color": 1 } } ], "active": false, "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" }, "connections": { "Get All Videos": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Loop Over Videos", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Loop Over Videos": { "main": [ [], [ { "node": "Get Specific Video", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Get Specific Video": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Create New Video Description with Row Inserted", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Set String to Insert": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Get All Videos", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Update Video Description": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Loop Over Videos", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "When clicking ‘Test workflow’": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Set String to Insert", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "Create New Video Description with Row Inserted": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Update Video Description", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } } }