🎥 End-to-End YouTube Video Automation Workflow with n8n, HeyGen & AI
Automate the entire YouTube content creation pipeline — from video idea to AI-generated avatar video, upload, metadata generation, and publishing — with zero manual intervention!
Who is this for?
This template is perfect for:
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Affiliate marketers (e.g., PartnerStack, SaaS products)
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YouTube creators scaling video production
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Agencies managing client content
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Educators and coaches delivering automated video lessons
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Entrepreneurs running faceless YouTube channels
🧠 What problem does it solve?
Publishing consistent, high-quality video content is essential for audience growth and monetization. But manually creating each video — researching, writing, recording, uploading, and optimizing — is slow, repetitive, and unsustainable at scale.
This workflow solves that by automating:
- ✅ Content sourcing from Google Sheets
- ✅ Script generation with AI
- ✅ Avatar video creation via HeyGen
- ✅ YouTube upload and metadata
- ✅ Final publishing and status update
All done without touching a single button. Schedule it weekly and watch videos go live while you sleep.
⚙️ What this workflow does
- 📥 Reads video ideas from a Google Sheet (e.g., PartnerStack affiliate product)
- 🌐 Fetches product details from the web using HTTP Request
- 🧠 Generates a promotional video transcript using an AI agent
- 🎙 Converts the script to an avatar video using HeyGen API
- ⏳ Waits for the video to render and fetches download URL
- ⬆️ Uploads the video to YouTube via API
- 🧠 Generates title, description, tags, and hashtags using AI
- 🔄 Updates video metadata and changes visibility to Public
- 📊 Logs publication details back to Google Sheets
- 👤 Optional human-in-the-loop step before publishing
🛠 Setup
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🔌 Connect the following integrations:
- Google Sheets (or Airtable)
- HeyGen API
- YouTube Data API (OAuth 2.0)
- OpenAI / Gemini / Ollama
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🧾 Add your video ideas to Google Sheets:
- Include product name, link, and "To Do" status
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📂 Import the n8n template and configure API credentials
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🧠 Customize your AI prompt for tone, format, and industry
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🕒 Schedule it to run weekly (1 video per week)
✏️ How to customize this workflow
- Swap Google Sheets with Airtable, Notion, or API feeds
- Modify AI prompts for different use cases: reviews, explainers, tutorials
- Use D-ID, Synthesia, or your preferred avatar platform
- Add analytics, thumbnails, or comment automation
- Localize content for multi-language channels
- Integrate with Slack, Discord, or Telegram for notifications
📌 Sticky Notes Included
- 📊 Get Partner Idea: Pulls one item from the Google Sheet
- 🌐 Fetch Content: Extracts product details via HTTP request
- 🧠 AI Script: Generates video transcript using GPT or Gemini
- 🎥 Video Generation: Sends script to HeyGen, waits for rendering
- ⬆️ Upload to YouTube: Uploads video file
- 🧠 Metadata Generator: Creates optimized title, tags, description
- 🗓 Metadata Update: Updates YouTube metadata and sets video to Public
- 📋 Sheet Update: Marks video as published in the Google Sheet
- 🧑 Human Approval (Optional): Pause & resume on manual review
🌐 Useful Links
🔗 Why this workflow?
This advanced automation setup is ideal for users exploring:
- YouTube automation via n8n and API
- AI-powered content pipelines with OpenAI/Gemini
- Avatar video generation (HeyGen / D-ID / Synthesia)
- Workflow automation for affiliate marketing
- Full-stack video publishing using no-code tools
- Enterprise-grade publishing for brands and creators
Built with modularity, customization, and full control in mind — whether you’re using n8n Cloud or a self-hosted instance.
