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YouTube Video Scheduling & AI Metadata Generation

Daily automation that extracts transcripts via Apify, generates SEO metadata with OpenAI, and schedules private videos for publication.

Verified 2026-07-07

Marketer

What it does

You get your YouTube videos ready for publication automatically by having transcripts extracted via Apify and SEO-optimized descriptions generated with OpenAI. The workflow then updates the metadata and schedules each video to go live at strategic times while keeping it private until that moment.

How it works

When it runs: On a schedule · Scheduled · daily
How hands-off: Assists you, you do the final step
Setup: An afternoon · about an afternoon
Works with: n8n, YouTube, Apify, OpenAI

Tools that fit

Services

n8n : Workflow orchestration and automation logic

Apify : Extracting video transcripts for analysis

api

YouTube : Video metadata retrieval, status updates, and scheduling

LLM

OpenAI : Generating SEO-optimized descriptions and tags from transcripts

Watch out for

YouTube API rate limits can block the run, add exponential backoff logic to handle retries.
Transcripts may contain filler words that confuse the LLM, so instruct the model to ignore non-substantive speech patterns.
Scheduling too many videos at once can trigger spam filters, space out publish times by at least a few hours.
API credentials must be stored in n8n credentials manager rather than hardcoded nodes to prevent security leaks.

Seen in the wild

n8n: Automated YouTube Video Scheduling & AI Metadata Generation 🎬 template

Want this running in your business?

This is what I do. I design and build AI agents like this one, and keep them running. If you want it set up for your team instead of doing it yourself, get in touch.

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Who it's for

Built for marketers who'd rather brief an agent than start from a blank doc.

Frequently asked questions

Who is this for?

marketers, or anyone doing marketing work who wants this handled automatically rather than manually.

How long does it take to set up?

An afternoon: plan for about an afternoon to get it running end to end.

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