Post New YouTube Videos to X

n8n template #2242

Summary

Automated YouTube Video Promotion Workflow Automate the promotion of new YouTube videos on X (formerly Twitter) with minimal effort. This workflow is perfect for content creators, marketers, and social media managers who want to keep their audience updated with fresh content consistently. How it works This workflow triggers every 30 minutes to check for new YouTube videos from a specified channel. If a new video is found, it utilizes OpenAI's ChatGPT to craft an engaging, promotional message for X. Finally, the workflow posts the generated message to Twitter, ensuring your latest content is shared with your audience promptly. Set up steps Schedule the workflow to run at your desired frequenc

How to set it up

Open template #2242 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create 3 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: X (Formerly Twitter), YouTube, OpenAI. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the OpenAI node. The template may point at a model your account can't use; swap it for one you have access to.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "Post New YouTube Videos to X" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2242). It uses: X (Formerly Twitter), YouTube, OpenAI. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

X (Formerly Twitter)YouTube OpenAI

Questions

Yes. Mike Russell published it free on n8n.io, and it has 9,170 views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

X (Formerly Twitter), YouTube, OpenAI. The other 0 nodes are built into n8n.

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