New YouTube Video to X

Check a YouTube channel every 30 minutes and publish an AI-written X post when the search returns a recent video.

Setup and use

Connect YouTube with read access and X with permission to create posts. Set your channel ID in Set channel and time window, configure the AI model and choose a schedule timezone. The default gpt-4o-mini snapshot has an announced January 14, 2027 shutdown; check the active model route and choose an available replacement. In n8n, set the channel on Fetch Latest Videos. The source tutorial is available at mrc.fm/ai2x.

Each run searches videos from the channel created in the preceding 30 minutes, with a limit of one. The search retains YouTube’s default relevance order; it does not guarantee the newest result. YouTube indexing delays, multiple uploads in one window, downtime or overlapping runs can cause missed or duplicate announcements. No persistent deduplication or catch-up is included. Open Flow fires on the minute in UTC by default; n8n uses its workflow timezone and a fixed registration-time second. Open Flow returns posted:false for an empty result; n8n ends without a post.

The model is asked to include the video URL and write at most 140 characters. This is a prompt, not a programmatic check; review generated posts and confirm your account settings before enabling the schedule. Open Flow stops on malformed video fields; the source n8n path uses its own node and expression behavior. X may reject a post. Open Flow checks the returned post ID and does not retry posting. The n8n credential helper may refresh and resend on an authentication failure. Inspect X before replaying an uncertain post.

Inspiration & credits

Changes to the source

• Replace the original channel ID with a placeholder and use a configurable current model.
• Open Flow calls the YouTube Connection through its official Proxy because the catalog Search Action requires a query term; the source query has none. Both formats use the same channel, window, type and limit.

Adapted from Post New YouTube Videos to X in enescingoz/awesome-n8n-templates.

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