📱 From Google Drive to Instagram, TikTok & YouTube with AI descriptions & Airtable tracking

⚡ 17,465 views · 📱 Social Media & Email Marketing

💡 Pro Tip — Since TikTok doesn’t have a public API, getting data usually means fragile HTTP scraping. ScraperNode is a community node that gives you clean JSON for TikTok profiles, videos, and comments — drop it into your workflow and skip the parsing.

Description

Description

Captura de pantalla 20250708 a las 18.45.22.png

This automation template is designed for content creators, social media managers, and influencers who want to streamline their video publishing workflow. It automatically detects new videos uploaded to a specific Google Drive folder, generates AI-powered descriptions based on video audio content, and simultaneously publishes them across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube while tracking everything in Airtable.

Note: This workflow uses upload-post.com API (free trial no credit card required) for multi-platform video distribution and requires API tokens for each service. The AI-generated descriptions are created using OpenAI’s transcription and chat models to analyze video audio content.

Who Is This For?

• Content Creators & Influencers: Automatically publish your videos across all major social platforms without manual work.
• Social Media Managers: Maintain consistent posting schedules across multiple platforms with AI-generated, platform-optimized descriptions.
• Marketing Teams: Scale video content distribution with automated workflows that include tracking and status monitoring.
• Video Producers: Focus on creating content while the system handles the tedious task of multi-platform publishing and description generation.

What Problem Does This Workflow Solve?

Publishing the same video content across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube is time-consuming and repetitive. You need to manually upload each video, write unique descriptions, and track publication status. This workflow addresses these challenges by:

• Automated Video Distribution: Detects new videos in Google Drive and automatically uploads them to all three platforms simultaneously.
• AI-Powered Content Generation: Uses OpenAI to transcribe video audio and generate engaging, platform-appropriate descriptions automatically.
• Centralized Tracking: Maintains detailed records in Airtable including upload status, URLs, and metadata for each platform.
• Error Monitoring: Provides real-time error notifications via Telegram to ensure you’re always aware of any issues.

How It Works

1. Video Upload Detection: The workflow monitors a specific Google Drive folder for new video uploads using automated triggers.
2. Content Analysis: Downloads the video, extracts audio, and uses OpenAI to transcribe and generate compelling descriptions.
3. Airtable Integration: Creates and updates records to track video metadata, descriptions, and publication status.
4. Multi-Platform Publishing: Simultaneously uploads the video to Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube using the upload-post.com API.
5. Status Tracking: Updates Airtable records with publication status and platform-specific URLs for each successful upload.

Setup

1. Google Drive Configuration:
   • Set up the Google Drive trigger to monitor your specific folder
   • Configure OAuth2 credentials for Google Drive access
2. OpenAI Integration: Add your OpenAI API key to enable audio transcription and description generation
3. Airtable Setup:
   • Create an Airtable base with fields for Video Name, Description, Platform Status, URLs, and Upload Date
   • Add your Airtable API token and configure base/table IDs in the “Set Variables” node
4. Upload-Post.com Account:
   • Create an account at upload-post.com to get your API token
   • Configure the token in the HTTP request nodes for each platform
   • Set your user ID in the variables section
5. Platform Accounts: Ensure your Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts are connected to upload-post.com
6. Error Notifications: (Optional) Configure Telegram bot credentials for error notifications

Requirements

• Accounts: Google Drive, OpenAI, Airtable, upload-post.com, Telegram (optional)
• API Keys & Credentials: Google Drive OAuth2, OpenAI API Key, Airtable API Token, upload-post.com API Token
• Platform Setup: Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts connected to upload-post.com

Transform your video publishing workflow from hours of manual work to a fully automated system that handles everything from content analysis to multi-platform distribution and tracking.

🔗 Nodes Used

Airtable, HTTP Request, Read Binary File, Write Binary File, Telegram, Google Drive

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup