---
title: "New YouTube videos announced on X with an AI-written post"
kind: "Kit"
category: "Marketing & SEO"
price: "Free"
seller: "Mindket"
version: "1"
url: "https://mindket.com/p/ba51e62d-6aa1-4d65-a3e2-b992af057484"
updated: "2026-11-13"
---

# New YouTube videos announced on X with an AI-written post

> The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions.

An n8n workflow that checks your YouTube channel every 30 minutes, has OpenAI write a short post about a video published in that time, and publishes the post on your X account.

New YouTube videos announced on X with an AI-written post is an n8n workflow in the Marketing \& SEO category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-13. Download it on this page or copy its JSON, then import it into an n8n canvas. Nothing runs until you activate it in n8n.

## About

### What it is

This n8n workflow announces your new YouTube videos on X. Every half hour it asks YouTube for the newest video on your channel that was published in that time. OpenAI writes a short post with the video’s link, and the workflow publishes that post on your X account. Six nodes make it up, and two of them are notes.

### Who it suits

Creators, small channels and marketing teams that want every upload announced on X without writing the post by hand. Skip it if you want to approve each post first, since it publishes as soon as a video is found.

Who uses it, and how

| Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Media | Video creators | Announce each upload | A creator uploads a video and finds the announcement on X within the half hour. |
| Education | Course channels | Tell followers about a new lesson | A teacher’s channel posts a lesson and X followers get a short note with the link. |
| Business | Marketing teams | Keep a brand account active | A team that uploads product demos gets each one announced without extra work. |
| Software | Developer channels | Share a release video | A developer channel posts a release video and the announcement names its main feature. |

You need a little n8n: import a file, add three credentials and publish the workflow so its schedule runs.

### Where to use it

Any n8n that can reach YouTube, OpenAI and X will run it. It starts on its own every half hour once the workflow is published.

- n8n Cloud: import the file into a new workflow there
- Your own n8n server: the same file and steps
- Another model: swap the OpenAI node for any chat model node

### How to set it up

Download saves a zip with `workflow.json` and Mindket’s setup notes in your downloads folder. You need your YouTube channel ID and sign-ins for YouTube, OpenAI and X.

What you need first

| Need | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| n8n | On n8n Cloud or on a server of your own |
| YouTube | A Google sign-in with the YouTube Data API turned on, and your channel ID |
| OpenAI | An API key |
| X | A sign-in from an X developer app, with API credits to post |

1. In n8n, create a workflow, open its menu, choose Import from File and pick `workflow.json`.
2. Add a YouTube credential and select it in `Fetch Latest Videos`.
3. In `Fetch Latest Videos`, replace `<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID>` in Channel ID with your own channel ID.
4. Add an OpenAI credential and select it in `Write Post for X`.
5. Add an X credential and select it in `Post to X`.
6. Publish the workflow so the schedule runs.

### How to use it

Leave it published and upload a video. Within half an hour of that upload, a run finds it and posts. Check your X account, and unpublish the workflow when you want the posts to stop.

What to change for a different result

| To change | Where |
| --- | --- |
| How often it checks | The interval in \`Check Every 30 Min\` |
| The look-back window | The 30 in the date expression in \`Fetch Latest Videos\` |
| The style of the post | The message in \`Write Post for X\` |
| The model | \`Write Post for X\` |
| What gets posted | The text field of \`Post to X\` |

### Example

A creator publishes a video titled “Ten shortcuts for spreadsheets”. At the next check, `Fetch Latest Videos` returns it, and the model writes a short post with a link of the form `https://youtu.be/<video ID>`. `Post to X` publishes that text on the creator’s account.

If a run finds no recent video, nothing is written or posted.

### For newcomers and experts

**If you are new.** n8n draws a workflow as boxes joined by lines, and each box, a node, does one job. A schedule trigger starts a run at a fixed interval. A credential stores the sign-in that lets n8n act on your behalf.

**For experts.** `Fetch Latest Videos` calls YouTube’s search with your channel ID, a `publishedAfter` time of 30 minutes ago and a limit of 1. `Write Post for X` reads the video ID, title and description, and `Post to X` publishes the model’s `message.content`.

Where to look closer

| Node | What it does | What to know |
| --- | --- | --- |
| \`Check Every 30 Min\` | Starts a run every half hour | Runs only while the workflow is published |
| \`Fetch Latest Videos\` | Finds the newest video in the window | Returns at most one |
| \`Write Post for X\` | Writes the post and the link | Told to stay under 140 characters |
| \`Post to X\` | Publishes the post | Goes live at once |

### Good to know

One model line needed a swap, and every post goes live without a check.

- Model: \`gpt-3.5-turbo\` was shut down on 23 October 2026, according to OpenAI’s page read on 12 November 2026, and that page names \`gpt-5.6-terra\`, which Mindket’s copy uses
- Live posts: a run that finds a video publishes at once, and nothing asks you first
- Gaps and repeats: the look-back window matches the check interval, so a video near the edge of a window can be missed or posted twice. Only the newest one is posted
- Length: the model is asked for at most 140 characters, but a model can go over what you ask
- YouTube quota: a project gets 100 search calls a day by default, according to Google’s quota page, and this workflow makes 48
- X access: the API charges by use, through credits bought in X’s developer console
- Not run: Mindket read this copy against n8n’s source and did not run it on a live n8n
- Your data: the video’s ID, title and description go to OpenAI, and the post goes to X
- Credentials: the JSON holds none

## README

```markdown
# New YouTube videos announced on X with an AI-written post

An n8n workflow that announces your new YouTube videos on X. Every half hour it asks YouTube for the newest video on your channel from that time. OpenAI writes a short post with the video's link, and the workflow publishes that post on your X account.

## What is inside

- `workflow.json`: the workflow as n8n exports it, 6 nodes. Four run, and two are sticky notes. It holds no credential.
- `README.md`: these notes.

## What we changed from the original copy

- The model node used `gpt-3.5-turbo`. OpenAI's deprecation page, read on 12 November 2026, lists it as shut down on 23 October 2026 and names `gpt-5.6-terra`, which the node now uses. The node is renamed `Write Post for X`, and its message now ends with a request for the post text only.
- The channel ID in `Fetch Latest Videos` was its author's. It is now `<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID>`, and you replace it with your own.
- The two sticky notes are reworded. One pointed to a setup video, and Mindket's copy does not link to it.
- The credential links are gone, and the file's name is ours.
- Nothing else. The schedule, the look-back window, the limit of one video and the post step are as the file had them.

Mindket read this copy against n8n's source. It was not run on a live n8n.

## Before you start

- An n8n instance, on n8n Cloud or your own server.
- A YouTube credential in n8n, which is a Google sign-in with the YouTube Data API turned on, and your channel ID. YouTube's help page says it is listed under Settings, then Advanced settings.
- An OpenAI API key.
- An X credential in n8n, from an X developer app that may post for your account.

## Set it up

1. In n8n, create a workflow, open its menu and choose Import from File. Pick `workflow.json`.
2. Add a YouTube credential and select it in `Fetch Latest Videos`.
3. In `Fetch Latest Videos`, replace `<YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID>` in Channel ID with your own channel ID.
4. Add an OpenAI credential and select it in `Write Post for X`.
5. Add an X credential and select it in `Post to X`.
6. To test, press Execute Workflow within 30 minutes of publishing a video. Then publish the workflow so the schedule runs.

## What happens in a run

1. `Check Every 30 Min` starts a run every 30 minutes while the workflow is published.
2. `Fetch Latest Videos` asks YouTube for videos on your channel published after the time 30 minutes ago, with a limit of 1. When there is none, the run ends here.
3. `Write Post for X` gives the model the video's link, built from its ID, its title and its description, and asks for an engaging post of at most 140 characters.
4. `Post to X` publishes the model's reply as a new post.

## What to change

- How often it checks: the interval in `Check Every 30 Min`.
- The look-back window: the 30 in the date expression in `Fetch Latest Videos`.
- The style of the post: the message in `Write Post for X`.
- The model: `Write Post for X`.
- What gets posted: the text field of `Post to X`.

## Good to know

- Posts go live at once. A run that finds a video publishes without asking you, so unpublish the workflow to stop it.
- The look-back window matches the check interval. A video near the edge of a window can be missed or posted twice, and only the newest video in a window is posted.
- The model is asked for at most 140 characters, but a model can go over what you ask. Check how your first posts look.
- Google's quota page says a project gets 100 search calls a day by default. The node uses YouTube's search, so this workflow makes 48 a day.
- X's pricing page says its API charges by use, through credits bought in its developer console.
- Data: the video's ID, title and description go to OpenAI, and the post goes to X.
- Cost: one model call per video found, billed by OpenAI.
```

## What is in it

3 files, 8 KB, downloaded as a zip.

```text
NOTICE.md  599 B
README.md  4 KB
workflow.json  4 KB
```

## Workflow check

Checked by Mindket on 13 Nov 2026. Read from the workflow’s file, not from a run.

- Steps: 4 steps, starting on a schedule
- AI: 1 step calls an AI model: Write Post for X
- Sign-ins: Signs in to: YouTube and X
- API keys: No API key is left in the file
- Step types: Mindket’s checker reads all 4 of its step types

## Get it

- [Get it on your Mindket account](https://account.mindket.com/account/?product=mindket#/market/ba51e62d-6aa1-4d65-a3e2-b992af057484)
- [Its page on Mindket](https://mindket.com/p/ba51e62d-6aa1-4d65-a3e2-b992af057484)