Transform YouTube Videos to Social Media Content with Vizard AI and GPT-4.1

Transform YouTube Videos to Social Media Content with Vizard AI and GPT‑4.1

Overview

This n8n template fetches new YouTube videos, enriches them with Vizard AI metadata, generates social‑media captions using GPT‑4.1, logs everything to Google Sheets, and notifies you by email. It’s a turnkey solution for content creators and marketers who need an end‑to‑end automated pipeline from video publishing to post scheduling.

Setup Instructions

1. Import the Template

   • In n8n, click Import from JSON, paste this workflow, and save.

2. Configure Credentials

   • Vizard AI: Create an HTTP Request credential named Vizard API and set your VIZARDAI_API_KEY.
   • OpenAI: Add a new OpenAI credential for GPT‑4.1.
   • Google Sheets: Create a Google Sheets OAuth2 credential with read/write access or just sign in if your on cloud hosting
   • Gmail: Add a Gmail OAuth2 credential for email notifications or just sign in if you are on cloud hosting

3. Adjust Limits

   • In the Limit Videos node, set maxItems to control batch size.

Google Sheets Column Structure

Column

Description

videoId

Unique YouTube video identifier

projectId

Vizard AI project ID returned

videoUrl

Original YouTube video URL

title

Video title

transcript

Transcribed text from Vizard AI

viralScore

Vizard AI’s viral‑score metric

viralReason

Explanation for viral score

generatedCaption

GPT‑4.1–generated caption in JSON { "caption": ""}

clipEditorUrl

URL to Vizard’s clip editor

Workflow Steps

1. Read YouTube RSS Feed (Read YouTube RSS Feed)
2. Limit Videos (Limit Videos to N)
3. Send to Vizard (Create Vizard Project & Retrieve Vizard Metadata)
4. Split Items for Processing (Iterate Each Video)
5. Generate Captions (Generate Social Media Captions)
6. Append Row in Sheet (Log to Google Sheets)
7. Send Notification (Email Summary)

Customization Tips

• Alternate Caption Styles: Modify the AI prompt for tone, length, or brand voice.
• Localization: Extend prompts for other languages.
• Notification Channels: Swap Gmail for Slack, Teams, or SMS via webhook nodes.