n8n Workflow: Download YouTube Video 720p MP4 + MP3

Download YouTube Video (720p MP4) + Audio (MP3) in One Click with n8n

This n8n workflow lets you manually trigger a download that pulls the same YouTube source as a 720p MP4 (with an English transcript) and an MP3—ready for the very next node to use, upload, or store.

What this workflow does

• Manual trigger (one click): A manual trigger fans out to two YouTube Downloader nodes that run in parallel, so you get both files from the same input.
• Video branch (720p MP4 + transcript): The workflow uses the Apify YouTube Video Downloader Actor to download a playable 720p MP4 and attach the transcript alongside the video.
• Audio branch (MP3): In parallel, the workflow runs the YouTube Music Downloader Actor to return an MP3 version of the same content.
• Binary file handoff: Both branches pull the finished files back from Apify and attach them to the item’s binary property (currently set to data), so downstream nodes can immediately upload or save them.

Use cases

• Generate media packs for training or internal knowledge bases (video + audio) from a single YouTube URL.
• Prepare downloadable assets for SaaS content pipelines where engineers need a consistent 720p MP4 and MP3 output.
• Build a lightweight “download-and-forward” workflow in n8n to route binaries to your next step (storage, upload, or processing).

Technical details

• Community node: Requires installing n8n-nodes-youtube-downloader (YouTube Downloader community node).
• Actors used: Apify YouTube Video Downloader Actor (video + English transcript) and YouTube Music Downloader Actor (MP3 audio).
• Parallel execution: Two YouTube Downloader nodes run concurrently from a single manual trigger.
• Configurable: Set the YouTube Video and YouTube Music URLs, adjust video quality/subtitle language, and change the binary property name (currently data) to match your pipeline.