n8n Workflow: Sync Trending Video Payloads via Webhooks

Sync Trending Video Payloads to SkipPlay—Automatically via Webhooks

This n8n workflow accepts a POST webhook containing trending video records, cleans and validates the data, then syncs the normalized payload to the SkipPlay API and returns a JSON status response.

What this workflow does

• Receives a webhook request: Listens for a POST on the workflow webhook URL with a region and a non-empty array of video objects.
• Cleans and normalizes each video: Maps fields such as Video ID, Title, Views, Duration, and Published At into a consistent structure.
• Validates payload entries: Drops any video items that are missing a Video ID (or id / “Video ID” field, depending on what you send).
• Syncs to SkipPlay: Sends the cleaned video list and region via an HTTP POST to the SkipPlay sync endpoint, including the required x-sync-secret header.
• Responds with JSON: Returns a webhook response confirming the sync, including region, processed video count, and the SkipPlay API response.

Use cases

• Automate ingestion of a trending feed from your source system into SkipPlay with consistent formatting.
• Run a scheduled or event-driven pipeline where upstream systems post updated trending videos to an n8n webhook.
• Ensure data quality by enforcing a required videoId before attempting to sync records.

Technical details

• Webhook: Accepts incoming POST requests with a videos array and optional region, apiUrl, and syncSecret.
• Code: Implements cleaning, normalization, and validation logic (including dropping entries without a Video ID).
• HTTP Request: Posts the normalized payload to the SkipPlay sync endpoint using the x-sync-secret header.
• Respond to Webhook: Returns the JSON status response.
• Sticky Note: Included for workflow documentation/clarity.