{"product_id":"youtube-publish-status-monitor-google-sheets-slack","title":"YouTube Publish Status Monitor: Google Sheets + Slack","description":"\u003ch3\u003eKeep your YouTube uploads on track—automatically\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis n8n workflow checks your YouTube channel every 30 minutes, syncs each video’s privacy status to a Google Sheets tracking sheet, and sends Slack notifications when a video is \u003cem\u003eprivate\u003c\/em\u003e (needs setup) or \u003cem\u003epublic\u003c\/em\u003e (ready to promote).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this workflow does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRuns on a 30-minute schedule\u003c\/strong\u003e to monitor new and existing uploads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses the YouTube Data API\u003c\/strong\u003e (via Google OAuth) to find the authenticated channel’s uploads playlist and fetch the \u003cstrong\u003e10 most recent videos\u003c\/strong\u003e with snippet and status details.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetects newly uploaded videos\u003c\/strong\u003e by checking whether the video was published within the last 30 minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoutes based on YouTube privacy status\u003c\/strong\u003e:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIf \u003cstrong\u003eprivate\u003c\/strong\u003e: updates the matching Google Sheets row (by \u003cstrong\u003eVideo ID\u003c\/strong\u003e) and posts a Slack alert indicating it needs setup.\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIf \u003cstrong\u003epublic\u003c\/strong\u003e: updates the Google Sheets row (by \u003cstrong\u003eVideo ID\u003c\/strong\u003e) and posts a Slack alert indicating it’s ready to promote.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor older videos\u003c\/strong\u003e, it looks up the stored \u003cstrong\u003eStatus\u003c\/strong\u003e in Google Sheets by \u003cstrong\u003eVideo ID\u003c\/strong\u003e and compares it to the latest YouTube privacy status.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotifies only on changes\u003c\/strong\u003e: if the status changed, it updates Google Sheets and sends the appropriate Slack notification; otherwise, it performs no action.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCreators and small teams who want instant Slack pings when a new upload becomes public.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSaaS operators managing content pipelines—track Video ID → Status in Google Sheets for auditability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAutomation engineers who need a lightweight YouTube publish status monitor built around Google Sheets + Slack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntegrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e YouTube Data API, Google Sheets (via OAuth2), Slack (via OAuth2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorkflow logic:\u003c\/strong\u003e schedule trigger, conditional routing (\u003ccode\u003eif\u003c\/code\u003e), and data flow control using nodes such as \u003ccode\u003eswitch\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003esplit out\u003c\/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eno op\u003c\/code\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRequired sheet columns:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ccode\u003eVideo ID\u003c\/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eStatus\u003c\/code\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfiguration:\u003c\/strong\u003e replace \u003ccode\u003eREPLACE_WITH_VIDEO_TRACKING_SHEET_ID\u003c\/code\u003e with your Google Sheets document ID and set the target Slack channel ID in each Slack message step.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"N8N Commerce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45962014195891,"sku":"N8N-19218","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/6279\/6723\/files\/uu4JpZKB1Fkqv9nwehdOU_g1lkETFH.png?v=1788599325","url":"https:\/\/buyflowscripts.com\/products\/youtube-publish-status-monitor-google-sheets-slack","provider":"N8N Commerce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}