YouTube to Raindrop
This workflow can automatically extract the latest uploaded videos from a specified YouTube playlist and save them as bookmarks in a Raindrop collection. With scheduled checks and deduplication features, it ensures that only new videos that the user has not yet bookmarked are saved. This helps users efficiently manage and track content of interest, enhancing the organization and retrieval of video materials, making it suitable for content creators and video enthusiasts.
Workflow Name
YouTube to Raindrop
Key Features and Highlights
This workflow automatically fetches the latest uploaded videos from a specified YouTube playlist and saves these new videos as bookmarks in a Raindrop collection. With scheduled triggers and deduplication filtering, it ensures that only previously unbookmarked new videos are saved, helping users effortlessly manage and track content of interest.
Core Problems Addressed
Users following multiple YouTube channels often find it challenging to promptly organize and save newly released videos. This workflow automates the video retrieval and bookmarking process, eliminating the hassle of manual searching and duplicate saving, thereby improving content management efficiency.
Use Cases
- Video content creators or enthusiasts who want to bookmark new videos from subscribed channels as soon as they are released
- Users needing to systematically archive video materials for later reference and sharing
- Individuals seeking to unify resource management across multiple platforms using Raindrop
Main Workflow Steps
- Scheduled Trigger: Automatically runs every 30 minutes to check for new videos
- YouTube Node Invocation: Retrieves all video information from the specified playlist
- JSON Flattening: Extracts key video information fields
- New Video Filtering: Uses static data storage to filter out videos added since the last check
- Create Raindrop Bookmark: Saves new video links and titles into a designated Raindrop collection with the “youtube” tag
- Manual Trigger Execution: Supports manual execution by user click for immediate workflow run
Involved Systems or Services
- YouTube API: To obtain playlist video data
- Raindrop.io API: To create and manage bookmark collections
- n8n Nodes: Including scheduled trigger (Cron), manual trigger, and function nodes for data processing
Target Users and Value
- Users who follow YouTube content updates and want efficient bookmarking and organization
- Professionals involved in content planning, information gathering, and archival
- Individuals and teams aiming to reduce repetitive tasks and enhance digital asset management efficiency through automation
By automatically syncing the latest YouTube videos to Raindrop collections, this workflow empowers users to easily build a personal video content library, enhancing the convenience of information acquisition and utilization.