Extract and store YouTube video comments in Google Sheets
This n8n template demonstrates how to use the tool to crawl comments from a YouTube video and simply get all the results in a linked Google Sheet. Use cases are many: Whether you're a YouTube creator trying to underst...
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This n8n template demonstrates how to use the tool to crawl comments from a YouTube video and simply get all the results in a linked Google Sheet.
Use cases are many: Whether you're a YouTube creator trying to understand your audience, a marketer running sample analysis, a data analyst compiling engagement metrics, or part of a growth team tracking YouTube or social media campaign performance, this workflow helps you extract real, actionable insights from YouTube video comments at scale.
How It Works - The workflow starts when you manually click Test Workflow or Execute Workflow in N8N. - It reads the list of YouTube video URLs from the Video URLs tab in the connected YouTube – Get Video Comments Google Sheet. Only the URLs marked with the Ready status will be processed. - The tool loops through each video and sends an HTTP request to the YouTube API to fetch comment data. - Then, it checks whether the request is successful before continuing. - If comments are found, they are split and processed. - Each comment is then inserted in the Results tab of the connected YouTube – Get Video Comments Google Sheet. - Once a URL has been finished, its status in the Video URLs tab of the YouTube – Get Video Comments Google Sheet is updated to Finished.
How To Use - Download the workflow package. - Import the workflow package into your N8N interface. - Duplicate the ["YouTube - Get Video Comments" Google Sheet template](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F5yEhjBWu3fnwgHGLsPLD9tWRqUnxu4p0DEvUTae1Y/edit?gid=426418282gid=426418282) into your Google Sheets account. - Set up Google Cloud Console credentials in the following nodes in N8N, ensuring enabled access and suitable rights to Google Sheets and YouTube services: + For Google Sheets access, ensure each node is properly connected to the correct tab in your connected Google Sheet template: Node Google Sheets - Get Video URLs → connected to the Video URLs tab; Node Google Sheets - Insert/Update Comment → connected to the Results tab; Node Google Sheets - Update Status connected to the Video URLs tab. + For YouTube access: Set up a GET method in Node HTTP Request - Get Comments. - Open the template in your Google Sheets account. In the tab Video URLs, fill in the video URLs you want to crawl in Column B and update the status for each row in Column A to Ready. - Return to the N8N interface and click Execute Workflow. - Check the results in the Results tab of the template - the collected comments will appear there.
Requirements - Basic setup in Google Cloud Console (OAuth or API Key method enabled) with enabled access to YouTube and Google Sheets.
How To Customize - By default, the workflow is manually triggered in N8N. However, you can automate the process by adding a Google Sheets trigger that monitors new entries in your connected YouTube – Get Video Comments template and starts the workflow automatically.
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