Extract YouTube creator emails with Apify scraper and GPT-4o Mini

This workflow automates the process of finding YouTube creator contact emails for outreach and partnerships. It combines Apify scrapers with OpenAI to deliver a clean list of emails from channel descriptions:

- Step 1: Search YouTube with Apify based on a keyword or topic - Step 2: Scrape each channel for descriptions and metadata - Step 3: Use OpenAI to extract and format valid email addresses into a structured JSON output

This is useful for influencer outreach, creator collaborations, UGC sourcing, or lead generation — all automated inside n8n.

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Set Up OpenAI Connection 1. Go to [OpenAI Platform](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys) 2. Navigate to [OpenAI Billing](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/billing/overview) 3. Add funds to your billing account 4. Copy your API key into the OpenAI credentials in n8n

2️⃣ Set Up Apify Connection 1. Go to [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com/) and sign up/login 2. Get your API token here: [Apify API Keys](https://console.apify.com/account/integrations) 3. Set up the two scrapers in your Apify account: - [YouTube Scraper by streamers](https://apify.com/streamers/youtube-scraper) - [YouTube Scraper by apidojo](https://apify.com/apidojo/youtube-scraper) 4. In n8n, create a HTTP Query Auth credential - Query Key: token - Value: YOURAPIFYAPIKEY 5. Attach this credential to both HTTP Request nodes (Search YouTube and Scrape Channels)

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