Lord Kelvin

Automation

Zoom to YouTube Upload Pipeline

An n8n media operations pipeline for fetching Zoom recordings, logging metadata, storing raw files, and uploading to YouTube within platform limits.

Summary

  • BuiltFetched Zoom cloud recordings month by month.
  • ProblemManual handling of recurring Zoom recordings created operational drag and made upload tracking harder to manage consistently.
  • ImpactReduced repetitive media operations work.

Problem

Manual handling of recurring Zoom recordings created operational drag and made upload tracking harder to manage consistently.

Manual handling of recurring Zoom recordings created operational drag and made upload tracking harder to manage consistently.

What I Built

3 key contributions that defined the build

  • Fetched Zoom cloud recordings month by month.
  • Logged recording metadata to Google Sheets.
  • Stored raw files in Wasabi and uploaded videos to YouTube.

Key Decisions

Tradeoffs and approaches that shaped the final outcome

Challenge

Respecting YouTube upload limits.

Approach

Built a scheduled n8n workflow with metadata tracking.

Challenge

Coordinating storage, logging, and upload status across services.

Approach

Structured the flow around upload caps and storage checkpoints.

Impact

Reduced repetitive media operations work.

  • Reduced repetitive media operations work.
  • Created a more traceable recording-to-upload workflow.