n8n-workflows/workflows/Code/0773_Code_Manual_Update_Triggered.json

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  "name": "Automatically Update YouTube Video Descriptions with Inserted Text",
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      "name": "Update Video Description",
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        "videoId": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.id}}",
        "resource": "video",
        "operation": "update",
        "categoryId": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.categoryId }}",
        "regionCode": "US",
        "updateFields": {
          "tags": "={{ $('Get Specific Video').item.json.snippet.tags.join() }}",
          "description": "={{ $json.updatedDescription }}"
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        "content": "## Insert Text into YouTube Video Descriptions\n**Automatically insert a row of text between two specified rows** in all your YouTube video descriptions. \n\nThis workflow is ideal for YouTubers who need to update multiple video descriptions at once. Easily add a new link or text between existing lines, ensuring consistency across all your video descriptions without manual edits."
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        "content": "## Configure text string to insert 👆 \nDefine the text string (row) that will be added to your YouTube video descriptions.\n\n### Variables\n- **rowBefore** → The new row will be inserted *after* this line.\n- **rowToInsert** -→ The text or link you want to add.\n- **rowAfter**→ The new row will be inserted *before* this line.\n\n"
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              "name": "rowBefore",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "=https://firstlink.com"
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              "name": "rowToInsert",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "https://mynewlinktoinsert.com"
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              "value": "https://secondlink.com"
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
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        "videoId": "={{ $json.id.videoId }}",
        "resource": "video",
        "operation": "get"
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      "name": "Create New Video Description with Row Inserted",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
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        "jsCode": "// Access the input data (YouTube description)\nconst description = $('Get Specific Video').first().json.snippet.description;\n//console.log(inputData)\n\nconst variables = $('Set String to Insert').first().json\n// Define the rows to search for and the row to insert\nconst rowBefore = variables.rowBefore;\nconst rowAfter = variables.rowAfter;\nconst rowToInsert = variables.rowToInsert;\n\n// Split the description into an array of rows\nconst rows = description.split(\"\\n\");\nconsole.log(rows)\n// Find the index of the rowBefore and rowAfter\nconst indexBefore = rows.findIndex(row => row.trim() === rowBefore);\nconst indexAfter = rows.findIndex(row => row.trim() === rowAfter);\n\n// Check if both rows are found and rowBefore comes before rowAfter\nif (indexBefore !== -1 && indexAfter !== -1 && indexBefore < indexAfter) {\n  // Insert the new row between rowBefore and rowAfter\n  rows.splice(indexBefore + 1, 0, rowToInsert);\n}\n\n// Join the rows back into a single string\nconst updatedDescription = rows.join(\"\\n\");\n\n// Return the updated description in the correct n8n output structure\nreturn [\n  {\n    json: {\n      updatedDescription: updatedDescription\n    }\n  }\n];"
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