Automate YouTube thumbnail creation & social publishing with Templated.io & Blotato
💥 Automate YouTube thumbnail creation from video links (with templated.io)
Who is this for?
This workflow is designed for content creators, YouTubers, and automation enthusiasts who want to automatically generate stunning YouTube thumbnails and streamline their publishing workflow — all within n8n.
If you regularly post videos and spend hours designing thumbnails manually, this automation is built for you.
What problem is this workflow solving?
Creating thumbnails is time-consuming — yet crucial for video performance.
This workflow completely automates that process:
- No more manual design.
- No more downloading screenshots.
- No more repetitive uploads.
In less than 2 minutes, you can refresh your entire YouTube thumbnail library and make your channel look brand new.
What this workflow does
Once activated, this workflow can:
✅ Receive YouTube video links via Telegram
✅ Extract metadata (title, description, channel info) via YouTube API
✅ Generate a custom thumbnail automatically using Templated.io
✅ Upload the new thumbnail to Google Drive
✅ Log data in Google Sheets
✅ Send email and Telegram notifications when ready
✅ Create and publish AI-generated social posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter via Blotato
Bonus: You can re-create dozens of YouTube covers in minutes — saving up to 5 hours per week and around $500/month in manual design effort.
Setup
1️⃣ Get a YouTube Data API v3 key from Google Cloud Console
2️⃣ Create a Templated.io account and get your API key + template ID
3️⃣ Set up a Telegram bot using @BotFather
4️⃣ Create a Google Drive folder and copy the folder ID
5️⃣ Create a Google Sheet with columns: Date, Video ID, Video URL, Title, Thumbnail Link, Status
6️⃣ Get your Blotato API key from the dashboard
7️⃣ Connect your social media accounts to Blotato
8️⃣ Fill all credentials in the Workflow Configuration node
9️⃣ Test by sending a YouTube URL to your Telegram bot
How to customize this workflow
- Replace the Templated.io template ID with your own custom thumbnail layout
- Modify the OpenAI node prompts to change text tone or style
- Add or remove social platforms in the Blotato section
- Adjust the wait time (default: 5 minutes) based on template complexity
- Localize or translate the generated captions as needed
Expected Outcome
With one Telegram message, you’ll receive:
- A professional custom thumbnail
- An instant email + Telegram notification
- A Google Drive link with your ready-to-use design
And your social networks will be automatically updated — no manual uploads.
Credits
- Thumbnail generation powered by Templated.io
- Social publishing powered by Blotato
- Automation orchestrated via n8n
👋 Need help or want to customize this?
📩 Contact: LinkedIn
📺 YouTube: @DRFIRASS
🚀 Workshops: Mes Ateliers n8n
🎥 Watch This Tutorial
📄 Documentation: Notion Guide
Need help customizing?
Contact me for consulting and support : Linkedin / Youtube / 🚀 Mes Ateliers n8n
Automate YouTube Thumbnail Creation & Social Publishing
This n8n workflow streamlines the process of generating YouTube thumbnails, publishing them to Google Drive, and announcing new content on Telegram and via email. It leverages AI to create engaging thumbnails based on video titles and automates the distribution across multiple platforms.
What it does
This workflow automates the following steps:
- Triggers on Telegram Message: Listens for incoming messages in a configured Telegram chat.
- Extracts Video Title: Parses the Telegram message to get the YouTube video title.
- Generates Thumbnail with AI: Uses OpenAI to generate a compelling thumbnail image based on the video title.
- Uploads to Google Drive: Saves the generated thumbnail image to a specified folder in Google Drive.
- Notifies on Telegram: Sends a confirmation message with the new thumbnail to the Telegram chat.
- Sends Email Notification: Dispatches an email with the thumbnail and relevant information using Gmail.
- Logs to Google Sheets: Records details about the generated thumbnail and video in a Google Sheet.
- Introduces a Delay: Pauses the workflow for a specified duration (e.g., to allow for manual review or to space out posts).
- Performs HTTP Request: Executes a generic HTTP request, likely for further integration or notification.
Prerequisites/Requirements
To use this workflow, you will need:
- n8n Instance: A running n8n instance.
- Telegram Bot: A Telegram bot token and a chat ID to trigger the workflow and send notifications.
- OpenAI API Key: An OpenAI account and API key for thumbnail generation.
- Google Drive Account: A Google account with access to Google Drive for storing thumbnails.
- Gmail Account: A Google account with access to Gmail for sending email notifications.
- Google Sheets Account: A Google account with access to Google Sheets for logging data.
Setup/Usage
- Import the Workflow: Import the provided JSON into your n8n instance.
- Configure Credentials:
- Set up Telegram credentials for the "Telegram Trigger" and "Telegram" nodes.
- Configure OpenAI credentials for the "OpenAI" node.
- Set up Google OAuth credentials for the "Google Drive", "Gmail", and "Google Sheets" nodes.
- Customize Nodes:
- Telegram Trigger: Ensure the "Chat ID" is correctly configured for your Telegram bot.
- Edit Fields (Set): Adjust any data transformation logic as needed for your specific video title extraction.
- OpenAI: Configure the prompt for thumbnail generation to best suit your content style.
- Google Drive: Specify the target folder ID where thumbnails should be uploaded.
- Telegram: Customize the message content and target chat ID for notifications.
- Gmail: Configure the recipient email, subject, and body for the email notification.
- Google Sheets: Set the Spreadsheet ID and Sheet Name for logging.
- Wait: Adjust the delay duration if necessary.
- HTTP Request: Configure the URL and any headers/body for the final HTTP request.
- Activate the Workflow: Once configured, activate the workflow. It will now listen for messages in your specified Telegram chat.
- Trigger the Workflow: Send a Telegram message containing your YouTube video title to your configured bot to initiate the thumbnail creation and publishing process.
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