AI Video Factory Automator

• Google Cloud Platform account with billing enabled
• n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
• Google account (for YouTube, Drive, Sheets)
• Approximately 30-45 minutes for complete setup

The AI Video Factory Automator uses the following integrated components:

Set up a new Google Cloud project for your AI Video Factory:

• Go to Google Cloud Console
• Click the project dropdown in the top navigation
• Click "New Project"
• Enter project name: "AI-Video-Factory Automator"
• Select your organization (if applicable)
• Click "Create"

Enable billing for your project to access the Veo3 API:

• In Google Cloud Console, navigate to "Billing"
• Click "Link a billing account"
• Follow prompts to set up billing
• Ensure your new project is linked to the billing account

Enable the necessary APIs for your project:

• Vertex AI API
• Google Drive API
• Google Sheets API
• YouTube Data API v3

To enable an API:

• Go to the API Library
• Search for each API by name
• Click on the API from the results
• Click "Enable"

Your Project ID is a unique identifier for your Google Cloud project and is essential for API configuration:

• Go to the Google Cloud Console
• Click on the project dropdown at the top of the page
• Your Project ID is displayed next to your project name
• It typically looks like: my-project-123456

For Veo3, you need to specify the location and API endpoint for your requests:

• Location: us-central1 (currently the only supported region for Veo3)
• API Endpoint: us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com
• Model Version: veo-3.0-generate-preview

Store these values for later configuration:

Create a service account for secure API authentication:

• Go to Service Accounts
• Click "Create Service Account"
• Enter a name and description
• Click "Create and Continue"
• Assign the role "Vertex AI User" (or more specific roles as needed)
• Click "Continue" and then "Done"
• Click on the newly created service account
• Go to the "Keys" tab
• Click "Add Key" → "Create New Key"
• Select "JSON" and click "Create"
• The key file will be downloaded to your computer

Set up your OAuth consent screen in Google Cloud Console:

• Go to APIs & Services → OAuth consent screen
• Select External user type and click Create
• Fill in application details:
  • App name: "AI Video Factory Automator"
  • User support email: [Your email]
  • Developer contact information: [Your email]
• Click Save and Continue

Configure the required scopes for your application:

• Click Add or Remove Scopes
• Add these scopes manually:
  • YouTube Upload: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload
  • Google Drive: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
  • Google Sheets: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets
  • Gmail Send: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.send
• Click Update then Save and Continue
• Add test users by entering your email address
• Click Save and Continue

Generate OAuth credentials for n8n integration:

• Go to Credentials page in Google Cloud Console
• Click Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
• Set Application type: "Web application"
• Enter Name: "n8n-video-factory"
• Add authorized redirect URIs:
  • For n8n Cloud: https://app.n8n.cloud/rest/oauth2-credential/callback
  • For Self-hosted: https://your-n8n-domain.com/rest/oauth2-credential/callback
• Click Create
• Copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Set up OAuth credentials in your n8n instance:

• In n8n, go to Settings → Credentials
• Click Add Credential
• Search for and select "Google OAuth2 API"
• Fill in the credential form:
  • Name: "Google OAuth (Video Factory)"
  • Client ID: [From Step 3]
  • Client Secret: [From Step 3]
• Click Save
• n8n will redirect you to Google for authentication
• Grant the necessary permissions when prompted
• You'll be redirected back to n8n with the credential created

Enable the Gemini API in your Google Cloud project:

• Go to the API Library
• Search for "Generative Language API" or "Gemini API"
• Click on the API from the results
• Click "Enable"

Create an API key for the Gemini API:

• Go to the Credentials page
• Click "Create Credentials" → "API Key"
• Copy the generated API key
• Optionally, restrict the API key to only the Generative Language API for security

Set up the Gemini credential in N8N:

• In N8N, go to Settings → Credentials
• Click "Add Credential"
• Search for "Google Gemini" or "PaLM API"
• Select "Google Gemini(PaLM) API"
• Enter your API Key in the provided field
• Click "Save"

Import the AI Video Factory Automator workflow into n8n:

• In n8n, go to the Workflows page
• Click "Import from file"
• Select the JSON workflow file
• Click "Import"
• The workflow will appear in your list with all nodes configured

Update the workflow with your specific API parameters:

• Open the imported workflow
• Find the "⚙️ Veo3 API Setup" node
• Update the following parameters:
  • PROJECT_ID: Your Google Cloud Project ID
  • MODEL_VERSION: veo-3.0-generate-preview
  • LOCATION: us-central1
  • API_ENDPOINT: us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com
• Save the workflow

Assign the appropriate credentials to each node in the workflow:

• Google Gemini Chat Model nodes: Assign your Google Gemini(PaLM) API credential
• 🎞️ Generate Veo3 Video node: Assign your Google OAuth2 API credential
• ⏳ Check Veo3 Render Status node: Assign your Google OAuth2 API credential
• ☁️ Upload to Google Drive node: Assign your Google Drive OAuth2 API credential
• 🔥 Upload to YouTube node: Assign your YouTube OAuth2 API credential
• 🧠 Store Video Concept node: Assign your Google Sheets OAuth2 API credential
• 🧾 Log to Google Sheet node: Assign your Google Sheets OAuth2 API credential
• ✉️ Success Notification node: Assign your Gmail OAuth2 API credential
• ✉️ Failure Notification node: Assign your Gmail OAuth2 API credential

Run a test to ensure everything is working correctly:

• Activate the workflow
• Trigger the "Schedule Trigger" node manually
• Monitor the execution to ensure all nodes complete successfully
• Check that a video is generated and uploaded to Google Drive and YouTube
• Verify that the details are logged to Google Sheets
• Confirm that the success email is sent