Automated YouTube Video Uploads with 12h Interval Scheduling in JST

Description

This workflow automates a batch upload of multiple videos to YouTube, spacing each upload 12 hours apart in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) and automatically adding them to a playlist.

⚙️ Workflow Logic

Manual Trigger — Starts the workflow manually.
List Video Files — Uses a shell command to find all .mp4 files under the specified directory (/opt/downloads/单词卡/A1-A2).
Sort and Generate Items — Sorts videos by day number (dayXX) extracted from filenames and assigns a sequential order value.
Calculate Publish Schedule (+12h Interval) —
Computes the next rounded JST hour plus a configurable buffer (default 30 min).
Staggers each video’s scheduled time by order × 12 hours.
Converts JST back to UTC for YouTube’s publishAt field.
Split in Batches (1 per video) — Iterates over each video item.
Read Video File — Loads the corresponding video from disk.
Upload to YouTube (Scheduled) — Uploads the video privately with the computed publishAtUtc.
Add to Playlist — Adds the newly uploaded video to the target playlist.

🕒 Highlights

Timezone-safe:** Pure UTC ↔ JST conversion avoids double-offset errors.
Sequential scheduling:** Ensures each upload is 12 hours apart to prevent clustering.
Customizable:** Change SPAN_HOURS, BUFFER_MIN, or directory paths easily.
Retry-ready:** Each upload and playlist step has retry logic to handle transient errors.

💡 Typical Use Cases

Multi-part educational video series (e.g., A1–A2 English learning).
Regular content release cadence without manual scheduling.
Automated YouTube publishing pipelines for pre-produced content.

Author: Zane
Category: Automation / YouTube / Scheduler
Timezone: JST (UTC+09:00)