YouTube Videos to Viral X Threads by Keywords (using Gemini & Claude)

Description

Who is this for?
Content creators, marketers, and social media managers who want to turn high-performing YouTube videos into viral X (Twitter) threads using keywords (without manual research). Perfect for anyone looking to systematically create engaging social content from proven video sources.

What problem does it solve?
Finding viral content ideas and writing engaging threads is time-consuming and hit-or-miss. This workflow automates the entire process: discovers high-performing YouTube videos based on your keywords, extracts key insights using AI, and generates multiple viral thread variations using proven patterns from 12.5M+ view threads.

How it works

| # | Node | Purpose |
|---|------|---------|
| 1 | Form Trigger | Captures your keyword, target audience, and content type preferences. |
| 2 | YouTube Video Search | Finds recent videos (April 2025+) matching your keyword, sorted by view count. |
| 3 | Get Video Statistics | Fetches detailed metrics (views, engagement) for discovered videos. |
| 4 | Filter High-Performers | Keeps only videos with 100K+ views and excludes YouTube Shorts. |
| 5 | Top 5 Selection | Limits to the best 2 videos to focus on proven winners. |
| 6 | Save Video Candidates | Logs discovered videos to Google Sheets for manual approval. |
| 7 | Wait & Check Approval | Pauses 30 seconds, then checks which videos you marked "Yes" for thread generation. |
| 8 | Video Analysis (Gemini) | Uses Google's Gemini AI to extract key insights, tools, and strategies from approved videos. |
| 9 | Thread Generation (Claude) | Applies viral thread database patterns to create 3 distinct thread variations using Claude Sonnet 4. |
| 10 | Structure & Save Threads | Formats the generated threads and saves them back to Google Sheets for review and posting. |

Setup steps

Import & configure credentials
Import the JSON workflow into n8n
Add your YouTube Data API key (get from Google Cloud Console)
Add your Google Gemini API key (get from Google AI Studio)
Connect Anthropic API for Claude access
Set up Google Sheets OAuth2 credential

Create your tracking spreadsheet
The workflow auto-creates a sheet with columns: Keyword, Youtube video title, Description, Video URL, Turn into thread?, Thread 1, Thread 2, Thread 3
You'll manually review and mark videos "Yes" in the Turn into thread? column

Configure the viral thread database
The workflow includes proven patterns from threads with 12.5M+ views
Adjust the target audience and content style in the AI prompts if needed

Test the workflow
Submit the form with a keyword like "AI automation"
Check that videos appear in your Google Sheet
Mark one "Yes" and verify threads are generated

Resources

YouTube Data API Documentation
Google Gemini AI Platform
Anthropic Claude API
n8n Documentation
Viral Thread Generator Demo

Extending the workflow

Auto-posting** – Connect X API to automatically post generated threads
Competitor tracking** – Monitor specific channels for new content opportunities
Multi-platform** – Adapt threads for LinkedIn, Instagram, or TikTok formats
Performance tracking** – Log thread performance back to sheets for optimization
Webhook triggers** – Set up Zapier integration for form submissions from other tools

Transform proven YouTube content into viral social media threads—systematically and at scale.