Build a YouTube Automated Upload Workflow from Google Drive

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1. Automated Scanning:

• The workflow should automatically scan the root folder in Google Drive (Account B) every hour.
• It should detect newly created subfolders within the root folder. Each new subfolder represents a new video to be uploaded to YouTube.

2. Extract Video and Information:

• For each new subfolder detected, the workflow should:
  • Extract the video file (in .mp4 format).
  • Extract the thumbnail image (in image file format, typically .jpg or .png).
  • Extract metadata from a Google Sheet that contains:
    • Title of the video.
    • Description of the video.
    • Thumbnail link (URL or file path).

3. Scheduled Uploads:

• The workflow should upload the extracted video to YouTube (Account C) and schedule it for release at five fixed times during the day:
  • 08:00 AM
  • 12:00 PM
  • 08:00 PM
  • 09:15 PM
  • 10:00 PM
• If there are more than four videos detected in a single day:
  • The excess videos should be rescheduled to the next available time slot on the following day.

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