Dynamic Airtable Video Description HTML Conversion
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This n8n workflow streamlines your video content management by automatically converting Markdown video descriptions from Airtable into HTML. It then updates the original Airtable record with the generated HTML, ensuring your content is ready for various platforms.
About This Workflow
Are you managing video content and its descriptions in Airtable, but need them in HTML format for your website or other platforms? This n8n workflow provides a robust solution. It intelligently identifies whether to process a single video record (via a recordId query parameter) or a broader set (implied by the conditional logic). For a single record, it fetches the specified video's Markdown description, seamlessly transforms it into clean HTML, and then updates a dedicated HTML field within the same Airtable record. This ensures your video descriptions are always up-to-date and formatted correctly, saving you manual effort and potential errors in content deployment.
Key Features
- Conditional Processing: Intelligently checks for a
recordIdto process specific Airtable entries, allowing for flexible single-record or bulk operations (the latter implied by theIfnode). - Direct Airtable Integration: Effortlessly retrieves and updates records within your
360Creatorsbase andVideostable, ensuring data consistency. - Automated Markdown to HTML Conversion: Transforms raw Markdown text from your "Video Description" field into publication-ready HTML with a dedicated Markdown node.
- Dedicated HTML Storage: Updates a specific "Video description HTML" field in Airtable, keeping your Markdown source and HTML output neatly separated and accessible.
How To Use
- Start with a Trigger: Connect this workflow to your preferred trigger (e.g., a webhook for specific
recordIdrequests, a schedule for bulk updates, or an Airtable Watch node). - Configure the IF Node: The
Check if it's 1 record or all records - Airtablenode uses{{ $json.query.recordId }}. Ensure your trigger provides thisrecordIdif you intend to process a single record. - Set Up Airtable Credentials: Provide your Airtable API Token credentials named
360Creatorsfor both theGet single recordandUpdate single recordnodes. - Specify Base and Table: In both Airtable nodes, ensure
appk2iZaWQLO3Tqvx(360Creators) is selected as the Base andtblbYRGFgCo9u2VpB(Videos) as the Table. - Map Markdown to HTML: In the
Convert markdown to HTML1node, ensure themarkdownparameter is set to={{ $json['📥 Video Description'] }}(the field from your Airtable record containing Markdown). - Update HTML Field: In the
Update single record in airtablenode, map theidfrom the previous Airtable output (e.g.,={{ $json.id }}) and set theVideo description HTMLfield to the output of the Markdown conversion node (e.g.,={{ $json.data }}).
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Workflow JSON
{
"id": "6edfc29d-bbf6-4d69-9bf9-4925b9f8dbb0",
"name": "Dynamic Airtable Video Description HTML Conversion",
"nodes": 21,
"category": "Operations",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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