Display YouTube Subscriber Count on Ulanzi AWTRIX Smart Clock
This n8n workflow fetches the subscriber count of a specific YouTube channel using the YouTube Data API and displays the compacted count on an AWTRIX 3 / Ulanzi Smart Clock via its local HTTP API.
Built by Faisal F Rafat
Published 5 August 2025 · 2 downloads
🔧 Setup Instructions:
- 🧩 Requirements
A working AWTRIX 3 (e.g., Ulanzi Smart Clock) on the same local network.
A valid YouTube Data API v3 key.
A channel ID for the YouTube channel you want to track.
Upload a YouTube-style icon to your AWTRIX before running this flow:
Go to AWTRIX Icon Gallery
Search for a YouTube icon or upload your own
Get the corresponding icon ID (e.g., 26963) - 🧠 How It Works
Triggers every hour
Makes a GET request to YouTube API to fetch subscriberCount
Formats the number using compact notation (e.g., 1.2M)
Sends a POST request to AWTRIX at your specified local IP with the count and icon - 🔧 Required Replacements:
Replace the following placeholder values in the HTTP Request nodes:
Placeholder - Replace With
YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID - Your YouTube channel ID
YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY - Your API key from Google Developer Console
YOUR_AWTRIX_IP - Your AWTRIX local IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.108)
YOUR_ICON_ID - Icon ID from AWTRIX Icon Gallery (e.g., 26963)
Kx0Qo48WoneR.json · 2.8 KB
{
"id": "AWTRIX_YT_Template",
"name": "AWTRIX YouTube Subscriber Count",
"tags": [
"awtrix",
"youtube",
"iot",
"dashboard",
"smartclock"
],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "trigger-hourly",
"name": "Every Hour",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
0,
0
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"field": "hours"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "fetch-youtube-stats",
"name": "Fetch YT Subscriber Count",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
240,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://youtube.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/channels",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "id",
"value": "YOUR_YOUTUBE_CHANNEL_ID"
},
{
"name": "key",
"value": "YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY"
},
{
"name": "part",
"value": "statistics"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "send-to-awtrix",
"name": "Send to AWTRIX",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
480,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "http://YOUR_AWTRIX_IP/api/custom",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"sendQuery": true,
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "text",
"value": "={{ Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', { notation: \"compact\", maximumFractionDigits: 2 }).format($json.items[0].statistics.subscriberCount) }}"
},
{
"name": "icon",
"value": "YOUR_ICON_ID"
}
]
},
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "name",
"value": "ytsubs"
}
]
}
},
"retryOnFail": true,
"typeVersion": 3
}
],
"active": true,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "",
"connections": {
"Every Hour": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Fetch YT Subscriber Count",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fetch YT Subscriber Count": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send to AWTRIX",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}