Compress videos in n8n with FFHub and cloud FFmpeg

Описание и применение

Автоматизация сжатия видео в n8n с использованием FFHub: создайте задачу, ждите завершения, проверяйте статус и получайте URL результата.

Задача

Automating video compression in n8n requires submitting a job, polling for completion, handling failures, and passing the result to downstream steps.

Результат

The workflow automates video compression, handles polling and error checking, and outputs a direct URL to the compressed file, enabling downstream storage or further processing.

Рабочий процесс

• Install the @ffhub/n8n-nodes-ffhub community node and create FFHub API credentials
• Add a Manual Trigger node
• Add an FFHub node (Create Task) with the FFmpeg command and input URL
• Add a second FFHub node (Wait for Completion) using the task_id expression
• Add an IF node to check if status equals "succeeded"
• On true branch: use {{ $json.outputs[0].url }} as the output URL
• On false branch: inspect status and error fields for troubleshooting

Доказательства

This walkthrough uses the FFHub community node to do that in n8n. FFmpeg runs on FFHub's infrastructure, so you don't need to install it on your n8n server.

Источник

Add a second FFHub node and choose Wait for Completion. Set Task ID to this n8n expression: {{ $json.task_id }}

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