Zie619/n8n-workflows · error · Error

The video ID parameter is empty.

Error message

The video ID parameter is empty.

What it means

Multi-item variant of errors 100/104: the 'Create YouTube API URL' Code node maps over $input.all() and throws 'The video ID parameter is empty.' if ANY item lacks item.json.VIDEO_ID (or GOOGLE_API_KEY in the next check). Because map() aborts on the first bad item, one bad row in a scheduled batch fails the whole run.

Source

Thrown at workflows/Telegram/1982_Telegram_Splitout_Automation_Scheduled.json:110

              "type": "array",
              "value": "={{ $json[\"YouTube Channel Ids\"].length > 0  ? $json[\"YouTube Channel Ids\"] : $json[\"Default YouTube Channel Ids\"] }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4,
      "notes": "This set node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
    {
      "id": "7c8b43fb-52c9-4a3e-b5ff-2c21fe8fb183",
      "name": "Create YouTube API URL",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        1380,
        -220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Define the base URL for the YouTube Data API\nconst BASE_URL = '{{ $env.API_BASE_URL }}';\n\n// Get all input items\nconst items = $input.all();\n\n// Process each item and create YouTube URLs\nconst results = items.map(item => {\n    const VIDEO_ID = item.json.VIDEO_ID;\n    const GOOGLE_API_KEY = item.json.GOOGLE_API_KEY;\n\n    if (!VIDEO_ID) {\n        throw new Error('The video ID parameter is empty.');\n    }\n\n    if (!GOOGLE_API_KEY) {\n        throw new Error('The Google API Key is missing.');\n    }\n\n    // Construct the API URL with the video ID and dynamically retrieved API key\n    const youtubeUrl = `${BASE_URL}?part=snippet,contentDetails,status,statistics,player,topicDetails&id=${VIDEO_ID}&key=${GOOGLE_API_KEY}`;\n\n    return {\n        json: {\n            youtubeUrl: youtubeUrl\n        }\n    };\n});\n\n// Return array of results\nreturn results;\n\n"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "notes": "This code node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."
    },
    {
      "id": "1941d169-f91f-4500-af55-deb7a5b2bc23",
      "name": "Get YouTube Video Details",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1580,
        -220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "{{ $env.BASE_URL }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "notes": "This httpRequest node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."

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Solutions

1. Filter empty IDs upstream: add an IF/Filter node (VIDEO_ID is not empty) before this code node.
2. Inside the map, skip bad items instead of throwing: filter items first, then map; log skipped count.
3. If every item must have an ID, fix the source data and add NOT-empty/required constraints in the sheet/DB.
4. Pin the failing execution's input to identify which row was empty.

Example fix

// before
const results = items.map(item => {
    const VIDEO_ID = item.json.VIDEO_ID;
    if (!VIDEO_ID) {
        throw new Error('The video ID parameter is empty.');
    }
    // ...
});

// after - skip invalid rows, fail only if none remain
const valid = items.filter(i => i.json.VIDEO_ID && i.json.GOOGLE_API_KEY);
if (valid.length < items.length) {
  console.warn(`Skipped ${items.length - valid.length} items missing VIDEO_ID/GOOGLE_API_KEY`);
}
if (valid.length === 0) {
  throw new Error('All items are missing VIDEO_ID or GOOGLE_API_KEY.');
}
const results = valid.map(item => { /* unchanged URL construction */ });

const valid = items.filter(i => i.json.VIDEO_ID && i.json.GOOGLE_API_KEY);
if (valid.length === 0) {
  throw new Error('All items missing VIDEO_ID or GOOGLE_API_KEY — check the data source.');
}
console.warn(`Skipped ${items.length - valid.length} invalid items`);

const hasRequiredFields = (item) =>
  Boolean(item?.json?.VIDEO_ID && item?.json?.GOOGLE_API_KEY);

When it happens

Trigger: A scheduled trigger pulling a batch of rows where at least one row has a blank VIDEO_ID cell (sheet/DB), an upstream filter that should have excluded empty IDs not applied, or mixed-shape items after a merge node.

Common situations: Google Sheets/Airtable rows with optional video IDs, nightly cron jobs dying on one incomplete row, or a merge combining items from two sources where one source uses a different field name.

Related errors

• The video ID parameter is empty.
• The video ID parameter is empty.
• Approved quantity must be greater than 0
• The Google API Key is missing.
• One or more input arrays are empty. Check your previous node

AI-assisted analysis of Zie619/n8n-workflows@94007c1445 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/358c9d41e6aa4877. Report an issue: GitHub.