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YouTube Shorts Factory: Automate Clipping with CapCut
Turn long-form content into daily Shorts with an automated clipping and publishing workflow.
Jan 13, 20267 min readUpdated Jan 13, 2026
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Pipeline overview
This workflow finds highlights, formats them for vertical, then schedules uploads.
You can scale content without adding editors.
What you need
- Long-form video source
- CapCut or template-based editor
- YouTube API key
- A storage bucket for exports
Automation steps
- Extract highlights with timestamps.
- Send clips to CapCut template for branding.
- Export and store final shorts.
- Schedule uploads with metadata and tags.
Scaling tips
- Batch process clips to reduce API costs.
- Keep a reusable template for brand consistency.
- Track performance and recycle top topics.
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