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Good to know:

This workflow automatically transcribes your favorite podcasts or videos saved in a YouTube playlist and generates a comprehensive, AI-powered summary—so you can quickly understand the main topics and insights without having to watch or listen to the entire episode.

👤 Who is this for?

Podcast fans who want to save time and get the key points from episodes

Busy professionals who follow educational or industry videos and need quick takeaways

Content creators or researchers who organize and review large amounts of video/audio material

Anyone who wants to efficiently capture and summarize information from YouTube playlists

❓ What problem is this workflow solving?

This workflow solves the challenge of information overload from long-form podcasts and videos. It:

Automatically transcribes each video or podcast episode in your chosen YouTube playlist

Uses AI to create a clear, well-structured summary of the content

Lets you learn and extract valuable information without watching or listening to the entire recording

Organizes everything in a Google Sheets document for easy tracking and future reference

✅ What this workflow does:

📺 Fetches all videos from a specified YouTube playlist

🔗 Extracts video titles, URLs, and IDs

📝 Retrieves and combines transcripts for each video or podcast episode

📜 Processes transcript data for clarity

🤖 Uses AI to generate a detailed, sectioned summary that covers all main topics and insights

📊 Automatically logs video titles, transcripts, summaries, and row numbers to a Google Sheets spreadsheet

⚙️ How it works:

🟢 Trigger: Start the workflow manually or on a schedule

📺 Fetch videos from your chosen YouTube playlist

🔗 Extract and organize video details (title, URL, ID)

📝 Retrieve the transcript for each video or podcast episode

📜 Combine transcript segments into a single script

✂️ Extract the first sentences for focused summarization

🤖 AI agent creates a comprehensive summary of the episode or video

📊 Save all data—title, transcript, summary, and row number—to Google Sheets

🛠️ How to use:

Set up YouTube OAuth2 credentials in n8n

Configure Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials

Set up API credentials for transcript and AI processing

Create and link your Google Sheets document

Input your playlist ID and adjust any filters as needed

Activate the workflow

📝 Requirements:

n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted) YouTube account with OAuth2 access Google Sheets account Access to transcript and AI APIs Basic n8n workflow knowledge

🟢 Customizing this workflow:

Change the YouTube playlist ID to target your preferred podcasts or video series

Adjust the transcript retrieval process for other APIs or formats

Customize the AI prompt for different summary styles or focus areas

Add or remove fields in the Google Sheets output

Change the workflow trigger or polling frequency

Switch to a different AI model if desired

This workflow is designed to help you quickly learn from podcasts and videos you care about—without spending hours consuming the full content.

Get a Summary of Each Podcast in Your YouTube Playlist Daily

This n8n workflow automates the process of extracting and summarizing each podcast from a specified YouTube playlist. It runs daily, fetches new videos, transcribes their audio, generates a concise summary using an AI agent, and then stores these summaries in a Google Sheet.

What it does

This workflow simplifies keeping up with your favorite podcasts by providing automated summaries. Here's a step-by-step breakdown:

Triggers Daily: The workflow is manually triggered for testing, but is designed to be scheduled to run daily, initiating the process automatically.
Fetches YouTube Playlist Videos: It connects to your YouTube account to retrieve all videos from a specified playlist.
Filters for New Videos: A Function node processes the retrieved videos, likely filtering for only new videos since the last run or preparing the data for the next steps.
Loops Through Videos: The Loop Over Items (Split in Batches) node processes each video individually, ensuring that each video gets its own summary.
Extracts Audio Transcript: For each video, it makes an HTTP request to an external service (likely a transcription API) to get the audio transcript.
Generates AI Summary: An AI Agent (Groq Chat Model) then takes the transcribed text and generates a concise summary.
Stores Summaries in Google Sheets: Finally, the generated summary, along with relevant video information, is appended to a Google Sheet.

Prerequisites/Requirements

To use this workflow, you will need:

n8n Instance: A running instance of n8n.
YouTube Account & Credentials: A YouTube account with access to the desired playlist and n8n credentials configured for YouTube.
Google Sheets Account & Credentials: A Google account with access to Google Sheets and n8n credentials configured for Google Sheets.
Transcription Service: Access to an external transcription API (e.g., AssemblyAI, Deepgram, etc.) that can convert YouTube video audio to text. This will require an API key and potentially a custom HTTP request configuration.
Groq API Key: An API key for the Groq Chat Model to power the AI summarization.
Google Sheet: A pre-existing Google Sheet where the podcast summaries will be stored.

Setup/Usage

Import the Workflow: Download the workflow JSON and import it into your n8n instance.
Configure Credentials:
- Set up your YouTube OAuth2 credentials.
- Set up your Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials.
- Configure your Groq API Key credentials.
- Configure any necessary credentials for your chosen Transcription Service (e.g., API Key for an HTTP Request node).
Update YouTube Node:
- In the YouTube node, specify the Playlist ID from which you want to fetch videos.
Update HTTP Request Node (Transcription):
- Modify the HTTP Request node to correctly interact with your chosen transcription service. This will involve setting the correct URL, headers (including your API key), and body to send the YouTube video URL or ID for transcription.
Configure AI Agent:
- In the AI Agent node, ensure the Groq Chat Model is selected and your Groq API key is configured. You might need to adjust the prompt to get the desired summary format.
Update Google Sheets Node:
- In the Google Sheets node, select your Google Sheet and the Sheet Name where you want to store the summaries.
- Map the incoming data (video title, URL, summary, etc.) to the correct columns in your Google Sheet.
Activate and Schedule:
- Once configured, activate the workflow.
- Change the Manual Trigger node to a Cron node or similar scheduled trigger to run the workflow daily (e.g., once every 24 hours).
Test: Run the workflow manually to ensure all steps are working as expected and summaries are being correctly generated and stored.

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