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Audio transcription with Telegram and Groq Whisper

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Telegram. 14 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 6Service 7

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Telegram: Receive MessageTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Switch (Check Message Type)SwitchLogic
  3. 3Set Node (audio type)SetLogic
  4. 4Set Node (voice type)SetLogic
  5. 5Telegram: Unsupported Type MessageTelegramService
  6. 6Telegram: Download Audio FileTelegramService
  7. 7Set Credentials (Groq + Telegram)SetLogic
  8. 8HTTP - Transcribe Audio (Groq)Http RequestService
  9. 9Telegram: Send Output OptionsTelegramService
  10. 10If: Output Type SelectedIfLogic
  11. 11Telegram: Send Transcript MessageTelegramService
  12. 12Set: Transcribed Audio TextSetLogic
  13. 13Convert to TXT FileConvert To FileService
  14. 14Send Transcript FileTelegramService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
14, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Telegram account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.