# Convert blog posts to podcast episodes with Google Drive: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Drive, RSS and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Azure OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/convert-blog-posts-to-podcast-episodes-with-google-drive (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Convert blog posts to podcast episodes with Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Drive, RSS and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Azure OpenAI. 15 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: Azure OpenAI

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**15 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**4** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 3 Logic 5 Service 5

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

- 1 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Structured Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 3 **Azure OpenAI Chat Model** Lm Chat Azure Open Ai *Model*
- 4 **Error Handler Trigger** Error trigger *Starts it*
- 5 **Trigger: New Blog Post** Rss Feed Read *Service*
- 6 **AI Agent Rewrite to Podcast Script** Agent *Model*
- 7 **Send a message** Gmail *Service*
- 8 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 9 **Format Data For Audio** Set *Logic*
- 10 **Generate Audio** Http Request *Service*
- 11 **Upload file** Google Drive *Service*
- 12 **Format Data For RSS** Set *Logic*
- 13 **Podcast Feed Builder** Code *Logic*
- 14 **Update RSS File** Function *Logic*
- 15 **Notify Team** Slack *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 15, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Gmail, Google Drive, RSS, Slack
- **Model:** Azure OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Drive, RSS and Slack accounts, and a key for Azure OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Azure OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fconvert-blog-posts-to-podcast-episodes-with-google-drive)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Gmail](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Gmail#library)[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[RSS](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=RSS#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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