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Convert Telegram voice notes into markdown journals

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Drive and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 3Service 10

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

  1. 1Google Gemini Chat ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  2. 2Telegram Voice TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  3. 3Clean Transcript with GeminiChain LlmModel
  4. 4Download Telegram Audio FileTelegramService
  5. 5Parse AI Response JSONCodeLogic
  6. 6Transcribe Audio with Groq WhisperHttp RequestService
  7. 7Convert Journal to Markdown FileConvert To FileService
  8. 8Format Timestamped TranscriptCodeLogic
  9. 9Convert Audio to MP3 with CloudConvertCloud ConvertService
  10. 10Send Markdown Journal to TelegramTelegramService
  11. 11Transcribe Converted MP3 with Groq WhisperHttp RequestService
  12. 12Find “Personal Journal (n8n)” FolderGoogle DriveService
  13. 13Check if Journal Folder ExistsIfLogic
  14. 14Upload Journal to Existing FolderGoogle DriveService
  15. 15Create “Personal Journal (n8n)” FolderGoogle DriveService
  16. 16Upload Journal to New FolderGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
16, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Telegram
Model
Gemini

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Telegram accounts, and a key for Gemini. 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?

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

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.