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Daily podcast summary with OpenAI and Gmail

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 16 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 7Service 7

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

  1. 1ScheduleSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2GenreSetLogic
  3. 3TaddyTopDailyHttp RequestService
  4. 4Split OutSplit OutLogic
  5. 5Download PodcastHttp RequestService
  6. 6Request Audio CropHttp RequestService
  7. 7Get Download LinkHttp RequestService
  8. 8If Downloads ReadyIfLogic
  9. 9Download Cut MP3Http RequestService
  10. 10WaitWaitLogic
  11. 11Whisper Transcribe AudioHttp RequestService
  12. 12Summarize PodcastOpen AiModel
  13. 13Final DataSetLogic
  14. 14Merge ResultsCodeLogic
  15. 15HTMLHtmlLogic
  16. 16GmailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail account, and a key for 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 OpenAI. 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.