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Extract YouTube transcripts with Google Sheets

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Sheets. 10 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 3Logic 4Service 3

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

  1. 1Monitor Google Sheet for URLsGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2Webhook Trigger (Direct Input)WebhookStarts it
  3. 3Extract YouTube Video ID (Sheets)CodeLogic
  4. 4Extract YouTube Video ID (Webhook)CodeLogic
  5. 5Fetch Video Transcript Data (Sheets)Http RequestService
  6. 6Fetch Video Transcript Data (Webhook)Http RequestService
  7. 7Parse Transcript Text (Sheets)CodeLogic
  8. 8Parse Transcript Text (Webhook)CodeLogic
  9. 9Save Transcript to SheetGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Return Transcript ResponseRespond To WebhookStarts it

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
10
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.