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Summarize Apple podcast episodes with ElevenLabs and OpenAI

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 10 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 4Service 4

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

  1. 1Submit Podcast URLsForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Parse Input URLsCodeLogic
  3. 3Look Up RSS Feed via iTunesHttp RequestService
  4. 4Extract RSS Feed URLCodeLogic
  5. 5Fetch RSS FeedHttp RequestService
  6. 6Find Episode MP3 URLCodeLogic
  7. 7Transcribe Episode with ElevenLabsHttp RequestService
  8. 8Generate Episode SummaryOpen AiModel
  9. 9Build HTML EmailCodeLogic
  10. 10Send Summary EmailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
10
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 someone submitting a form.

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. 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.