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Summarize new YouTube uploads with Apify and OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Apify, Google Sheets, Notion and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 11 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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11 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 3Service 5

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

  1. 1Every 2 hoursSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI chat modelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Channels to watchSetLogic
  4. 4Summarise and tagChain LlmModel
  5. 5Find new uploadsApifyService
  6. 6Post the summary to SlackSlackService
  7. 7Archive it in NotionNotionService
  8. 8Log it to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Keep real videosFilterLogic
  10. 10Summarise each video onceRemove DuplicatesLogic
  11. 11Fetch the transcriptApifyService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
11
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Google Sheets, Notion, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Google Sheets, Notion and Slack accounts, 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. 11 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 11 steps before you point it at anything that matters.