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Summarize YouTube videos in Google Sheets with Apify

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Apify and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 5 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

SmallCalls a model: Gemini

5 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 1Service 2

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

  1. 1Google Sheets TriggerGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2Run an Actor and get datasetApifyService
  3. 3Code in JavaScriptCodeLogic
  4. 4Message a modelGoogle GeminiModel
  5. 5Update row in sheetGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
5
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Apify, Google Sheets
Model
Gemini

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a change in a Google Sheet.

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?

Not long. At 5 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 5 steps before you point it at anything that matters.