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Transcribe Google Ads video creatives with Apify

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Groq. 20 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Groq

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20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 2Logic 11Service 5

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

  1. 1Every Monday morningSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2When clicking 'Test workflow'Manual triggerStarts it
  3. 3Groq chat modelLm Chat GroqModel
  4. 4ConfigSetLogic
  5. 5Break the ad script downInformation ExtractorModel
  6. 6Domains, one per itemCodeLogic
  7. 7Build one row per adCodeLogic
  8. 8Loop over advertisersSplit In BatchesLogic
  9. 9Column orderSetLogic
  10. 10Only creatives we have not seen beforeRemove DuplicatesLogic
  11. 11Scrape the Transparency CenterHttp RequestService
  12. 12Append the new rows to Google SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  13. 13Any new ads?IfLogic
  14. 14Scrape finished?IfLogic
  15. 15Collect the new adsAggregateLogic
  16. 16Nothing new this weekNo OpLogic
  17. 17Transcribe the video adsHttp RequestService
  18. 18Wait for the scrapeHttp RequestService
  19. 19Write the email digestCodeLogic
  20. 20Email the weekly breakdownGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
20, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
Groq

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for Groq. 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 Groq. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 20 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 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.