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Transcribe Telegram voice messages with OpenAI Whisper

Started by an incoming Telegram message, and works across Google Drive, Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 10 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 3Service 5

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

  1. 1Telegram Voice Message TriggerTelegram triggerStarts it
  2. 2Is audio message?IfLogic
  3. 3Download audio messageTelegramService
  4. 4Un-supported message typeTelegramService
  5. 5Transcribe a recordingOpen AiModel
  6. 6Upload fileGoogle DriveService
  7. 7MergeMergeLogic
  8. 8Transform the output of voice recordCodeLogic
  9. 9Log voice record to google sheetGoogle SheetsService
  10. 10Inform user via TelegramTelegramService

How it's built

Starts on
An incoming Telegram message
Steps
10, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets, Telegram
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an incoming Telegram message.

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.