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Transcribe, translate, & summarize YouTube videos with Gemini

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and YouTube. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini and OpenAI. 13 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini, OpenAI

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 3Service 5

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

  1. 1Run once a daySchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat Model (for Summary)Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Google Gemini Model (for Transcription)Lm Chat Google GeminiModel
  4. 4YouTube: Get Channel by IDYou TubeService
  5. 5Agent: Summarize Japanese TextAgentModel
  6. 6Agent: Transcribe VideoAgentModel
  7. 7YouTube: Get Latest VideoYou TubeService
  8. 8Code: Split Summary and TitleCodeLogic
  9. 9DeepL: Translate to JapaneseDeep LService
  10. 10Set: Prepare SummarySetLogic
  11. 11Set: Prepare Full TranslationSetLogic
  12. 12Google Drive: Save SummaryGoogle DriveService
  13. 13Google Drive: Save Full TranslationGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
13
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, YouTube
Model
Gemini, OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and YouTube accounts, and a key for Gemini and 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 Gemini and OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 13 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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.