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Transcribe YouTube videos & create GEO summaries with Whisper

Started by a clock, and works across Notion and YouTube. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 14 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 5Logic 4Service 4

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat Model - GPT-4o-miniLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Memory - Conversation BufferMemory Buffer WindowModel
  4. 4Output Parser - Structured JSONOutput Parser StructuredModel
  5. 5YouTube - Fetch Video DetailsYou TubeService
  6. 6AI Agent - GEO AnalyzerAgentModel
  7. 7Set - Prepare Video MetadataSetLogic
  8. 8Function - Parse GEO JSONCodeLogic
  9. 9Merge - Attach Metadata + TranscriptMergeLogic
  10. 10HTTP - Get YouTube AudioHttp RequestService
  11. 11Notion - Create GEO Summary PageNotionService
  12. 12HTTP - Download Audio FileHttp RequestService
  13. 13OpenAI - Transcribe Audio (Whisper)Open AiModel
  14. 14IF - Skip if No TranscriptIfLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Notion, YouTube
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Notion and YouTube 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. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.