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Turn YouTube videos into weekly email newsletters

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 14 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 6Service 5

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

  1. 11. Schedule, Every Monday 7AMSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 211. OpenAI, GPT-4o-mini ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 32. Google Sheets, Read Pending VideosGoogle SheetsService
  4. 410. AI Agent, Write NewsletterAgentModel
  5. 53. IF, Any Pending Videos Today?IfLogic
  6. 612. Code, Parse Newsletter OutputCodeLogic
  7. 74. WayinVideo, Submit SummarizationHttp RequestService
  8. 813. Google Sheets, Save Newsletter DraftGoogle SheetsService
  9. 95. Wait, 90 SecondsWaitLogic
  10. 1014. Google Sheets, Mark Video ProcessedGoogle SheetsService
  11. 116. WayinVideo, Get Summary ResultsHttp RequestService
  12. 127. IF, Summary Complete?IfLogic
  13. 139. Code, Extract Summary DataCodeLogic
  14. 148. Wait, 30 Seconds RetryWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, with 2 branches, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account, 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. 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.