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YouTube comment analysis with OpenAI and Gmail

Started by a change in a Google Sheet, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and YouTube. It hands the judgement calls to Azure OpenAI. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Azure OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 5Service 4

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

  1. 1Pick Video Ids from Google sheetGoogle Sheets triggerStarts it
  2. 2Azure OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Azure Open AiModel
  3. 3IfIfLogic
  4. 4AI AgentAgentModel
  5. 5LimitLimitLogic
  6. 6Prepare HTML for EmailCodeLogic
  7. 7Set Video DetailsSetLogic
  8. 8Gmail Account ConfigurationGmailService
  9. 9Get Youtube Video DetailsYou TubeService
  10. 10Update Status on Google SheetGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Get Youtube Video CommentsHttp RequestService
  12. 12Prepare Comments DataCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A change in a Google Sheet
Steps
12, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, YouTube
Model
Azure OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on a change in a Google Sheet.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Azure OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.