⚡AI-Powered YouTube Video Summarization & Analysis
Automatically extract, summarize, and analyze YouTube video content with this powerful AI-driven workflow. It begins by receiving a YouTube video URL via a webhook, then leverages the YouTube Transcript node to fetch the video's full transcript. This raw transcript is then processed by OpenAI's gpt-4o-mini model within a specialized AI chain to generate a concise summary and insightful analysis, including key takeaways, sentiment, or topic identification. The workflow immediately sends this valuable information to a specified Telegram chat and also provides a quick response back to the originating webhook, making it ideal for content creators, researchers, or marketers who need rapid insights from video content. This automation eliminates manual transcription, lengthy viewing, and note-taking, significantly saving time and effort in content review and competitive analysis.
Workflow JSON
{"nodes": [{"id": "9320d08a-4868-4103-abdf-3f8f54a7a0a0", "name": "Webhook", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook", "position": [0, 0], "webhookId": "9024e29e-9080-4cf5-9a6b-0d918468f195", "parameters": {"path": "ytube", "options": {}, "httpMethod": "POST", "responseMode": "responseNode"}, "typeVersion": 2}, {"id": "a5cc8922-8124-4269-9cfd-e891b29cc2b7", "name": "YouTube Transcript", "type": "n8n-nodes-youtube-transcription.youtubeTranscripter", "position": [800, 0], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "ff3c0fd1-36d8-4d64-b405-0600efd4d93b", "name": "Split Out", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut", "position": [200, 260], "parameters": {"options": {}, "fieldToSplitOut": "transcript"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "423276e0-81bf-487a-bbdd-26e9b84fa755", "name": "Respond to Webhook", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook", "position": [1200, 140], "parameters": {"options": {}}, "typeVersion": 1.1}, {"id": "27344649-8029-48ae-867b-7363d904fc59", "name": "Telegram", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram", "position": [1200, 380], "parameters": {"text": "={{ $json.title }}\n{{ $json.youtubeUrl }}", "additionalFields": {"parse_mode": "HTML", "appendAttribution": false}}, "typeVersion": 1.2}, {"id": "230c0325-d22a-4070-9460-748a6fef48d5", "name": "Get YouTube URL", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [200, 0], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "3ee42e4c-3cee-4934-97e7-64c96b5691ed", "name": "youtubeUrl", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $json.body.youtubeUrl }}"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "420e90c3-9dfa-4f41-825a-9874b5ebe43a", "name": "YouTube Video ID", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [400, 0], "parameters": {"jsCode": "const extractYoutubeId = (url) => {\n // Regex pattern that matches both youtu.be and youtube.com URLs\n const pattern = /(?:youtube\\.com\\/(?:[^\\/]+\\/.+\\/|(?:v|e(?:mbed)?)\\/|.*[?&]v=)|youtu\\.be\\/)([^\"&?\\/\\s]{11})/;\n const match = url.match(pattern);\n return match ? match[1] : null;\n};\n\n// Input URL from previous node\nconst youtubeUrl = items[0].json.youtubeUrl; // Adjust this based on your workflow\n\n// Process the URL and return the video ID\nreturn [{\n json: {\n videoId: extractYoutubeId(youtubeUrl)\n }\n}];\n"}, "typeVersion": 2}, {"id": "a4171c3e-1ff2-40de-af7f-b3971a1ebe79", "name": "Get YouTube Video", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube", "position": [600, 0], "parameters": {"options": {}, "videoId": "={{ $json.videoId }}", "resource": "video", "operation": "get"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "73e6bfc5-8b62-4880-acd4-292f2f692540", "name": "gpt-4o-mini", "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi", "position": [620, 440], "parameters": {"options": {}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "ea14e296-b30c-46f7-b283-746822ae1af4", "name": "Summarize & Analyze Transcript", "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm", "position": [600, 260], "parameters": {"text": "=Please analyze the given text and create a structured summary following these guidelines:\n\n1. Break down the content into main topics using Level 2 headers (##)\n2. Under each header:\n - List only the most essential concepts and key points\n - Use bullet points for clarity\n - Keep explanations concise\n - Preserve technical accuracy\n - Highlight key terms in bold\n3. Organize the information in this sequence:\n - Definition/Background\n - Main characteristics\n - Implementation details\n - Advantages/Disadvantages\n4. Format requirements:\n - Use markdown formatting\n - Keep bullet points simple (no nesting)\n - Bold important terms using **term**\n - Use tables for comparisons\n - Include relevant technical details\n\nPlease provide a clear, structured summary that captures the core concepts while maintaining technical accuracy.\n\nHere is the text: {{ $json.concatenated_text\n }}", "promptType": "define"}, "typeVersion": 1.4}, {"id": "90e3488f-f854-483e-9106-a5760d0c0457", "name": "Concatenate", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.summarize", "position": [400, 260], "parameters": {"options": {}, "fieldsToSummarize": {"values": [{"field": "text", "separateBy": " ", "aggregation": "concatenate"}]}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "9c5c249c-5eeb-4433-ba93-ace4611f4858", "name": "Response Object", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [960, 260], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "bf132004-6636-411f-9d85-0c696fda84c4", "name": "summary", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $json.text }}"}, {"id": "63c8d0e3-685c-488a-9b45-363cf52479ea", "name": "topics", "type": "array", "value": "=[]"}, {"id": "171f30cf-34e9-42f3-8735-814024bfde0b", "name": "title", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $('Get YouTube Video').item.json.snippet.title }}"}, {"id": "7f26f5a3-e695-49d1-b1e8-9260c31f1b3d", "name": "description", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $('Get YouTube Video').item.json.snippet.description }}"}, {"id": "d0594232-cb39-453c-b015-3b039c098e1f", "name": "id", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $('Get YouTube Video').item.json.id }}"}, {"id": "17b6ca08-ce89-4467-bd25-0d2d182f7a8b", "name": "youtubeUrl", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $('Webhook').item.json.body.youtubeUrl }}"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}], "pinData": {}, "connections": {"Webhook": {"main": [[{"node": "Get YouTube URL", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Split Out": {"main": [[{"node": "Concatenate", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Concatenate": {"main": [[{"node": "Summarize & Analyze Transcript", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "gpt-4o-mini": {"ai_languageModel": [[{"node": "Summarize & Analyze Transcript", "type": "ai_languageModel", "index": 0}]]}, "Get YouTube URL": {"main": [[{"node": "YouTube Video ID", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Response Object": {"main": [[{"node": "Respond to Webhook", "type": "main", "index": 0}, {"node": "Telegram", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "YouTube Video ID": {"main": [[{"node": "Get YouTube Video", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Summarize & Analyze Transcript": {"main": [[{"node": "Response Object", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}}How to Import This Workflow
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