Create YouTube shorts scripts from video links with Gemini AI and Telegram

disclaimer: This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n.

Quick Summary

This template automates the creation of YouTube Shorts scripts. Simply send a YouTube video URL to a Telegram bot, and this workflow will use AI (Google Gemini) to generate a script optimized for Shorts and send it back to you. It streamlines your content creation process by eliminating the manual work of transcribing and scriptwriting.

Target Audience & Problem Solved

This template is ideal for:

• YouTube Content Creators
• Social Media Marketers
• Anyone looking to efficiently repurpose - - video content

It solves the following problems:

• Quickly creating engaging short-form video content from existing long-form videos.
• Drastically reducing the time spent on video transcription, summarization, and scriptwriting.
• Enabling content idea generation on the go, even from a smartphone without access to a PC.

Workflow Overview

This workflow automatically generates a script for YouTube Shorts using AI (Google Gemini) from a YouTube video URL received via Telegram, and then sends the result back to Telegram.

The process is as follows:

1. Receive URL: A Telegram bot receives a YouTube video URL from a user.
2. Get Transcript: It uses the community node n8n-nodes-supadata to retrieve the video's transcript via the Supadata service.
3. Generate Script: Based on the retrieved transcript, Google Gemini creates a script (title and body) optimized for a YouTube Shorts video.
4. Send Result: The generated script is sent back to the user who sent the original URL via Telegram.

How to Use

1. Prerequisites:

   • Install the n8n-nodes-supadata community node as described below.
   • Register your API keys for Telegram, Supadata, and Google Gemini as credentials in n8n.
   • Set the appropriate credentials in each node within the workflow.
   • For Telegram, create your bot with BotFarther.

2. Execution:

   • Activate the workflow.
   • Send a YouTube video URL to your configured Telegram bot.

3. Confirmation:

   • After a short while, the workflow will run automatically, and you will receive the completed script from the Telegram bot.

Customization Guide

You can tailor this template to your specific needs:

• Modify the Prompt: Edit the prompt in the Google Gemini node to change the style of the generated script (e.g., make it more casual, use a specific tone, include emojis).
• Change the AI Model: You can switch to other AI models like OpenAI. Simply add or replace the corresponding n8n node.
• Change the Notification Channel: Replace the Telegram node with a Discord or Slack node to send the results to a different platform.

Community Node Installation

This workflow requires the n8n-nodes-supadata community node. Please install it using the following steps.

Installation from the n8n UI (Recommended)

1. Navigate to Settings > Community Nodes in your n8n interface.
2. Click on Install.
3. Enter n8n-nodes-supadata in the input field and click the Install button.