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Get a summary of each podcast in your YouTube playlist daily automatically free

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Get a summary of each podcast in your YouTube playlist daily automatically free preview
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This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

Overview

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Good to know:

This workflow automatically transcribes your favorite podcasts or videos saved in a YouTube playlist and generates a comprehensive, AI-powered summaryβ€”so you can quickly understand the main topics and insights without having to watch or listen to the entire episode.

πŸ‘€ Who is this for?

Podcast fans who want to save time and get the key points from episodes

Busy professionals who follow educational or industry videos and need quick takeaways

Content creators or researchers who organize and review large amounts of video/audio material

Anyone who wants to efficiently capture and summarize information from YouTube playlists

❓ What problem is this workflow solving?

This workflow solves the challenge of information overload from long-form podcasts and videos. It:

Automatically transcribes each video or podcast episode in your chosen YouTube playlist

Uses AI to create a clear, well-structured summary of the content

Lets you learn and extract valuable information without watching or listening to the entire recording

Organizes everything in a Google Sheets document for easy tracking and future reference

βœ… What this workflow does:

πŸ“Ί Fetches all videos from a specified YouTube playlist

πŸ”— Extracts video titles, URLs, and IDs

πŸ“ Retrieves and combines transcripts for each video or podcast episode

πŸ“œ Processes transcript data for clarity

πŸ€– Uses AI to generate a detailed, sectioned summary that covers all main topics and insights

πŸ“Š Automatically logs video titles, transcripts, summaries, and row numbers to a Google Sheets spreadsheet

βš™οΈ How it works:

🟒 Trigger: Start the workflow manually or on a schedule

πŸ“Ί Fetch videos from your chosen YouTube playlist

πŸ”— Extract and organize video details (title, URL, ID)

πŸ“ Retrieve the transcript for each video or podcast episode

πŸ“œ Combine transcript segments into a single script

βœ‚οΈ Extract the first sentences for focused summarization

πŸ€– AI agent creates a comprehensive summary of the episode or video

πŸ“Š Save all dataβ€”title, transcript, summary, and row numberβ€”to Google Sheets

πŸ› οΈ How to use:

Set up YouTube OAuth2 credentials in n8n

Configure Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials

Set up API credentials for transcript and AI processing

Create and link your Google Sheets document

Input your playlist ID and adjust any filters as needed

Activate the workflow

πŸ“ Requirements:

n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted) YouTube account with OAuth2 access Google Sheets account Access to transcript and AI APIs Basic n8n workflow knowledge

🟒 Customizing this workflow:

Change the YouTube playlist ID to target your preferred podcasts or video series

Adjust the transcript retrieval process for other APIs or formats

Customize the AI prompt for different summary styles or focus areas

Add or remove fields in the Google Sheets output

Change the workflow trigger or polling frequency

Switch to a different AI model if desired

This workflow is designed to help you quickly learn from podcasts and videos you care aboutβ€”without spending hours consuming the full content.