Summarize YouTube videos and generate thumbnails using AI Agent and deAPI

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1. Workflow Overview

Who is this for? YouTube creators who want to speed up their post production workflow Content repurposers who turn videos into written summaries Social media managers handling multiple YouTube chan...

Best for

Content Creation automation workflows
Multimodal AI automation workflows
advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.manualtrigger, n8n-nodes-base.set, n8n-nodes-deapi.deapi, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputparserstructured, n8n-nodes-deapi.deapitool, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatanthropic

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by deAPI Team.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title: Summarize YouTube videos and generate thumbnails using AI Agent and deAPI
Workflow name: Summarize YouTube videos and generate thumbnails using AI Agent and deAPI

Who is this for?

YouTube creators who want to speed up their post-production workflow
Content repurposers who turn videos into written summaries
Social media managers handling multiple YouTube channels
Anyone who needs quick, AI-generated thumbnails from video content

What problem does this solve?

Watching a full video to write a summary and then designing a matching thumbnail is tedious. This workflow does both automatically — transcribe, summarize, and generate a professional 1280x720 thumbnail — all from a single YouTube URL.

What this workflow does

Takes a YouTube video URL as input
Transcribes the full video using deAPI (Whisper Large V3)
AI Agent analyzes the transcript, writes a concise summary, and uses the deAPI Prompt Booster tool to craft an optimized thumbnail image prompt
Generates a 1280x720 landscape thumbnail using deAPI
Uploads the thumbnail to Google Drive

Setup

Requirements

n8n instance (self-hosted or n8n Cloud)
deAPI account for video transcription, prompt boosting, and image generation
Anthropic account for the AI Agent
Google Drive API access for file uploads

Installing the deAPI Node

n8n Cloud: Go to Settings → Community Nodes and toggle the "Verified Community Nodes" option
Self-hosted: Go to Settings → Community Nodes and install n8n-nodes-deapi

Configuration

Add your deAPI credentials (API key + webhook secret)
Add your Anthropic credentials (API key)
Add your Google Drive credentials (OAuth2)
Set the target Google Drive folder ID in the Google Drive Upload node
Ensure your n8n instance is on HTTPS

How to customize this workflow

Change the AI model: Swap Anthropic for OpenAI, Google Gemini, or any other LLM provider
Adjust the prompt style: Modify the AI Agent system message to target different thumbnail aesthetics (minimalist, bold text overlay, cinematic, etc.)
Change the output destination: Replace Google Drive with Dropbox, S3, Notion, or email delivery
Add a summary output: Insert a Google Docs or Notion node after the AI Agent to save the written summary alongside the thumbnail
Process in bulk: Replace the Manual Trigger with a Google Sheets trigger containing a list of YouTube URLs
Swap the trigger: Use a Form Trigger to let team members submit YouTube URLs through a web form
Other video platforms: The transcription node also supports Twitch VODs, X (Twitter), and Kick URLs

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Sticky Note - Overview

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 2 - Sticky Note - Trigger

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 3 - Sticky Note - Set URL

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 4 - Sticky Note - Transcribe

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 5 - Sticky Note - AI Agent

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 6 - Sticky Note - Generate

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 7 - Sticky Note - Upload

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

Block 8 - When clicking 'Execute workflow'

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - manualTrigger
Config choices: Version 1

Block 9 - Set YouTube URL

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.set - set
Config choices: Version 3.4

Block 10 - deAPI Transcribe Video

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-deapi.deapi - deapi
Config choices: Version 1

Block 11 - AI Agent

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices: Version 1.7

Block 12 - Structured Output Parser

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - outputParserStructured
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 13 - Image prompt booster in deAPI

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-deapi.deapiTool - deapiTool
Config choices: Version 1

Block 14 - Anthropic Chat Model

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatAnthropic - lmChatAnthropic
Config choices: Version 1.3

Block 15 - deAPI Generate Thumbnail

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-deapi.deapi - deapi
Config choices: Version 1

Block 16 - Google Drive Upload

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - googleDrive
Config choices: Version 3

3. Summary Table

Workflow	Summarize YouTube videos and generate thumbnails using AI Agent and deAPI
Complexity	advanced
Nodes	16
Categories	Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author	deAPI Team
Published	05 Mar 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/13889/13889.json as the source template for this automation.
2. Import the template into n8n

Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.
3. Configure credentials and variables

Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.
4. Test with sample data

Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.
5. Activate and monitor

Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Download workflow JSON Original n8n.io source Content Creation workflows Multimodal AI workflows

Frequently asked questions

What does Summarize YouTube videos and generate thumbnails using AI Agent and deAPI do?

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Content Creation, Multimodal AI use case.

deAPI Team

6 workflows

Nodes

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote n8n-nodes-base.manualtrigger n8n-nodes-base.set n8n-nodes-deapi.deapi @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputparserstructured n8n-nodes-deapi.deapitool @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatanthropic

Complexity

advanced

Published 05 Mar 2026

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Summarize YouTube videos and generate thumbnails using AI Agent and deAPI

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1. Workflow Overview

Best for

Tools used

Source and attribution

1.1 Workflow description

Who is this for?

What problem does this solve?

What this workflow does

Setup

Requirements

Installing the deAPI Node

Configuration

How to customize this workflow

1.2 Logical Blocks

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Sticky Note - Overview

Block 2 - Sticky Note - Trigger

Block 3 - Sticky Note - Set URL

Block 4 - Sticky Note - Transcribe

Block 5 - Sticky Note - AI Agent

Block 6 - Sticky Note - Generate

Block 7 - Sticky Note - Upload

Block 8 - When clicking 'Execute workflow'

Block 9 - Set YouTube URL

Block 10 - deAPI Transcribe Video

Block 11 - AI Agent

Block 12 - Structured Output Parser

Block 13 - Image prompt booster in deAPI

Block 14 - Anthropic Chat Model

Block 15 - deAPI Generate Thumbnail

Block 16 - Google Drive Upload

3. Summary Table

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

2. Import the template into n8n

3. Configure credentials and variables

4. Test with sample data

5. Activate and monitor

5. General Notes & Resources

Frequently asked questions