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{
"name": "\ud83c\udf93 Beginner Tutorial: YouTube to Blog Post",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"notice": "\ud83c\udfaf TUTORIAL: Dein erstes AI Tools Workflow!\n\n1\ufe0f\u20e3 Klicke 'Test workflow' unten\n2\ufe0f\u20e3 Gib eine YouTube URL ein\n3\ufe0f\u20e3 Schau zu wie die Magie passiert!\n\n\ud83d\udcda Lerne dabei alle wichtigen Konzepte"
},
"id": "tutorial-start",
"name": "\ud83d\udcd6 Tutorial Start",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
240,
200
]
},
{
"parameters": {
"httpMethod": "POST",
"path": "tutorial-start",
"responseMode": "lastNode",
"options": {
"noResponseBody": false
}
},
"id": "webhook",
"name": "\ud83d\ude80 Webhook Input",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
460,
300
],
"notes": "Empf\u00e4ngt YouTube URL von au\u00dfen\nBeispiel: {\"youtube_url\": \"https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123\"}"
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "youtube_url",
"value": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
},
{
"name": "language",
"value": "de"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "set-defaults",
"name": "\u2699\ufe0f Set Default Values",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
680,
300
],
"notes": "Setzt Standard-Werte falls keine Input kommt\nN\u00fctzlich f\u00fcr Testing!"
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "http://ai-tools:8080/youtube/transcribe",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "{\n \"url\": \"{{ $json.youtube_url }}\",\n \"language\": \"{{ $json.language || 'auto' }}\"\n}",
"options": {
"timeout": 300000
}
},
"id": "youtube-transcribe",
"name": "\ud83c\udfa5 YouTube Transcribe",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
900,
300
],
"notes": "\ud83d\udd25 WICHTIG: Nutze IMMER 'ai-tools:8080' als URL!\nNIE localhost - funktioniert nicht in Docker!"
},
{
"parameters": {
"conditions": {
"string": [
{
"value1": "={{ $json.transcription }}",
"operation": "isNotEmpty"
}
]
}
},
"id": "check-success",
"name": "\u2705 Check Success",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1120,
300
],
"notes": "Pr\u00fcft ob Transcription erfolgreich war\nGood Practice f\u00fcr robuste Workflows!"
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// \ud83d\udcdd Blog Post aus Transcription erstellen\nconst data = items[0].json;\nconst transcription = data.transcription.text;\nconst title = data.title;\nconst duration = Math.round(data.duration / 60);\n\n// Text in Paragraphen aufteilen\nconst sentences = transcription.split(/[.!?]+/);\nconst paragraphs = [];\nlet currentParagraph = \"\";\n\nsentences.forEach(sentence => {\n if (currentParagraph.length + sentence.length < 300) {\n currentParagraph += sentence.trim() + \". \";\n } else {\n if (currentParagraph) paragraphs.push(currentParagraph.trim());\n currentParagraph = sentence.trim() + \". \";\n }\n});\n\nif (currentParagraph) paragraphs.push(currentParagraph.trim());\n\n// Blog Post erstellen\nconst blogPost = {\n title: `\ud83d\udcfa ${title}`,\n subtitle: `Ein ${duration}-min\u00fctiges Video zusammengefasst`,\n introduction: transcription.substring(0, 200) + \"...\",\n content: paragraphs.join(\"\\n\\n\"),\n metadata: {\n originalVideoLength: `${duration} Minuten`,\n wordCount: transcription.split(' ').length,\n readingTime: `${Math.ceil(transcription.split(' ').length / 200)} Minuten`,\n language: data.transcription.language\n },\n seo: {\n metaDescription: transcription.substring(0, 160),\n keywords: \"YouTube, Video, Zusammenfassung, AI\"\n }\n};\n\nreturn [{ json: blogPost }];"
},
"id": "create-blog-post",
"name": "\u270d\ufe0f Create Blog Post",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"typeVersion": 2,
"position": [
1340,
200
],
"notes": "\ud83d\udca1 Code Node Tutorial:\n- items[0].json = Input Daten\n- return [{ json: output }] = Output\n- JavaScript Code f\u00fcr komplexe Logik"
},
{
"parameters": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "http://ai-tools:8000/text-to-speech",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"jsonBody": "{\n \"text\": \"{{ $json.transcription.text.substring(0, 500) }}\",\n \"voice\": \"de-DE-KatjaNeural\",\n \"speed\": 1.0\n}",
"options": {}
},
"id": "create-audio",
"name": "\ud83c\udfb5 Create Audio Summary",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"typeVersion": 3,
"position": [
1340,
400
],
"notes": "Erstellt Audio-Version der ersten 500 Zeichen\nPerfekt f\u00fcr Podcast-Intros!"
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "status",
"value": "success"
},
{
"name": "blog_title",
"value": "={{ $('Create Blog Post').item.json.title }}"
},
{
"name": "blog_content",
"value": "={{ $('Create Blog Post').item.json.content }}"
},
{
"name": "word_count",
"value": "={{ $('Create Blog Post').item.json.metadata.wordCount }}"
},
{
"name": "reading_time",
"value": "={{ $('Create Blog Post').item.json.metadata.readingTime }}"
},
{
"name": "audio_download",
"value": "={{ $('Create Audio Summary').item.json.download_url }}"
},
{
"name": "original_video",
"value": "={{ $('YouTube Transcribe').item.json.title }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "format-output",
"name": "\ud83d\udccb Format Final Output",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1560,
300
],
"notes": "\ud83c\udfaf Output Formatting:\n- Kombiniert alle Ergebnisse\n- Nutzt {{ $('NodeName').item.json.field }} Syntax\n- Erstellt strukturierte Antwort"
},
{
"parameters": {
"values": {
"string": [
{
"name": "error",
"value": "YouTube Transcription failed"
},
{
"name": "message",
"value": "Bitte pr\u00fcfe die YouTube URL und versuche es erneut"
},
{
"name": "input_url",
"value": "={{ $('Set Default Values').item.json.youtube_url }}"
}
]
},
"options": {}
},
"id": "error-output",
"name": "\u274c Error Handler",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1340,
500
],
"notes": "Error Handling ist wichtig!\nImmer alternative Pfade f\u00fcr Fehler planen"
},
{
"parameters": {
"notice": "\ud83c\udf93 TUTORIAL COMPLETE!\n\n\u2705 Du hast gelernt:\n\u2022 Webhook Input empfangen\n\u2022 AI Tools APIs nutzen\n\u2022 Code Nodes programmieren\n\u2022 Error Handling implementieren\n\u2022 Output formatieren\n\n\ud83d\ude80 N\u00e4chste Schritte:\n\u2022 Workflow duplizieren & anpassen\n\u2022 Eigene APIs hinzuf\u00fcgen\n\u2022 Komplexere Logik entwickeln"
},
"id": "tutorial-end",
"name": "\ud83c\udf89 Tutorial Ende",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
1780,
300
]
}
],
"connections": {
"Webhook Input": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Default Values",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Default Values": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "YouTube Transcribe",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"YouTube Transcribe": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Check Success",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Check Success": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Blog Post",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "Create Audio Summary",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Error Handler",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Blog Post": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Final Output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Audio Summary": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Final Output",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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🎓 Beginner Tutorial: YouTube to Blog Post. Uses httpRequest. Webhook trigger; 10 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/oliverhees/ai-tools-extended/blob/33ca9d14d838202082795b717d973426bc5fd9d8/n8n-workflows/beginner-youtube-tutorial.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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