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YouTube Playlist Podcast Summary to Google Sheets

Original n8n title: Get a Summary of Each Podcast in Your Youtube Playlist Daily Automatically Free

ByARRE @arre on n8n.io

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This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #5926 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Agent → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
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      "name": "When clicking 'Execute workflow'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "26383450-32ec-441b-90e3-a96f27c80bc8",
      "name": "YouTube Playlist",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.youTube",
      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "part": [
          "*",
          "contentDetails",
          "snippet",
          "id",
          "status"
        ],
        "options": {},
        "resource": "playlistItem",
        "operation": "getAll",
        "returnAll": true,
        "playlistId": "REDACTED"
      },
      "credentials": {
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            "summery": "={{ $json.output }}",
            "row_number": "={{ $('Loop Over Items1').item.json.id }}",
            "video titles": "={{ $('Loop Over Items1').item.json.title }}"
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              "type": "string",
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        "text": "=Summarize the following podcast script.\nThe summary must be clear, well-organized, and comprehensive.\n\nInclude all important information, data, and key points from the script.\n\nDivide the summary into sections according to the main topics, ideas, or parts discussed in the podcast.\n\nFor each section, list all main points, facts, examples, and arguments mentioned.\n\nDo not omit any significant information or insight.\n\nThe summary should be detailed enough to give a full understanding of the podcast, but avoid unnecessary repetition or filler.\n\nUse headings and bullet points for clarity.\n\nThe result should be useful for someone who has not listened to the podcast but wants to understand all its important content and insights. podcast: {{ $json.firstTenSentences }}",
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        "content": "## step 5 : \ud83d\udcca **Google Sheets3**\n\n## Updates a Google Sheet with video titles, scripts, summaries, and row numbers. "
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        "content": "\ud83d\udcdd **supadata (HTTP Request Node)**\n\nCalls the Supadata API to get the transcript for each video.\n\n**How to change:** Update the API URL or key if the service changes. Modify request headers or parameters for other APIs."
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        "content": "\ud83d\udcdc **scirpt (Code Node)**\n\nCombines the transcript segments into a single script string.\n\n**How to change:** Change logic to format or preprocess the script differently (e.g., filter out certain lines)."
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        "content": "\u2702\ufe0f **Code1 (Code Node)**\n\nExtracts the first few sentences from the script for summarization.\n\n**How to change:** Adjust the number of sentences extracted. Change the splitting logic for different transcript formats."
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        "content": "## step 2"
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      "position": [
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        "content": "## step 3"
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        "content": "## step 4 : \ud83e\udd16 **Groq Chat Model (LLM Node)**\n\nchange the prompt if you want or change the ai model"
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}

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