Share YouTube Videos + AI Summaries on Discord

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "LF8gz3iz74u45a5i",
  "name": "YouTube Videos with AI Summaries on Discord",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "48c87027-7eea-40b9-a73c-4e002b748783",
      "name": "YouTube Video Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedReadTrigger",
      "position": [
        560,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "feedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC08Fah8EIryeOZRkjBRohcQ",
        "pollTimes": {
          "item": [
            {
              "mode": "everyMinute"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "56166228-b365-4043-b48c-098b4de71f6f",
      "name": "Retrieve Caption Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        780,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/captions",
        "options": {},
        "sendQuery": true,
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "videoId",
              "value": "={{ $json.id.match(/(?:[^:]*:){2}\\s*(.*)/)[1] }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "part",
              "value": "snippet"
            }
          ]
        },
        "nodeCredentialType": "youTubeOAuth2Api"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "youTubeOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "c029ac6f-3071-4045-83f6-2dede0c1f358",
      "name": "Download Captions",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1220,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/captions/{{ $json.caption.id }}",
        "options": {},
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "nodeCredentialType": "youTubeOAuth2Api"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "youTubeOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "8b45dc14-f10f-4b50-8ca6-a9d0ccfee4dc",
      "name": "Caption File Conversion",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
      "position": [
        1440,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "operation": "text",
        "destinationKey": "content"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "6527adb4-9087-40eb-b63a-8c4cdf5d0a40",
      "name": "Caption Summary with ChatGPT",
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
      "position": [
        1660,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "modelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
          "cachedResultName": "GPT-3.5-TURBO"
        },
        "options": {},
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "content": "=Summarise this transcript into three bullet points to sum up what the video is about and why someone should watch it: {{ $json[\"content\"] }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.3
    },
    {
      "id": "2c83f230-bc37-4efb-9ee9-842bcefa0ef4",
      "name": "Post to Discord",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.discord",
      "position": [
        2000,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "content": "=\ud83c\udf1f New Video Alert! \ud83c\udf1f\n\n**{{ $('YouTube Video Trigger').item.json[\"title\"] }}**\n\n*What\u2019s it about?*\n\n{{ $json[\"message\"][\"content\"] }}\n\n[Watch NOW]({{ $('YouTube Video Trigger').item.json[\"link\"] }}) and remember to share your thoughts!",
        "options": {},
        "authentication": "webhook"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "discordWebhookApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "8408887e-1d89-402c-b350-93d5f96f4dea",
      "name": "Find English Captions",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        1000,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "eaf7dcb5-91cf-4405-917b-38845f0ef78d",
              "name": "caption",
              "type": "object",
              "value": "={{ $jmespath( $json.items, \"[?snippet.language == 'en'] | [0]\" ) }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.3
    },
    {
      "id": "71cc0977-1695-4797-9df2-b0a98e41d3de",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        500,
        -20
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 448.11859838274916,
        "height": 417.2722371967648,
        "content": "### Summarise Your YouTube Videos with AI for Discord\n\n\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f [Watch the Video Tutorial](https://mrc.fm/ai2d)\n\n* Add your [YouTube channel ID](https://www.youtube.com/account_advanced) to the URL in the first node: `https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=YOUR_CHANNEL_ID`.\n\n* Ensure authorization with the YouTube channel that you want to download captions from."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "e8fc6758-02ef-4b65-8ab5-474bd8e3862a",
  "connections": {
    "Download Captions": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Caption File Conversion",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Find English Captions": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Download Captions",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Retrieve Caption Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Find English Captions",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "YouTube Video Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Retrieve Caption Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Caption File Conversion": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Caption Summary with ChatGPT",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Caption Summary with ChatGPT": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Post to Discord",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• discordWebhookApi
• openAiApi
• youTubeOAuth2Api

About this workflow

Boost engagement on your Discord server by automatically sharing new YouTube videos along with AI generated summaries of their content. This workflow is ideal for content creators and community managers looking to provide value and spark interest through summarized content,…

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