deAPI Team This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #13889 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Google Drive recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
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"name": "YouTube Video Summarizer & Thumbnail Generator",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "47f3c8bd-0b9d-4777-a4c9-caa8f10d032f",
"name": "Sticky Note - Overview",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"height": 780,
"content": "## Try It Out!\n### Automatically summarize any YouTube video and generate a custom thumbnail using AI.\n\nThis workflow transcribes a YouTube video, uses AI to create a summary and an optimized thumbnail prompt, generates a professional thumbnail image, and uploads everything to Google Drive.\n\n### How it works\n1. **Manual Trigger** starts the workflow\n2. **Set YouTube URL** defines the video to process\n3. **deAPI Transcribe** extracts the full transcript using Whisper\n4. **AI Agent** summarizes the transcript and uses the deAPI Prompt Booster tool to craft an optimized thumbnail prompt\n5. **deAPI Generate Image** creates a professional YouTube thumbnail in landscape (1280x720)\n6. **Google Drive** uploads the thumbnail image\n\n### Requirements\n- [deAPI](https://deapi.ai) account for transcription and image generation\n- Anthropic account for AI Agent\n- Google Drive API access for file uploads\n- n8n instance must be on **HTTPS**\n\n### Need Help?\nJoin the [n8n Discord](https://discord.gg/n8n) or ask in the [Forum](https://community.n8n.io/)!\n\nHappy Automating!"
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"name": "Sticky Note - Trigger",
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"content": "## 1. Manual Trigger\nClick **Test workflow** to start.\n\nYou can swap this for a **Form Trigger** to let users submit YouTube URLs through a web form."
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"id": "08c7ea13-2df5-4212-a0a1-c198b1ce3a61",
"name": "Sticky Note - Set URL",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
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"width": 260,
"height": 412,
"content": "## 2. Set YouTube URL\nReplace the placeholder URL with any YouTube video link.\n\nSupported platforms:\n- YouTube\n- Twitch VODs\n- X (Twitter)\n- Kick"
},
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"id": "3a031393-6cd8-49fa-8cd8-e2b7a32d8cee",
"name": "Sticky Note - Transcribe",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"width": 260,
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"content": "## 3. Transcribe Video\n[deAPI Documentation](https://docs.deapi.ai)\n\nUses **Whisper Large V3** to transcribe the video with timestamps.\n\nThe transcript is passed to the AI Agent for summarization."
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"id": "c5527e3f-8b45-4a75-823f-ad305c716407",
"name": "Sticky Note - AI Agent",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 464,
"height": 652,
"content": "## 4. AI-Powered Summary & Prompt\n[Read more about AI Agents](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/root-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent)\n\nThe AI Agent analyzes the transcript and:\n- Writes a concise summary with key points\n- Crafts a thumbnail prompt using the **deAPI Image Prompt Booster** tool\n\nThe **Structured Output Parser** ensures consistent JSON output."
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{
"id": "5d737fa3-559d-43f7-a0e3-ea3d34cb9261",
"name": "Sticky Note - Generate",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"width": 284,
"height": 428,
"content": "## 5. Generate Thumbnail\n[deAPI Documentation](https://docs.deapi.ai)\n\nGenerates a **1280x720** landscape image \u2014 the standard YouTube thumbnail size.\n\nUses the AI-boosted prompt for best results."
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{
"id": "95ed146a-5a15-48b3-928b-746f431f0462",
"name": "Sticky Note - Upload",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
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"width": 328,
"height": 444,
"content": "## 6. Upload to Google Drive\n[Read more about Google Drive node](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googledrive)\n\nUploads the generated thumbnail image to your Google Drive.\n\nYou can also extend this to save the summary to a Google Doc or send it via Slack/email."
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"name": "When clicking 'Execute workflow'",
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"parameters": {},
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"name": "Set YouTube URL",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "youtube-url-field",
"name": "youtubeUrl",
"type": "string",
"value": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOUR_VIDEO_ID"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
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{
"id": "afa6e183-b8a9-44c4-9ad7-90ad54f6bf45",
"name": "deAPI Transcribe Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-deapi.deapi",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"options": {
"waitTimeout": 600
},
"resource": "video",
"videoUrl": "={{ $json.youtubeUrl }}",
"operation": "transcribe",
"includeTimestamps": false
},
"credentials": {
"deApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "36c624a4-312e-4973-9ff0-530ad7dfc307",
"name": "AI Agent",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
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272
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"parameters": {
"text": "=Here is the transcript of a YouTube video. Please summarize it and create a thumbnail prompt.\n\n{{ $json.data.transcription }}",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "You are a YouTube content expert. You will receive a video transcript.\n\nYour tasks:\n1. Write a concise summary of the video with 3-5 key bullet points.\n2. Create a compelling YouTube thumbnail image prompt that visually captures the video's main theme. Think bold, eye-catching, and clickable.\n3. Use the imagePromptBooster tool to enhance your thumbnail prompt.\n\nReturn the summary and the boosted thumbnail prompt in the required JSON format."
},
"promptType": "define",
"hasOutputParser": true
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"typeVersion": 1.7
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{
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"name": "Structured Output Parser",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"jsonSchemaExample": "{\n \"summary\": \"- Key point 1\\n- Key point 2\\n- Key point 3\",\n \"boosted_prompt\": \"a vivid, eye-catching YouTube thumbnail depicting...\"\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
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{
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"name": "Image prompt booster in deAPI",
"type": "n8n-nodes-deapi.deapiTool",
"position": [
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512
],
"parameters": {
"prompt": "={{ $fromAI('Prompt', ``, 'string') }}",
"options": {},
"resource": "prompt"
},
"credentials": {
"deApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f3c5e8f3-1909-465c-9dfc-0bad07336cca",
"name": "Anthropic Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatAnthropic",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "claude-opus-4-6",
"cachedResultName": "Claude Opus 4.6"
},
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"anthropicApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.3
},
{
"id": "063d6884-8832-44c5-9ddd-ee1262a5353e",
"name": "deAPI Generate Thumbnail",
"type": "n8n-nodes-deapi.deapi",
"position": [
2160,
272
],
"parameters": {
"ratio": "landscape",
"prompt": "={{ $json.output.boosted_prompt }}",
"options": {
"waitTimeout": 120,
"Flux2LandscapeSize": "1280x720"
}
},
"credentials": {
"deApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "6e7fda92-867f-4a21-a33a-b40aaa6aee42",
"name": "Google Drive Upload",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"name": "=thumbnail_{{ $json.job_request_id }}.png",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "YOUR_GOOGLE_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"connections": {
"AI Agent": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "deAPI Generate Thumbnail",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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]
]
},
"Set YouTube URL": {
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{
"node": "deAPI Transcribe Video",
"type": "main",
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},
"Anthropic Chat Model": {
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{
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},
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"type": "main",
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},
"Structured Output Parser": {
"ai_outputParser": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_outputParser",
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},
"deAPI Generate Thumbnail": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Google Drive Upload",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Image prompt booster in deAPI": {
"ai_tool": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent",
"type": "ai_tool",
"index": 0
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]
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},
"When clicking 'Execute workflow'": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set YouTube URL",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
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
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