andsync This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #5073 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Chainllm → Chat Trigger recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "86tygV5ZAp32Ey9H",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Youtube transcript summary to Google Doc",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "ad8c3f1f-e5fb-4947-bdf2-65d05775f312",
"name": "When chat message received",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chatTrigger",
"position": [
-200,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "5b50c77d-2d05-4be0-9016-c907a60f776f",
"name": "Aggregate",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.aggregate",
"position": [
600,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldsToAggregate": {
"fieldToAggregate": [
{
"fieldToAggregate": "text"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "71a397d0-a138-42b9-b494-be17c7494762",
"name": "Split Out",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
420,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "content"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "ddb4ff38-fcef-48ae-9e86-393449637551",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
140,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"height": 380,
"content": "## Communicate with Supadata.ai to send the Youtube link"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "838d12e1-6958-47d2-b5da-748e778ac7b3",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-300,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"height": 380,
"content": "## Only send a youtube URL in the chat."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "14e560b3-d1cf-40ec-b48f-69ba8bb8b11d",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
400,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 320,
"height": 380,
"content": "## Split out all the rows from the transcript and aggregate to one text"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "16d63b20-096a-4636-9ae7-6bf4ef43175b",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
760,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 340,
"height": 500,
"content": "## Send to your favorite LLM to transform to a summary, lessons and facts. (system instructions inside)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0a7966cd-feda-420d-947b-6ee2c3c2dc07",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1120,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 280,
"height": 500,
"content": "## Write the output to a Google Doc on your Drive\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7fd59a06-5ef2-4c27-b099-4ca44027f7a3",
"name": "supadata API - YouTube endpoint",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
220,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.supadata.ai/v1/youtube/transcript?url={{ $('When chat message received').item.json.chatInput }}",
"options": {},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "x-api-key",
"value": "={{ $json.supadatakey }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "aa962a66-0c16-4abf-bdfa-77f601905476",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-40,
-160
],
"parameters": {
"color": 5,
"width": 150,
"height": 380,
"content": "## Supadata API key\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0d5c97ca-6a21-4887-96e2-f3dc1b858a28",
"name": "Proces transcript to summary template",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm",
"position": [
820,
0
],
"parameters": {
"text": "=Below is a transcript of a youtube video. \nPlease summarize this, following these rules for your output:\n1. NEVER change the tenor of the text\n2. Get the best lessons from this transcript, as if you are a teacher or trainer. \n3. Summarize this with the following parts: Brief summary of the transcript, lessons learned in bullet points, interesting facts mentioned in bullet points. \n\nALWAYS put your output in markdown. \n\nTranscript:\n{{ $json.text }}",
"promptType": "define"
},
"typeVersion": 1.6
},
{
"id": "9dcb7153-15eb-4067-a13e-393ddeee16d6",
"name": "Gemini 2.0 flash",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenRouter",
"position": [
800,
200
],
"parameters": {
"model": "google/gemini-2.0-flash-001",
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openRouterApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "475ef042-b590-4dba-9bcc-c4386ac81b02",
"name": "Create new Google Doc with summary",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
1180,
0
],
"parameters": {
"name": "=transcript {{ $now }}",
"content": "={{ $json.text }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "",
"cachedResultUrl": "",
"cachedResultName": "n8n"
},
"operation": "createFromText"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "cb7b3659-4e1f-4d1b-abc7-da40b964801c",
"name": "Set your supadata key",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
0,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "13f8496b-62c8-4c77-b23d-b5803097a3f2",
"name": "supadatakey",
"type": "string",
"value": " "
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "ed03624c-71ef-4ae2-ac21-7229956ee8db",
"connections": {
"Aggregate": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Proces transcript to summary template",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Aggregate",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gemini 2.0 flash": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Proces transcript to summary template",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set your supadata key": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "supadata API - YouTube endpoint",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When chat message received": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set your supadata key",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"supadata API - YouTube endpoint": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Proces transcript to summary template": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create new Google Doc with summary",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2ApiopenRouterApi
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About this workflow
This template is for learners, researchers, students and professionals who want to quickly capture the essence of a YouTube video.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/5073/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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