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Transcribe Audio Files with Google Gemini and Telegram

BySolomon @solomon on n8n.io

Transcribe audio messages from Telegram using Google Gemini for free.

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexity21 nodesTelegramTelegram TriggerHTTP RequestRead Write FileGoogle DriveGoogle Drive Trigger
AI & RAG Trigger: Event Nodes: 21 Complexity: ★★★★☆ Added:

This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3388 — we link there as the canonical source.

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

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Transcribe audio messages from Telegram using Google Gemini for free.

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