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{
"id": "qhQ58xkITiOaeCxg",
"name": "YouTube Playlist Transcriber",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "92bd0375-86bd-437a-814f-0c1b914b5b6e",
"name": "Fetch Playlist",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/playlistItems?part=snippet,status&maxResults=50&playlistId=REPLACE_WITH_PLAYLIST_ID&key=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1
},
{
"id": "caa64cb8-35b1-4011-9aeb-207abb34a316",
"name": "Extract Video IDs",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const items = $json.items || [];\n\nreturn items.map(item => ({\n json: {\n video_id: item.snippet.resourceId.videoId,\n title: item.snippet.title\n }\n}));"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "21ff3195-912e-4580-ac31-f9711a26370e",
"name": "Aggregate Transcripts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.itemLists",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "summarize",
"fieldsToSummarize": {
"values": [
{
"field": "transcript",
"aggregation": "append"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "7df3c2ae-8fb9-4aff-af57-b0ad79911fe9",
"name": "Format Final Report",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const items = $input.all();\n\nconst snippets = items\n .flatMap(i => i.json.appended_transcript || [])\n .flatMap(innerArray => innerArray)\n .map(t => t.snippet)\n .filter(Boolean);\n\nreturn [\n {\n json: {\n snippets\n }\n }\n];"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "16962fb9-f45d-47fb-9711-75eddee0c3a0",
"name": "Convert to File",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"operation": "toJson"
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "c1d033b0-5cf7-48bb-abe9-f39daa15a2c7",
"name": "Send Email",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"sendTo": "user@example.com",
"message": "Attached is the compiled transcription report.",
"options": {
"attachmentsUi": {
"attachmentsBinary": [
{}
]
}
},
"subject": "YouTube Playlist Transcripts"
},
"typeVersion": 2.2
},
{
"id": "472c42de-cace-4078-a449-84a6da00a1c7",
"name": "Manual Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f608a815-d90e-4375-979f-28c22d9226cb",
"name": "Fetch Transcript via SerpApi",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://serpapi.com/search?engine=youtube_video_transcript&v={{ $json.video_id }}&type=asr&api_key=REPLACE_WITH_SERPAPI_KEY",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 4.4
},
{
"id": "852dabed-4378-4905-b70e-7ef82b4035ad",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 6,
"height": 480,
"content": "\nYouTube Playlist Transcriber\n\nThis workflow automatically:\n\n1. Fetches all videos from a YouTube playlist\n2. Retrieves transcripts using SerpAPI\n3. Normalizes transcript data\n4. Compiles a structured report\n5. Exports the results as a file\n6. Sends the report via email\n\n\nConfigure the following before running:\n\n1. YouTube Data API Key\n2. SerpAPI API Key\n3. Gmail credentials\n\nEnvironment Variables:\n\n- YOUTUBE_API_KEY\n- SERPAPI_API_KEY\n- PLAYLIST_ID\n"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "355a952f-ccf2-47a7-ad65-0508f921c82d",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"width": 288,
"height": 80,
"content": "### How can we improve this workflow?\n### [>>> Share your feedback here](https://templates.app.n8n.cloud/form/dbf8d22e-4b05-4328-b164-dcc5555623e0)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d228e015-f823-4615-8fd4-90e27d35db5c",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 832,
"height": 208,
"content": "Fetch Playlist transcribes from Yotube"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "b2cf2e7d-3739-403c-996d-00bf20a5b053",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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-48
],
"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 880,
"height": 208,
"content": "Process transcriptions, convert to json and send to email"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"binaryMode": "separate",
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "42e93250-b358-4d18-b888-f410a6393b62",
"connections": {
"Fetch Playlist": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Video IDs",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Manual Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Fetch Playlist",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Convert to File": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Send Email",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Extract Video IDs": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Fetch Transcript via SerpApi",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format Final Report": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Convert to File",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Aggregate Transcripts": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format Final Report",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Fetch Transcript via SerpApi": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Aggregate Transcripts",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow automatically fetches all videos from a specific YouTube playlist, extracts their transcripts using SerpApi, aggregates the text into a single JSON report, and emails the final file via Gmail. It's perfect for content creators, researchers, or SEO teams who need to…
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