Transcript Translator — Telegram → Drive

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{
  "name": "\ud83d\udcf9 Transcript Translator \u2014 Telegram \u2192 Drive",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "updates": [
          "message"
        ],
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
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      "name": "\ud83d\udce8 Telegram Trigger",
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      "typeVersion": 1.1,
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      ],
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "notes": "SETUP: Add your Telegram Bot credential here (Bot Token)"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "a1",
              "name": "BOT_TOKEN",
              "value": "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN_REDACTED",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "a2",
              "name": "OPENROUTER_API_KEY",
              "value": "OPENROUTER_API_KEY_REDACTED",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "a3",
              "name": "file_id",
              "value": "={{ $json.message.document.file_id }}",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "a4",
              "name": "chat_id",
              "value": "={{ $json.message.chat.id }}",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "a5",
              "name": "file_name",
              "value": "={{ $json.message.document.file_name }}",
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "id": "2d55367e-3478-49ea-acad-c57d6656f2ef",
              "name": "",
              "value": "",
              "type": "string"
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        "options": {}
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      "typeVersion": 3.4,
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      "notes": "EDIT: Replace BOT_TOKEN and OPENAI_API_KEY with your actual keys"
    },
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// ===============================================\n// Split transcript into 100-line chunks\n// Passes config keys forward so nodes can use them\n// ===============================================\nconst text = $input.first().json.data || '';\nconst config = $('\u2699\ufe0f Config (Edit These!)').item.json;\n\nconst lines = text.split('\\n').filter(l => l.trim() !== '');\nconst chunkSize = 100;\nconst chunks = [];\n\nfor (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i += chunkSize) {\n  chunks.push({\n    json: {\n      chunkIndex: Math.floor(i / chunkSize),\n      totalChunks: Math.ceil(lines.length / chunkSize),\n      content: lines.slice(i, i + chunkSize).join('\\n'),\n      OPENAI_API_KEY: config.OPENAI_API_KEY,\n      BOT_TOKEN: config.BOT_TOKEN,\n      chat_id: config.chat_id,\n      file_name: config.file_name\n    }\n  });\n}\n\nconsole.log(`Lines: ${lines.length} | Chunks: ${chunks.length}`);\nreturn chunks;"
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      "name": "\u2702\ufe0f Split into 100-line Chunks",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
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      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Authorization",
              "value": "=Bearer {{ $('\u2699\ufe0f Config (Edit These!)').item.json.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"model\": \"gpt-4o-mini\",\n  \"temperature\": 0.2,\n  \"max_tokens\": 4000,\n  \"messages\": [\n    {\n      \"role\": \"system\",\n      \"content\": \"You are a professional subtitle and transcript translator.\\n\\nTranslate the input transcript from ANY language into ARABIC.\\n\\nYour task is to transform the input into a bilingual subtitle format while preserving the original structure.\\n\\nSTRICT OUTPUT FORMAT:\\n\\nFor each subtitle block, output EXACTLY in this order:\\n\\n1) The timestamp line exactly as given\\n2) The original text exactly as given\\n3) The Arabic translation of the text\\n4) One blank line\\n\\nRULES:\\n\\n- Never modify, translate, remove, or reformat timestamps\\n- Keep timestamps exactly as they appear (including spaces, commas, arrows, punctuation)\\n- Do NOT repeat the timestamp on the translation line\\n- The translation line must contain ONLY Arabic text\\n- Preserve the original text exactly as written\\n- Preserve the original order of all subtitle blocks\\n\\nBLOCK DETECTION RULES:\\n\\n- A timestamp line starts a new subtitle block\\n- Any following non-empty, non-timestamp lines belong to that same block until the next timestamp line\\n- If a block contains multiple text lines, merge them into ONE line separated by spaces, then translate that merged text\\n- Ignore completely empty lines in the input\\n- If a timestamp has no text, output the timestamp line, then an empty original line, then an empty translation line, then a blank line\\n\\nTRANSLATION RULES:\\n\\n- Translate ONLY the spoken/content text, never the timestamp\\n- Preserve meaning, tone, and intent naturally in Arabic\\n- Keep names, brands, and proper nouns as-is unless they have a well-known Arabic equivalent\\n- If text is already Arabic, rewrite it naturally without copying blindly\\n- If text is unclear or corrupted, translate as best as possible without adding explanations\\n\\nOUTPUT RESTRICTIONS:\\n\\n- Output plain text ONLY\\n- Do NOT add headers, notes, explanations, or markdown\\n- Do NOT number anything\\n- Do NOT add any extra text before or after\\n\\nEXAMPLE INPUT:\\n00:01:15,640 - 00:01:16,640\\nHazan.\\n00:01:17,850 - 00:01:19,110\\nHadi a\u015fk\u0131m kalk art\u0131k.\\n\\nEXAMPLE OUTPUT:\\n00:01:15,640 - 00:01:16,640\\nHazan.\\n\u062d\u0632\u0627\u0646.\\n\\n00:01:17,850 - 00:01:19,110\\nHadi a\u015fk\u0131m kalk art\u0131k.\\n\u0647\u064a\u0627 \u062d\u0628\u064a\u0628\u064a\u060c \u0627\u0633\u062a\u064a\u0642\u0638 \u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646.\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"role\": \"user\",\n      \"content\": {{ JSON.stringify($json.content) }}\n    }\n  ]\n}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "dc8be5da-10ed-4827-9777-3e6f0065091a",
      "name": "\ud83e\udd16 Translate Chunk (OpenAI)",
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      "typeVersion": 4.1,
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      ],
      "notes": "Runs once per chunk (100 times for a 10,000-line file). Each chunk returns bilingual output."
    },
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      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// ===============================================\n// Combine all translated chunks + create .txt binary\n// ===============================================\nconst items = $input.all();\nconst firstItem = items[0].json;\n\n// Combine all chunk outputs in order\nconst fullText = items\n  .map(item => {\n    const content = item.json?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content;\n    if (!content) {\n      console.warn('Empty chunk response detected!');\n      return '';\n    }\n    return content.trim();\n  })\n  .join('\\n\\n');\n\n// Get timestamp for filename\nconst now = new Date();\nconst timestamp = now.toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, '-').slice(0, 19);\nconst originalName = firstItem.file_name?.replace('.docx', '') || 'transcript';\nconst fileName = `${originalName}_translated_${timestamp}.txt`;\n\n// Convert to base64 for binary upload\nconst base64Content = Buffer.from(fullText, 'utf-8').toString('base64');\n\nconsole.log(`Combined ${items.length} chunks. Final file: ${fileName}`);\n\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    text: fullText,\n    chat_id: firstItem.chat_id,\n    BOT_TOKEN: firstItem.BOT_TOKEN,\n    fileName: fileName\n  },\n  binary: {\n    data: {\n      data: base64Content,\n      mimeType: 'text/plain; charset=utf-8',\n      fileName: fileName,\n      fileExtension: 'txt'\n    }\n  }\n}];"
      },
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      "name": "\ud83d\udd17 Combine All Chunks",
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      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "name": "={{ $('\ud83d\udce8 Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.document.file_name }}",
        "driveId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "My Drive",
          "cachedResultName": "My Drive"
        },
        "folderId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "1AHAtbSboYEDUOmihsat6h3Fu9_RXXxeZ",
          "mode": "list",
          "cachedResultName": "transcript",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AHAtbSboYEDUOmihsat6h3Fu9_RXXxeZ"
        },
        "options": {}
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      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
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        240
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "notes": "SETUP: Add your Google Drive OAuth2 credential here. File uploads to root of My Drive."
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "chatId": "={{ $('\u2699\ufe0f Config (Edit These!)').item.json.chat_id }}",
        "text": "={{\n`\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u062a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u062a \u0628\u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d!\n\n\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0641: ${$('\ud83d\udd17 Combine All Chunks').item.json.fileName}\n\n\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0637 Google Drive:\n${String($('\u2601\ufe0f Upload to Google Drive').item.json.webViewLink).replace(/&/g, '&amp;')}\n\n${new Date().toLocaleString('ar-EG')}`\n}}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "appendAttribution": false,
          "parse_mode": "HTML"
        }
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      "id": "fe89fa4a-534f-4d0b-bc65-868462f146e8",
      "name": "\ud83d\udce4 Send Drive Link to Telegram",
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      "typeVersion": 1.2,
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      ],
      "credentials": {
        "telegramApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "notes": "Sends the Google Drive link back to the same Telegram chat"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.telegram.org/bot{{ $json.BOT_TOKEN }}/getFile?file_id={{ $json.file_id }}",
        "options": {}
      },
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      "name": "HTTP Request"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.telegram.org/file/bot{{ $('\u2699\ufe0f Config (Edit These!)').item.json.BOT_TOKEN }}/{{$json.result.file_path}}",
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      ],
      "id": "1db4b4fc-a46b-4120-85b9-3821205cf0b9",
      "name": "donwlaod doc"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/docx/to/txt?Secret=lHYh3TwK5XNxjZDjDXHo3Kibr9R990tb",
        "sendBody": true,
        "contentType": "multipart-form-data",
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      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
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      "id": "8272292c-da29-4fde-82ec-60aef8243444",
      "name": "doc to txt"
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      "id": "52eb3c17-beb1-45f6-a7c3-084a7ab2c103",
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      "name": "Extract from File"
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    {
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        "sourceProperty": "Files[0].FileData",
        "options": {
          "fileName": "={{ $('\ud83d\udce8 Telegram Trigger').item.json.message.document.file_name }}"
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              "id": "015aa32c-1fc0-4614-b230-9207b008594c",
              "name": "Transcript:",
              "value": "={{ $json.text }}",
              "type": "string"
            }
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}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleDriveOAuth2Api
• telegramApi

About this workflow

📹 Transcript Translator — Telegram → Drive. Uses telegramTrigger, httpRequest, googleDrive, telegram. Event-driven trigger; 16 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/Moamen-Elsharkawy/transcript-translator-bot/blob/main/transcript-translator.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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