This workflow follows the Chainllm → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"nodes": [
{
"id": "aa0c62d1-2a5e-4336-8783-a8a21cb23374",
"name": "OpenAI Chat Model",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
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760
],
"parameters": {
"options": {
"temperature": 0
}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "0c7d21e6-5bf6-4927-ad23-008b22e2ffde",
"name": "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
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560
],
"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "352de912-3a36-4bf2-b013-b46e0ace38e9",
"name": "Generate French Audio",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
720,
560
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/text-to-speech/{{ $json.voice_id }}",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\"text\":\"{{ $json.text }}\",\"model_id\":\"eleven_multilingual_v2\",\"voice_settings\":{\"stability\":0.5,\"similarity_boost\":0.5}}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendQuery": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "optimize_streaming_latency",
"value": "1"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "accept",
"value": "audio/mpeg"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1
},
{
"id": "0cde2e89-0669-41b4-8fe1-1a6aff14792f",
"name": "Set ElevenLabs voice ID and text",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"fields": {
"values": [
{
"name": "voice_id",
"stringValue": "wl7sZxfTOitHVachQiUm"
},
{
"name": "text",
"stringValue": "=Apr\u00e8s, on a fait la sieste, Camille a travaill\u00e9 pour French Today et j\u2019ai \u00e9tudi\u00e9 un peu, et puis Camille a propos\u00e9 de suivre une visite guid\u00e9e de l\u2019Abbaye de Beauport qui commen\u00e7ait \u00e0 17 heures. On a march\u00e9 environ vingt minutes, et je m\u2019arr\u00eatais souvent pour prendre des photos : la baie de Paimpol est si jolie ! Mais Camille m\u2019a dit : \u00ab D\u00e9p\u00eache-toi Sunny\u202f! La visite guid\u00e9e commence dans cinq minutes. \u00bb Donc, j\u2019ai boug\u00e9 mes fesses et on est arriv\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019abbaye"
}
]
},
"options": {}
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"typeVersion": 3.2
},
{
"id": "38aa323e-a899-4018-afb9-4d4682ac8ff1",
"name": "Translate Text to English",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"prompt": "=Translate to English:\n{{ $json.text }}"
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
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{
"id": "f0b7adad-fa0b-4764-96e0-0883bbcc02d6",
"name": "Translate English text to speech",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/text-to-speech/{{ $('Set ElevenLabs voice ID and text').item.json.voice_id }}",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\"text\":\"{{ $json[\"text\"].replaceAll('\"', '\\\\\"').trim() }}\",\"model_id\":\"eleven_multilingual_v2\",\"voice_settings\":{\"stability\":0.5,\"similarity_boost\":0.5}}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendQuery": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"authentication": "genericCredentialType",
"genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth",
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "optimize_streaming_latency",
"value": "1"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "accept",
"value": "audio/mpeg"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"httpHeaderAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1
},
{
"id": "f8700266-5491-4ca7-b29a-3f5ec1e9b66f",
"name": "Transcribe Audio",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
960,
560
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://api.openai.com/v1/audio/transcriptions",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "file",
"parameterType": "formBinaryData",
"inputDataFieldName": "data"
},
{
"name": "model",
"value": "whisper-1"
}
]
},
"nodeCredentialType": "openAiApi"
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.1
},
{
"id": "25630b45-3827-4ee0-a77e-c30cadefe999",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 199.37543798209555,
"height": 420.623805972039,
"content": "1] In ElevenLabs, add a voice to your [voice lab](https://elevenlabs.io/voice-lab) and copy its ID. Open this node and add the ID there"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a41d2622-4476-44c2-bac6-212be237aa4b",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
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"content": "2] Get your ElevenLabs API key (click your name in the bottom-left of [ElevenLabs](https://elevenlabs.io/voice-lab) and choose \u2018profile\u2019)\n\nIn this node, create a new header auth cred. Set the name to `xi-api-key` and the value to your API key"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
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"content": "3] In the 'credential' field of this node, create a new OpenAI cred with your [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "bd2ef5d2-c27d-45e4-a66e-a73168f94087",
"name": "Sticky Note",
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"parameters": {
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"content": "### About\nThis workflow takes some French text, and translates it into spoken audio.\n\nIt then transcribes that audio back into text, translates it into English and generates an audio file of the English text"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "a1f207d4-dbed-4dfa-aad5-2b2f6e4e6271",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
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"content": "### Setup steps"
},
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],
"connections": {
"Transcribe Audio": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Translate Text to English",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Chat Model": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Translate Text to English",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate French Audio": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Transcribe Audio",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Translate Text to English": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Translate English text to speech",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set ElevenLabs voice ID and text": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate French Audio",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set ElevenLabs voice ID and text",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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httpHeaderAuthopenAiApi
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How this works
Transform spoken words across languages effortlessly with this workflow, enabling you to transcribe, translate, and regenerate audio in your desired tongue without manual effort. It's ideal for content creators, educators, or businesses needing quick multilingual audio, such as podcasters converting episodes or teams localising training materials. The core process starts by transcribing uploaded audio via an HTTP request, then leverages OpenAI's Chat Model and chain LLM to translate the text accurately, before synthesising new audio with ElevenLabs for natural-sounding output.
Use this when handling short to medium audio clips for on-demand translation, like customer service recordings or social media voiceovers, especially in event-driven scenarios. Avoid it for real-time live streams or very long files exceeding API limits, where specialised tools might be better. Common variations include swapping ElevenLabs for other TTS services or adding post-processing nodes for subtitle generation.
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