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Auto-Summarize YouTube Videos on Discord

Original n8n title: Youtube Videos with AI Summaries on Discord

YouTube Videos with AI Summaries on Discord. Uses rssFeedReadTrigger, httpRequest, extractFromFile, openAi. Event-driven trigger; 8 nodes.

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexityAI-powered8 nodesRss Feed Read TriggerHTTP RequestOpenAIDiscord
Social Media Trigger: Event Nodes: 8 Complexity: ★★★★☆ AI nodes: yes Added:

This workflow follows the Discord → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "LF8gz3iz74u45a5i",
  "name": "YouTube Videos with AI Summaries on Discord",
  "tags": [],
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "48c87027-7eea-40b9-a73c-4e002b748783",
      "name": "YouTube Video Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedReadTrigger",
      "position": [
        560,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "feedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UC08Fah8EIryeOZRkjBRohcQ",
        "pollTimes": {
          "item": [
            {
              "mode": "everyMinute"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "56166228-b365-4043-b48c-098b4de71f6f",
      "name": "Retrieve Caption Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        780,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/captions",
        "options": {},
        "sendQuery": true,
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "queryParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "videoId",
              "value": "={{ $json.id.match(/(?:[^:]*:){2}\\s*(.*)/)[1] }}"
            },
            {
              "name": "part",
              "value": "snippet"
            }
          ]
        },
        "nodeCredentialType": "youTubeOAuth2Api"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "youTubeOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "c029ac6f-3071-4045-83f6-2dede0c1f358",
      "name": "Download Captions",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        1220,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/captions/{{ $json.caption.id }}",
        "options": {},
        "authentication": "predefinedCredentialType",
        "nodeCredentialType": "youTubeOAuth2Api"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "youTubeOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "8b45dc14-f10f-4b50-8ca6-a9d0ccfee4dc",
      "name": "Caption File Conversion",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile",
      "position": [
        1440,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "operation": "text",
        "destinationKey": "content"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "6527adb4-9087-40eb-b63a-8c4cdf5d0a40",
      "name": "Caption Summary with ChatGPT",
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
      "position": [
        1660,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "modelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "list",
          "value": "gpt-3.5-turbo",
          "cachedResultName": "GPT-3.5-TURBO"
        },
        "options": {},
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "content": "=Summarise this transcript into three bullet points to sum up what the video is about and why someone should watch it: {{ $json[\"content\"] }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.3
    },
    {
      "id": "2c83f230-bc37-4efb-9ee9-842bcefa0ef4",
      "name": "Post to Discord",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.discord",
      "position": [
        2000,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "content": "=\ud83c\udf1f New Video Alert! \ud83c\udf1f\n\n**{{ $('YouTube Video Trigger').item.json[\"title\"] }}**\n\n*What\u2019s it about?*\n\n{{ $json[\"message\"][\"content\"] }}\n\n[Watch NOW]({{ $('YouTube Video Trigger').item.json[\"link\"] }}) and remember to share your thoughts!",
        "options": {},
        "authentication": "webhook"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "discordWebhookApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "8408887e-1d89-402c-b350-93d5f96f4dea",
      "name": "Find English Captions",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        1000,
        220
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "assignments": {
          "assignments": [
            {
              "id": "eaf7dcb5-91cf-4405-917b-38845f0ef78d",
              "name": "caption",
              "type": "object",
              "value": "={{ $jmespath( $json.items, \"[?snippet.language == 'en'] | [0]\" ) }}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.3
    },
    {
      "id": "71cc0977-1695-4797-9df2-b0a98e41d3de",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        500,
        -20
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 448.11859838274916,
        "height": 417.2722371967648,
        "content": "### Summarise Your YouTube Videos with AI for Discord\n\n\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f [Watch the Video Tutorial](https://mrc.fm/ai2d)\n\n* Add your [YouTube channel ID](https://www.youtube.com/account_advanced) to the URL in the first node: `https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=YOUR_CHANNEL_ID`.\n\n* Ensure authorization with the YouTube channel that you want to download captions from."
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "e8fc6758-02ef-4b65-8ab5-474bd8e3862a",
  "connections": {
    "Download Captions": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Caption File Conversion",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Find English Captions": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Download Captions",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Retrieve Caption Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Find English Captions",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "YouTube Video Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Retrieve Caption Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Caption File Conversion": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Caption Summary with ChatGPT",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Caption Summary with ChatGPT": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Post to Discord",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

YouTube Videos with AI Summaries on Discord. Uses rssFeedReadTrigger, httpRequest, extractFromFile, openAi. Event-driven trigger; 8 nodes.

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