Summarize youtube videos from transcript for social media

๐ŸŽฅ YouTube Video Summarizer for Social Media

Turn any YouTube video into a short, structured summary using AI โ€” perfect for content creators, marketers, or social media managers.

๐Ÿ”ง What We Built

We created a no-code automation in n8n that:

Accepts a YouTube Video ID via a form Fetches the video transcript using an external API Summarizes the transcript using AI (Google Gemini) Automatically saves the summary to Google Docs for team use

๐Ÿงฉ Flow Overview

| Step | Description | |------|-------------| | โœ… Form Trigger | User submits a YouTube video ID using an n8n form | | ๐Ÿ” Set Node | Maps the YouTube video ID for use in the API request | | ๐ŸŒ HTTP Request (External API) | Calls the YouTube Transcriptor AI API via RapidAPI to fetch transcript | | ๐Ÿงน Formatter (Code Node) | Joins transcript lines into a readable text block | | ๐Ÿง  AI Agent + Google Gemini (via Langchain) | Summarizes the full transcript into bullet points and tone | | ๐Ÿงฝ Optimizer (Code Node) | Extracts just the summary from the AI response | | ๐Ÿ“ Google Docs Node | Appends the clean summary to a shared Google Doc |

๐ŸŒ Real-World Problem Solved

โŒ The Challenge

Creators and marketers waste hours watching full videos just to extract the key points. Manual summarization is inconsistent, repetitive, and delays content planning.

โœ… Our Solution

โฑ๏ธ Reduces time spent watching videos ๐Ÿง  AI-powered summaries keep tone consistent and structured ๐Ÿ“„ Auto-sync with Google Docs makes summaries instantly available for teams

๐Ÿ”ฅ Bonus: This uses the YouTube Transcriptor AI API, so no need to manually scrape captions or use browser extensions.

๐Ÿš€ Ideal Use Cases

Repurpose YouTube content into Instagram Reels, LinkedIn posts, or blog content Build a video summary library for your editorial team Quickly extract talking points from podcast episodes

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tech Stack

n8n** โ€“ workflow automation engine
YouTube Transcriptor AI API** โ€“ via RapidAPI
Google Gemini (via Langchain)** โ€“ AI summarization
Google Docs** โ€“ stores the final summary
JavaScript nodes** โ€“ custom text parsing & formatting

๐Ÿ’ก Want to customize it? Add Slack, Airtable, Notion, or Tweet auto-posting to expand the flow.

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Author:Evoort Solutions(View Original โ†’)
Created:8/13/2025
Updated:8/25/2025

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