Turn YouTube Videos into Summaries, Transcripts, and Visual Insights

Who is this for?

This workflow is built for anyone who works with YouTube content, whether you're:

A learner looking to understand a video’s key points
A content creator repurposing video material
A YouTube manager looking to update titles, descriptions A social media strategist searching for the most shareable clips

Don't just ask questions about what's said. Find out what's going on in a video too.

Video Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovg_KfKxnC8

What problem does this solve?

YouTube videos hold valuable insights, but watching and processing them manually takes time. This workflow automates:

Quick content extraction**: Summarize key ideas without watching full videos
Visual analysis**: Understand what’s happening beyond spoken words
Clip discovery**: Identify the best moments for social sharing

How the workflow works

This n8n-powered automation:

Uses Google’s Gemini 1.5 Flash AI for intelligent video analysis
Provides multiple content analysis templates tailored to different needs

What makes this workflow powerful?

The easiest place to start is by requesting a summary or transcript. From there, you can refine the prompts to match your specific use case and the type of video content you’re working with.

But what's even more amazing? You can ask questions about what’s happening in the video — and get detailed insights about the people, objects, and scenes. It's jaw-dropping.

This workflow is versatile — the actions adapt based on the values set. That means you can use a single workflow to:

Extract transcripts
Generate an extended YouTube description
Write a summary blog post

You can also modify the trigger based on how you want to run the workflow — use a webhook, connect it to an event in Airtable, or leave it as-is for on-demand use. The output can then be sent anywhere: Notion, Airtable, CMS platforms, or even just stored for reference.

How to set it up

Connect your Google API key
Paste a YouTube video URL
Select an analysis method
Run the workflow and get structured results

Analysis Templates

Basic & Timestamped Transcripts**: Extract spoken content
Summaries**: Get concise takeaways
Visual Scene Analysis**: Detect objects, settings, and people
Clip Finder**: Locate shareable moments
Actionable Insights**: Extract practical information

Customization Options

Modify templates to fit your needs
Connect with external platforms
Adjust formatting preferences

Advanced Configuration

This workflow is designed for use with gemini-1.5-flash. In the future, you can update the flow to work with different models or even modify the HTTP request node to define which API endpoint should be used.

It's also been designed so you can use this flow on it's own or add to a new / existing worflow.

This workflow helps you get the most out of YouTube content — quickly and efficiently.