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Create an auto-journal from WhatsApp with AI transcription

Ready for 3.0

by Diego Alejandro Parrás ✓ · 311 views · created 2026-01-28 · Personal Productivity, Multimodal AI

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 17 nodes and runs on WhatsApp events (messages). Along the way it connects WhatsApp Business Cloud, Google Docs, Google Drive and Google Gemini.

How it runs

Trigger: On WhatsApp events (messages).

  1. Authorized Numbers Check (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  2. Route by Message Type (Switch): routes items into 3 branches
  3. Save Text to Google Doc (Google Docs): update
  4. Get Audio URL (WhatsApp Business Cloud): media url get
  5. Get Image URL (WhatsApp Business Cloud): media url get
  6. Send Text Confirmation (WhatsApp Business Cloud): send
  7. Download Audio File (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  8. Download Image File (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  9. Transcribe Audio with AI (Google Gemini): work with audio
  10. Upload Image to Drive (Google Drive): uses Google Drive

…plus 6 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

WhatsApp Business CloudGoogle DocsGoogle DriveGoogle Gemini

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (8)

From the author

How it works Transform your WhatsApp messages into an organized journal with AI-powered transcription and media management. • Receive text, audio, or image messages via WhatsApp • Automatically transcribe audio messages using Google Gemini AI • Store media…

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