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Summarize YouTube videos and generate thumbnails using AI Agent and deAPI

Needs changes

by deAPI Team ✓ · 151 views · created 2026-03-05 · Content Creation, Multimodal AI

Needs changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 9 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Anthropic Chat Model, Google Drive and Deapi (community).

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

  1. Set YouTube URL (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: youtubeUrl
  2. Deapi: transcribe (video)
  3. AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: Anthropic Chat Model; 1 tool (Image prompt booster in deAPI); output parser: Structured Output Parser
  4. Deapi: uses Deapi
  5. Google Drive: uses Google Drive

Services it uses

Anthropic Chat ModelGoogle DriveDeapi (community)

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:

  • AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in AI Agent (v1.7): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Rather not rewrite it? Many of these flows can be rebuilt in Make (free plan).

Removed in 3.0Replace with
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
AI Agent (v1.7)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (8)

From the author

Who is this for? - YouTube creators who want to speed up their post-production workflow - Content repurposers who turn videos into written summaries - Social media managers handling multiple YouTube channels - Anyone who needs quick, AI-generated thumbnails…

Excerpt from deAPI Team's description on n8n.io.

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