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Summarize YouTube videos & chat about content with GPT-4o-mini via Telegram

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by Grzegorz Hanus · 4,626 views · created 2025-03-13 · Content Creation, AI RAG

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 19 nodes and runs when a chat message arrives (plus 2 other triggers). Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model, Telegram, Google Docs and Youtube Transcription Kasha (community).

How it runs

Trigger: When a chat message arrives (plus 2 other triggers).

  1. Extract YouTube URL from Input (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: youtubeUrl
  2. Handle User Questions via AI (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model; 1 tool (Google Docs)
  3. Extract Video ID from URL (Code): runs custom Python code
  4. Send AI Response via Telegram (Telegram): uses Telegram
  5. Extract YouTube Transcript (Youtube Transcripter): uses Youtube Transcripter
  6. Split Transcript into Segments (Split Out): splits a list into separate items
  7. Concatenate Transcript Segments (Summarize): summarizes / groups the items
  8. Generate Summary with GPT-4o-mini (Basic LLM Chain): sends a prompt to an LLM, with model: gpt-4o-mini
  9. Retrieve Transcript from Google Docs (Google Docs): get
  10. Send Summary via Telegram (Telegram): uses Telegram

…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

OpenAI Chat ModelTelegramGoogle DocsYoutube Transcription Kasha (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 Handle User Questions via AI (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)
Handle User Questions via AI (v1.7)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (16)

From the author

Summarize YouTube Videos & Chat About Content with GPT-4o-mini via Telegram Description This n8n workflow automates the process of summarizing YouTube video transcripts and enables users to interact with the content through AI-powered question answering via…

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