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Summarize YouTube videos into structured content ideas with AI and Airtable

Ready for 3.0

by Batu Öztürk · 1,819 views · created 2025-04-19 · Content Creation, AI Summarization

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 10 nodes and runs on a schedule (every minute). Along the way it connects Airtable. It also calls youtube-video-summarizer-gpt-ai.p.rapidapi.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every minute).

  1. Airtable: search
  2. Get Video ID (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  3. Get video transcript (HTTP Request): calls youtube-video-summarizer-gpt-ai.p.rapidapi.com
  4. Get All Transcripts (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: data.transcripts
  5. Combine Transcripts (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Get Full Transcript (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: Transcript
  7. Extract detailed summary (Information Extractor): extracts structured fields from text with AI
  8. Get Main Idea & Key Takeaways (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: Main Idea, Key Takeaways
  9. Update Airtable (Airtable): update

Services it uses

Airtable

HTTP calls to: youtube-video-summarizer-gpt-ai.p.rapidapi.com

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 (6)

From the author

Extract the main idea and key takeaways from YouTube videos and turn them into Airtable content ideas 📝 Description Automatically turn YouTube videos into clear, structured content ideas stored in Airtable. This workflow pulls new video links from Airtable,…

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