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Summarize youtube videos from transcript for social media

πŸŽ₯ YouTube Video Summarizer for Social Media

Turn any YouTube video into a short, structured summary using AI β€” perfect for content creators, marketers, or social media managers.


πŸ”§ What We Built

We created a no-code automation in n8n that:

  • Accepts a YouTube Video ID via a form
  • Fetches the video transcript using an external API
  • Summarizes the transcript using AI (Google Gemini)
  • Automatically saves the summary to Google Docs for team use

🧩 Flow Overview

Step Description
βœ… Form Trigger User submits a YouTube video ID using an n8n form
πŸ” Set Node Maps the YouTube video ID for use in the API request
🌐 HTTP Request (External API) Calls the YouTube Transcriptor AI API via RapidAPI to fetch transcript
🧹 Formatter (Code Node) Joins transcript lines into a readable text block
🧠 AI Agent + Google Gemini (via Langchain) Summarizes the full transcript into bullet points and tone
🧽 Optimizer (Code Node) Extracts just the summary from the AI ​​response
πŸ“ Google Docs Node Appends the clean summary to a shared Google Doc

🌍 Real-World Problem Solved

❌ The Challenge

  • Creators and marketers waste hours watching full videos just to extract the key points.
  • Manual summary is inconsistent, repetitive, and delays content planning.

βœ… Our Solution

  • ⏱️ Reduces time spent watching videos
  • 🧠 AI-powered summaries keep tone consistent and structured
  • πŸ“„ Auto-sync with Google Docs makes summaries instantly available for teams

πŸ”₯ Bonus: This uses the YouTube Transcriptor AI API , so no need to manually scrape captions or use browser extensions.


πŸš€ Ideal Use Cases

  • Repurpose YouTube content into Instagram Reels, LinkedIn posts, or blog content
  • Build a video summary library for your editorial team
  • Quickly extract talking points from podcast episodes

πŸ› οΈ Tech Stack

  • n8n – workflow automation engine
  • YouTube Transcriptor AI API – via RapidAPI
  • Google Gemini (via Langchain) – AI summary
  • Google Docs – stores the final summary
  • JavaScript nodes – custom text parsing & formatting

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