Create LinkedIn carousels from YouTube videos with Gemini and Telegram
Ready for 3.0Ready 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 workflow has 22 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects YouTube, Google Gemini, Telegram and Google Sheets.
How it runs
Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.
- Paste YouTube Video URL (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: videoUrl
- Extract Video ID (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Fetch Video Transcript (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Transcript Found? (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Prepare Transcript (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Get Video Details (Fallback) (YouTube): get (video)
- Combine Content Source (Merge): merges the data from its input branches
- Prepare Fallback Content (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Generate 8-Slide Carousel (Google Gemini): uses Google Gemini
- Validate Carousel JSON (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 11 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
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 (11)
- Manual Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - YouTube
n8n-nodes-base.youTube - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Google Gemini
n8n-nodes-base.googleGemini - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets
From the author
Quick overview This workflow takes a YouTube URL, pulls the video transcript (or falls back to the title and description), uses Google Gemini to generate an 8-slide LinkedIn carousel and caption, validates and improves the outputs, then delivers the result…