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Summarize YouTube videos with transcription, DeepSeek AI and Google Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Jacob ✓ · 3,038 views · created 2025-06-27 · Document Extraction, 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 8 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects DeepSeek Chat Model and Google Sheets.

How it runs

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

  1. Get URL to Transcript (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  2. Generating transcript (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  3. Adding transcript to file (Google Sheets): update
  4. Generate Summary (Basic LLM Chain): sends a prompt to an LLM, with model: DeepSeek Chat Model
  5. Clear code (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Adding Summary to file (Google Sheets): update

Services it uses

DeepSeek Chat ModelGoogle Sheets

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

Tired of manually watching long YouTube videos just to extract the main points? With our YouTube Transcript & Summary Automation, you can instantly turn any video into an actionable, AI-generated summary — all from a simple Google Sheet. What this automation…

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