Summarize YouTube Videos from Transcript

n8n template #2736

Summary

Who is this template for? This workflow template is designed for content creators, researchers, educators, and professionals who need quick, accurate summaries of YouTube videos. It’s ideal for those looking to save time, extract key insights, or repurpose video content into concise formats for reports, studies, or social media. What does it do? The workflow automates the process of summarizing YouTube videos by extracting the transcript, analyzing the content, and generating a concise summary. It leverages AI tools to ensure accuracy and relevance, making it easier to digest lengthy videos in seconds. Why is it useful? This template saves hours of manual effort by automating video summariza

How to set it up

Open template #2736 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
Create a credential under Credentials → Add credential: OpenAI Chat Model. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
Check the model in the OpenAI Chat Model node. The template may point at a model your account can't use; swap it for one you have access to.
Click Execute workflow and step through each node's output to confirm the data looks right.
Toggle the workflow to Active so its trigger runs on its own.

Hand off to your agent

Prompt

Help me set up the n8n workflow "Summarize YouTube Videos from Transcript" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2736). It uses: HTTP Request, Summarization Chain, OpenAI Chat Model. Import the template JSON into my n8n instance, list every credential I need to create, and walk me through testing it.

Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.

Apps and nodes

HTTP Request Summarization Chain OpenAI Chat Model

Questions

Yes. Ahmed Alnaqa published it free on n8n.io as a verified creator, and it has 15K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.

OpenAI Chat Model. The other 2 nodes are built into n8n.

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