Transcribe Audio Files, Summarize with GPT-4, and Store in Notion
n8n template #2178Summary
Use templateWho is this for? This workflow template is perfect for content creators, researchers, students, or anyone who regularly works with audio files and needs to transcribe and summarize them for easy reference and organization. What problem does this workflow solve? Transcribing audio files and summarizing their content can be time-consuming and tedious when done manually. This workflow automates the process, saving users valuable time and effort while ensuring accurate transcriptions and concise summaries. What this workflow does This template automates the following steps: Monitors a specified Google Drive folder for new audio files Sends the audio file to OpenAI's Whisper API for transcription
How to set it up
- Open template #2178 on n8n.io and click Use for free, or copy the template JSON and paste it onto an empty canvas in n8n.
- Create 3 credentials under Credentials → Add credential: Google Drive, Notion, OpenAI. Then open each of those nodes and pick the credential.
- Check the model in the OpenAI 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 "Transcribe Audio Files, Summarize with GPT-4, and Store in Notion" (https://n8n.io/workflows/2178). It uses: Google Drive, Notion, OpenAI. 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.
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Yes. Pat published it free on n8n.io, and it has 58K views. It runs on n8n Cloud or a self-hosted n8n instance.
Google Drive, Notion, OpenAI. The other 0 nodes are built into n8n.
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