YouTube Transcript Extractor via Google Sheets or Webhook
Extracts transcripts from YouTube videos using Google Sheets monitoring or direct webhook API calls, with rich metadata like title, channel, and duration.
This n8n workflow automates YouTube transcript extraction through two flexible methods: monitoring a Google Sheet for new video URLs or receiving URLs via webhook for instant processing. It intelligently parses various YouTube URL formats (youtube.com, youtu.be, embeds), fetches comprehensive metadata including video title, channel, publish date, duration, and category, and handles cases where transcripts are unavailable with graceful fallbacks.
Ideal for content creators, researchers, SEO analysts, and teams building transcript databases, it saves hours of manual transcription. Benefits include streamlined content repurposing, accessibility improvements, meeting note automation, and data aggregation for AI analysis.
Setup is straightforward: integrate your YouTube Transcript API key (e.g., youtube-transcript.io), configure Google Sheets credentials for two sheets (input URLs and output results), and activate the webhook path. Customize code nodes for advanced transcript processing or additional metadata. Test both paths independently for reliability in production environments.
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How to import this workflow into n8n
- 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
- 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
- 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
- 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.
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