n8n YouTube Automation: Transcripts, Summaries and Alerts

Most transcript jobs are the same few steps on repeat: a new video appears, get what it says, have a model summarize or classify it, and send the result somewhere. TranscriptFetch has a verified n8n node with free templates, and Zapier and Make can call the same API from an HTTP step.
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On a schedule, on every new upload from a channel or profile, or when someone drops a link into a form, a sheet or a chat.
The TranscriptFetch node gets a video's transcript or lists a channel, profile, playlist or search. Videos without captions are transcribed from their audio.
Summarize, extract key points, classify, translate, or answer questions with your chat model.
To Notion, Google Sheets, Slack, email or your CRM: wherever the result is needed.
Zapier or Make: an HTTP request step
Yes: n8n-nodes-transcriptfetch, a verified community node. It covers YouTube, TikTok and Instagram transcripts, channel and playlist listings, search, and a trigger for new uploads.
Yes. Call the API from Zapier's Webhooks step or Make's HTTP module with your API key in the Authorization header. The response's text drops straight into the next step.
Use the n8n template that transcribes every new upload, or create a monitor with a webhook that starts your workflow. Add a chat model step to summarize and send the result to Slack, email or Notion.
One credit per caption fetch or listing page, and nothing for failures. Videos without captions are charged by length for AI transcription, only when the transcript is delivered.
Let ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and your own agents read any video, search YouTube and list whole channels.
Turn whole channels and playlists into a searchable knowledge base, with chunks that link to the exact moment.
Summaries, notes, chapters and Q&A for any video your users paste in, with your own model.
Analyze channels, competitors and topics with AI, and watch for new videos as they are posted.
Every account gets 50 free credits, no card needed. Failed requests are free.
The transcript API for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
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