YouTube Transcript API Nodes for n8n
npm install n8n-nodes-youtube-transcript-api npm source
This document covers three n8n community nodes that integrate with different platforms: Notion, Google Slides, and Midjourney. n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.
- Installation
- YouTube Transcript Node
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Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.
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This node allows you to fetch transcripts from YouTube videos in your n8n workflows. It automatically retrieves the subtitles and provides them in both plain text and SRT format.
- Extract transcripts from YouTube videos
- Support for video URLs or video IDs
- Output in both plain text and SRT format
- Handles multiple languages (auto-detected from video)
The node accepts:
- YouTube video URL (e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoId)
- YouTube video ID (e.g., videoId)
- YouTube short URL (e.g., https://youtu.be/videoId)
For each video, the node returns:
- videoId: The ID of the processed video
- transcript: Complete transcript as plain text
- srt: Transcript in SRT format (with timestamps)
Perfect for:
- Creating video summaries
- Generating subtitles
- Text analysis of video content
- Content repurposing
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