Transcribe audio messages with AI and save to Google Drive
Workflow Description
Automates receiving voice messages via Gmail, converting them to text using OpenAI's transcription engine, storing transcripts in Google Drive, and sending completion notifications through Telegram for seamless audio documentation.
How it works
- 1.Receive email attachments containing audio files through Gmail
- 2.Send audio files to OpenAI for automatic speech-to-text transcription
- 3.Save generated transcripts to your designated Google Drive folder
- 4.Send notification via Telegram confirming successful transcription
Use cases
- Automatically transcribe lectures, webinars, and training sessions
- Document team meetings and client calls as searchable text files
- Convert voice notes into organized text records for archival
Requirements
- Active Gmail account for receiving messages
- OpenAI API key with audio processing access
- Google Drive account with sufficient storage
- Telegram bot token and chat ID for notifications
Service Value
Ideal as a smart automation service combining integrations and AI to produce ready-to-use results.
Apps Used
Details
How to Use
- 1.Click "Download Template"
- 2.Open your n8n dashboard
- 3.Go to Workflows > Import from File
- 4.Select downloaded file and configure credentials
Nodes Used (33)
Gmail User for Approval
Gmail
Sticky Note
Sticky Note
Set Config
Set
Transcribe with OpenAI
OpenAI
Sticky Note1
Sticky Note
Sticky Note2
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Sticky Note3
Sticky Note
Sticky Note4
Sticky Note
Sticky Note5
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Sticky Note6
Sticky Note
Filter by .m4a extension
Filter
Limit to last file
Limit
Download audio file
Google Drive
Search Google Drive
Google Drive
Sticky Note7
Sticky Note
Send Telegram Message
Set
Send Gmail Message
Gmail
Email Content Formatter
OpenAI
Summarize to Structured JSON
OpenAI
Summarize to JSON
OpenAI
Convert JSON to Markdown
OpenAI
Get Filename for JSON
Set
Get Filename for Markdown
Set
Save JSON file to Google Drive
Google Drive
Save Markdown file to Google Drive
Google Drive
Get JSON File Meta
Google Drive
Get Markdown File Meta
Google Drive
Prepare Response JSON
Set
Prepare Response Markdown
Set
Merge All Paths
Merge
Save Raw Transcript to Google Drive
Google Drive
Start Workflow
Manual Trigger
On File Created Trigger
Google Drive Trigger