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YouTube transcript to blog workflow

Turn a YouTube video transcript into a blog draft and short social snippets with AI.

Difficulty
Beginner
Time saved
4-6 hours per video
Tools
5 apps
Best on
Make.com

This is a planning recipe. Check platform-specific steps before going live.

Who this workflow is for

Content creator — especially Solo creator or content team.

What this workflow automates

Repurpose every YouTube video into a blog draft and ready-to-post social snippets in minutes.

Tools required

YouTubeOpenAIGoogle DocsNotionLinkedIn

Supported platforms

Make.comn8nZapier

Visual workflow

⚡Trigger
New video uploaded
YouTube
✅Action
Fetch the transcript
YouTube Transcript API
🤖AI Step
Draft the blog post
OpenAI
🤖AI Step
Generate social snippets
OpenAI
✅Action
Save draft to Google Docs
Google Docs
🙋Decision
You review and edit
🏁Output
Blog and snippets ready

Step-by-step setup

  1. 1
    New video uploaded · YouTube

    Watch your channel for new uploads.

    • • Connect YouTube
    • • Pick your channel
    • • Test with a recent video
  2. 2
    Fetch the transcript · YouTube Transcript API

    Pull the captions/transcript text for the video.

    • • Use a transcript HTTP endpoint or Make/n8n module
    • • Pass the video id
    • • Handle missing-transcript case
  3. 3
    Draft the blog post · OpenAI

    Generate a 600-900 word blog draft from the transcript.

    • • Use gpt-4o-mini or similar
    • • Pass transcript and title
    • • Save the result
  4. 4
    Generate social snippets · OpenAI

    Create 3 short LinkedIn/X posts from the same transcript.

    • • Reuse the same model
    • • Output as JSON: {linkedin, x, newsletter}
  5. 5
    Save draft to Google Docs · Google Docs

    Create a new Google Doc with the blog post for editing.

    • • Create doc in your 'Drafts' folder
    • • Title: video title
    • • Paste blog body
  6. 6
    You review and edit

    You read the draft, tweak the voice, and approve before publishing.

    • • Open Google Doc
    • • Edit and refine
    • • Mark as ready
  7. 7
    Blog and snippets ready

    You have a blog draft and 3 social snippets to schedule.

Want this adapted to your business?

Copy this recipe to your dashboard and tweak it with the AI assistant.

AI prompts

Draft the blog post
You are a content editor. Turn the following YouTube transcript into a clear 600-900 word blog post with: a strong intro, 3-5 H2 sections, a short conclusion, and an SEO meta description (max 155 chars). Keep the creator's voice. Transcript: {{transcript}}. Video title: {{video_title}}.
Generate social snippets
From this blog post, write 3 social posts: one for LinkedIn (max 1200 chars, conversational), one for X (max 280 chars, hook-first), one short newsletter teaser (3 lines). Blog: {{blog_post}}.

Human approval recommended

  • Always read and edit the AI draft before publishing.
  • Add personal stories and examples the AI cannot know.

Testing checklist

  • Run the workflow on an old video first.
  • Confirm the transcript is fetched (not empty).
  • Read the blog draft for accuracy and tone.
  • Check social snippets fit each platform's character limit.

Error handling

  • If the transcript is missing, send yourself a Slack notification to add captions.
  • If OpenAI fails, retry once, then save the transcript to Docs for manual writing.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Publishing AI drafts without editing.
  • Skipping the SEO meta description.
  • Using too long a transcript without chunking for very long videos.

Frequently asked questions

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