{"product_id":"n8n-youtube-summarizer-obsidian-notes-with-llm-webhooks","title":"n8n YouTube Summarizer → Obsidian Notes with LLM \u0026 Webhooks","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTurn any YouTube video into an Obsidian note automatically\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis n8n workflow takes a YouTube URL from an n8n form, fetches the video transcript, summarizes it with an LLM into a clean Markdown digest, and saves the result directly into your Obsidian vault via Obsidian Local REST API—with an optional webhook notification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this workflow does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReceives a YouTube URL\u003c\/b\u003e submitted through an \u003cb\u003en8n form trigger\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFetches the transcript\u003c\/b\u003e by sending the URL to a transcript service API (configured via \u003cb\u003eTRANSCRIPT_SERVICE_URL\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGenerates a Markdown summary\u003c\/b\u003e using an LLM chat completions endpoint. The transcript is truncated to \u003cb\u003e12,000 characters\u003c\/b\u003e and the prompt requests a short digest with:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ea title\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ekey points\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ea takeaway\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtracts the note title\u003c\/b\u003e from the first Markdown heading and preserves the full generated content.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWrites to Obsidian\u003c\/b\u003e by posting the Markdown note to the \u003cb\u003eObsidian Local REST API\u003c\/b\u003e into the \u003cb\u003eInbox\u003c\/b\u003e folder, using a filename derived from the cleaned title.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOptionally notifies a webhook\u003c\/b\u003e (configured via \u003cb\u003eNOTIFY_WEBHOOK_URL\u003c\/b\u003e) when a new note is added.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eContent teams: convert YouTube training, webinars, or product videos into Obsidian knowledge notes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAutomation engineers: maintain a searchable vault of learnings from technical channels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSaaS operators: capture key takeaways from customer-facing demos and internal announcements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003en8n nodes:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ccode\u003eform trigger\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ehttp request\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ecode\u003c\/code\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLLM configuration:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ccode\u003eLLM_URL\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eLLM_MODEL\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eLLM_API_KEY\u003c\/code\u003e (chat completions API)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTranscript service:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ccode\u003eTRANSCRIPT_SERVICE_URL\u003c\/code\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eObsidian integration:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ccode\u003eOBSIDIAN_API_URL\u003c\/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eOBSIDIAN_API_KEY\u003c\/code\u003e, writes to \u003cb\u003eInbox\u003c\/b\u003e using Obsidian Local REST API\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOptional webhook:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ccode\u003eNOTIFY_WEBHOOK_URL\u003c\/code\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"N8N Commerce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45945711132851,"sku":"N8N-19089","price":65.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/6279\/6723\/files\/bP1h4TsQNKbcO4KvB54dn_FQtvetAu.png?v=1788426675","url":"https:\/\/buyflowscripts.com\/products\/n8n-youtube-summarizer-obsidian-notes-with-llm-webhooks","provider":"N8N Commerce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}