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This n8n template demonstrates how to monitor YouTube channels and create AI-generated summaries in Notion.
It helps you build a searchable video knowledge base without watching every new upload manually.
Who’s it for
- Research teams tracking industry content
- PR professionals monitoring brand mentions, product reviews, and industry news for daily press briefings
- Content teams building internal learning libraries
Good to know
- The workflow uses RSS, so it triggers when new feed items appear.
- Long videos may take more time to process and summarize.
- Make sure your VideoDB account has enough balance before running this workflow. Track usage rates at console.videodb.io/dashboard/usage.
How it works
- An RSS trigger watches a YouTube channel feed.
- New video links are sent to VideoDB for upload and transcription.
- VideoDB summarizes the transcript into key points.
- n8n creates a Notion database entry with title, link, and summary.
- Your Notion workspace becomes a continuously updated content archive.
How to use
- Add credentials for VideoDB and Notion.
- Set your target YouTube RSS URL in the trigger node.
- Configure the Notion database ID and field mapping.
- Test with a sample feed item, then activate the workflow.
Requirements
- VideoDB API key (Get one here)
- Notion workspace with API access
- YouTube channel RSS feed URL ( You can checkout websites such as https://tubepilot.ai/tools/youtube-rss-feed-generator/ for getting the RSS Feed for any YT Channel )
- n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
Customising this workflow
- Track multiple channels by adding more RSS triggers.
- Change the AI prompt for shorter or more detailed summaries.
- Add topic tags or sentiment fields in Notion.
- Send Slack updates when a new summary is created.
Disclaimer:
This workflow uses VideoDB's Verified Community Node and will only work on self-hosted n8n instances.