What This Workflow Does
This automation solves the time-consuming process of manually transcribing meetings, interviews, or podcast episodes and extracting actionable insights. It combines ElevenLabs' industry-leading speech-to-text technology with Google Gemini's powerful AI analysis capabilities to create a seamless pipeline from audio to intelligence.
The workflow automatically processes audio/video files, generates accurate transcripts, saves them to Google Docs for easy sharing, and performs sophisticated analysis to highlight key points, action items, and decisions. This eliminates hours of manual work while creating searchable, organized records of every important conversation.
How It Works
1. Audio File Processing
The workflow begins when a new audio or video file is added to your designated storage location. It supports common formats like MP3, WAV, and MP4 from meeting recordings, podcasts, or interview sessions.
2. ElevenLabs Transcription
The file is sent to ElevenLabs' Speech-to-Text API which converts the audio into accurate text transcriptions. The system handles multiple speakers and can be configured to include timestamps or speaker identification.
3. Google Docs Storage
The raw transcript is automatically saved to a Google Doc in your designated folder, creating a permanent, searchable record. The document is formatted for readability with proper headings and spacing.
4. Gemini AI Analysis
Google Gemini processes the transcript to extract key insights. This can include meeting summaries, action items, decisions made, sentiment analysis, and topic clustering based on your specific requirements.
5. Output Delivery
The final analyzed output is delivered to your preferred destination - this could be as a summarized email, Slack notification, or appended to the Google Doc alongside the full transcript.
Who This Is For
This workflow is ideal for teams that regularly conduct meetings, interviews, or produce audio content and need to capture the information efficiently. Perfect for:
- Remote teams recording standups and strategy sessions
- Podcast producers needing show notes and transcripts
- Researchers conducting qualitative interviews
- Legal and medical professionals documenting consultations
- Corporate teams tracking meeting outcomes and action items
What You'll Need
- An n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
- ElevenLabs API credentials
- Google Cloud account with Gemini API access
- Google Drive for document storage
- Source for audio files (could be Zoom, Dropbox, etc.)
Quick Setup Guide
- Download the JSON template file
- Import it into your n8n workspace
- Configure your ElevenLabs and Google API credentials
- Set your preferred Google Drive folder for transcripts
- Connect your audio source (e.g., Zoom cloud recordings)
- Test with a sample audio file and adjust analysis parameters
- Activate the workflow for continuous processing
Pro tip: For best results, ensure your audio recordings have minimal background noise. Consider using AI-powered noise reduction tools before processing if recording quality varies.
Key Benefits
Save 5-10 hours per week by eliminating manual transcription work and meeting note-taking. The AI handles the tedious parts while your team focuses on high-value work.
Never miss important details with comprehensive transcripts and AI analysis that surfaces insights humans might overlook in real-time.
Improve meeting accountability with automatically documented action items and decisions, reducing "I don't remember agreeing to that" moments.
Create searchable knowledge bases as all transcripts are stored in Google Docs, making past discussions easily retrievable.
Scale without adding staff - process hundreds of hours of meetings without increasing administrative overhead.