Turn long YouTube videos into short audio summaries in Telegram

Send a YouTube link and get back a short spoken summary plus a text recap, so you never watch the whole video.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

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Build size
Advanced

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Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsVoice & PhoneKnowledge Base & RAGMessaging & NotificationsImage & Media ProcessingReporting & Analytics
Connects
YouTubeDecodoOpenAITelegram

The problem it solves

You don't have time to sit through long videos just to find the useful parts. Research, competitor content, and training videos pile up because watching them takes too long. You end up skipping videos entirely or skimming for key points and missing important details.

Who it fits

Busy professionals and researchers who need to absorb video content quickly without watching it in full.

How it works

  1. You send a YouTube link into the chat
  2. The system checks it's a valid video and pulls the transcript
  3. AI reads the transcript and writes a short, clear summary
  4. AI turns that summary into a spoken audio clip
  5. You receive the audio file plus a written recap with the topic and video link
What you get

Video insights you get without watching

You get a short spoken summary and written recap the moment you share a YouTube link.

What you get

A short audio summary and a written recap of the video's key points.

What you need

A Telegram account, an OpenAI API key, and a transcript-scraping subscription.

We can build this. But should you?

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