Analyze Any Video and Generate Text Summaries with Google Gemini 2.5 Pro

This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n.

Analyze Any Video and Get a Text Summary with Google Gemini

This workflow uses the NEW native Google Gemini node in n8n to analyze videos and generate detailed text summaries. Just upload a video, and Gemini will describe the scenes, objects, and actions frame by frame.

Who Is This For?

• Content Creators & Marketers
  Quickly generate summaries, shot lists, or descriptions for video content.
• Video Editors
  Get a fast overview of footage without manual review.
• Developers & n8n Beginners
  Learn how to use multimodal AI in n8n with a simple setup.
• AI Enthusiasts
  Explore the new capabilities of the Gemini Pro model.

How It Works

• Upload
  Triggered via a form where you upload a video file.
• Analyze
  The video is sent to the Gemini 2.5 Pro model for analysis.
• Describe
  Gemini returns a detailed text summary of what it sees in the video.

Setup Instructions

1. Add Credentials
Connect your Google AI (Gemini) credentials in n8n.
2. Activate Workflow
Save and activate the workflow.
3. Upload Video
Open the Form Trigger URL, upload a video, and submit the form.

Requirements

• An n8n instance (Cloud or Self-Hosted)
• A Google AI (Gemini) account

Customization Ideas

• Translate the Summary
  Add another LLM node to translate the analysis.

• Create Social Media Posts
  Use the output to generate Twitter or LinkedIn content.

• Store the Output
  Save the summary to Google Sheets or Airtable.

• Automate with Cloud Storage
  Replace the Form Trigger with a Google Drive or Dropbox trigger to process videos automatically.