Get key takeaways from a Youtube video using OpenAI and save it to Google Sheets

Do you ever find yourself watching a long YouTube video and struggling to remember all the key takeaways and learnings? It can be frustrating trying to keep track of all that information, especially when you're short on time. But fear not! This automation is here to help.

By using OpenAI, this automation will automatically summarize the YouTube video you're watching, distilling the main takeaways and learnings into a concise and easy-to-understand format. And the best part? It'll save the results directly to a Google Sheets spreadsheet, so you can access them whenever you need.

This automation can help solve a variety of problems, such as difficulty in retaining information from lengthy videos, lack of time to watch and take notes on multiple videos, and the need to quickly find key information from past videos.

It can also help you with staying up-to-date with industry news and trends, conducting research for academic or professional purposes, or simply improving personal productivity and efficiency.

So why not give it a try and see how much time and hassle it can save you? With this automation, you can easily stay on top of all the key takeaways and learnings from your favorite YouTube videos - without the stress and effort.

Let’s set it up!

Step 1: Pin the playbook and integrate Google Sheets and YouTube

First, click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to save this automation. You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Google Sheets.

Navigate to a YouTube video, click on the playbook card, and the setup flow will start. Bardeen will prompt you to select a Google Sheet for the results. You can choose an existing sheet or create a new one directly from the setup.

Click on “Save Input” and checkmark Google Sheets. This will save you time from setup in the future. You can edit Inputs later by hovering over the playbook. 

Step 2: Run the playbook to summarize Youtube video using OpenAI and save it to Google Sheets

Navigate to any YouTube video, Press Option + B on your keyboard to launch Bardeen. Click on the playbook card and run the playbook whenever you want to get the key takeaways of the currently opened YouTube video. It will use OpenAI to summarize the video and save the results in Google Sheets.

You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.

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