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Gmail

Automate YouTube comment analysis & email summary reports

This workflow automates the collection and analysis of YouTube comments from a video, using the YouTube API, OpenAI (GPT-4o), and Gmail to send a summary report via email. It provides insights on sentiment, common topics, viewer questions, and feedback for content creators and social media analysts.

The workflow fetches the comments, analyzes them using GPT-4o, and sends a structured email report with actionable insights. Whether you're a YouTuber, brand manager, or social media analyst, this workflow helps you automate sentiment analysis and receive insights directly in your inbox, all triggered from a simple spreadsheet.

Updated Apr 6, 2026Est. run: 26sEst. cost: $0.0703
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Workflow preview

What this template does

  • Extracts YouTube comments from a video using the YouTube API
  • Analyzes the comments for sentiment, common topics, and viewer questions using GPT-4
  • Generates a summary report with actionable insights and sends it via email using Gmail
  • Enables content creators and social media analysts to understand audience feedback
  • Triggers the entire workflow from a simple spreadsheet

How it works

1
Trigger

Get YouTube video details

The workflow is triggered to fetch and analyze comments for a specific YouTube video. This initial step configures the video ID and the maximum number of comments to retrieve.

2
Action

Fetch YouTube comments

Using a headless browser, the workflow scrapes the comments from the specified YouTube video, gathering the full text of each comment.

3
Action

Prepare comments for analysis

The fetched comments are extracted and formatted in a structured format, ready for analysis by the AI model.

4
AI

Analyze comments with GPT-4o

The formatted comments are processed by the GPT-4o language model, which generates insights on sentiment, common topics, viewer questions, and overall feedback.

5
Action

Send email summary report

The analysis results are compiled into a structured email report and sent to the user's inbox, providing actionable insights on the YouTube video's comments.

6
Action

Update status in Google Sheet

The workflow marks its completion by updating a tracking spreadsheet, allowing the user to monitor the status of the comment analysis process.

Setup guide

1

Add YouTube API Credential

1. Go to the Latenode Credentials panel. 2. Click 'Add New Credential'. 3. Select the 'YouTube' integration. 4. Follow the steps to authenticate your YouTube account and obtain the necessary API credentials.

2

Configure OpenAI Credential

1. Go to the Latenode Credentials panel. 2. Click 'Add New Credential'. 3. Select the 'OpenAI' integration. 4. Enter your OpenAI API key in the credential settings.

3

Set up Gmail Credential

1. Go to the Latenode Credentials panel. 2. Click 'Add New Credential'. 3. Select the 'Gmail' integration. 4. Follow the steps to authenticate your Gmail account and grant the necessary permissions.

4

Configure YouTube Comment Fetcher Node

1. In the Latenode visual builder, add a 'YouTube' node. 2. In the node settings, select the 'Get Video Comments' operation. 3. Choose the YouTube credential you added earlier. 4. Enter the YouTube video ID you want to fetch comments for. 5. Adjust the 'Max Comments' setting to control the number of comments to process.

5

Set up OpenAI Analysis Node

1. In the Latenode visual builder, add an 'OpenAI LLM Chat' node. 2. In the node settings, select the OpenAI credential you added earlier. 3. Configure the node to use the GPT-4o model for the analysis. 4. Provide the necessary prompts and settings to analyze the YouTube comments and generate the summary report.

Requirements

YouTube Data API key to fetch video comments
OpenAI API key to analyze the sentiment and topics of the comments using GPT-4o
Gmail account or API key to send the summary report via email
Latenode workspace with access to the 'headless-browser', 'openai-gpt-assistants', and 'gmail' nodes

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Common questions about this template

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