Create Telegram podcast digests from Apple Podcasts with BrowserAct and Gemini
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Automate your podcast news! This workflow scrapes Apple Podcasts Top Charts uses AI to format episodes into a readable HTML digest with emojis and publishes daily updates directly to your Telegram channel.
What does Create Telegram podcast digests from Apple Podcast do?
This workflow automates the curation and publishing of podcast digests for your community. It functions by:
- Scheduled Fetch: Runs on a set schedule (e.g., daily) to check for new trending content.
- Scraping: BrowserAct visits the Apple Podcasts chart to extract episode titles, show names, and descriptions.
- AI Formatting: A Gemini AI Agent formats the raw list into a clean HTML summary, adding bold titles, visual separators, and handling character limits.
- Publishing: Automatically broadcasts the formatted digest to your subscribers via Telegram.
What data can you scrape from Apple Podcasts ?
This template is designed to scrape:
- Episode Titles: The names of the specific episodes currently trending.
- Show Names: The title of the podcast series.
- Descriptions: Summaries or show notes to give context to the listener.
How to use Create Telegram podcast digests from Apple Podcast ?
- Credentials: Connect Telegram, BrowserAct, and Google Gemini in n8n.
- BrowserAct Setup: Ensure the "Top Charts Podcast" template is saved in your BrowserAct account.
- Telegram Config: Ensure your bot is an admin in the target channel and add the Chat ID to the "Send a text message" node.
- Activate: Turn on the workflow to start the scheduled automation.
Why scrape Apple Podcasts ?
Scraping podcast charts allows you to:
- Curate Content: Easily share top-trending content with your community without manual searching and copying.
- Save Time: Automate the daily task of checking charts and formatting posts.
- Engage Subscribers: Provide consistent, high-quality updates to keep your Telegram channel active and valuable.
Customization Options:
- Change Source: Update BrowserAct to scrape Spotify charts or a specific RSS feed.
- Adjust Format: Modify the AI prompt to change the emoji style or layout.
- Add Filters: Add a Code node to filter out episodes based on keywords (e.g., "Tech" only).
Requirements:
- BrowserAct account (with "Top Charts Podcast" template).
- Telegram Bot Token.
- Google Gemini account.
