n8n-nodes-openrouter-video-transcribe

n8n community node that accepts video input and sends it directly to OpenRouter using a Gemini model via video_url, then returns a Gemini-compatible simplified payload so an existing Gemini workflow can keep working with minimal downstream edits.

Requirements

• Self-hosted n8n
• OpenRouter API key

Install through Community nodes

1. Publish this package to public npm as n8n-nodes-openrouter-video-transcribe.
2. In self-hosted n8n, enable community packages.
3. Open Settings -> Community nodes.
4. Install package:
   n8n-nodes-openrouter-video-transcribe
5. Create a new credential of type OpenRouter Video API.
6. Import the workflow export GDrive New Video -_ OpenRouter Video (custom node).json.
7. Bind the credential on the OpenRouter Video Transcribe node.

Build and release

npm install
npm run build
npm run lint
npm test

First publish

For the first release, use:

npm login
npm publish

publishConfig.access=public is already set in package.json.

Later releases

If you later add a proper git repository and release flow, you can use:

npm run release

Notes

• Binary File(s) mode is the right mode for private Google Drive files passed from Download Video.
• In binary mode, the node converts the input video into a base64 data: URL and sends it to OpenRouter as video_url.
• Video URL(s) mode is best-effort only and is intended for public URLs. For Gemini through OpenRouter, public YouTube-style URLs are the most reliable option.
• The node outputs a Gemini-like candidate by default so existing downstream parsing logic can keep reading transcript text from content.parts[0].text.
• Large private videos may still hit provider-side payload or timeout limits because this path sends the video directly instead of using an uploaded files API.