> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gladia.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# n8n

> How to use Gladia with n8n

## What is n8n?

n8n is an open-source workflow automation platform that lets you connect apps, APIs, and services through a visual node-based editor. The official Gladia community node for n8n makes it easy to add speech-to-text transcription to any workflow — supporting audio from a URL or directly from binary data piped between nodes.

<Tip>
  Install the Gladia node directly from your n8n instance: go to **Settings → Community Nodes**, search for `@gladiaio/n8n-nodes`, and click Install.
  Community node installation requires a self-hosted n8n instance.
</Tip>

## What you can build

* Transcription pipelines triggered by new audio files in cloud storage
* Meeting recording workflows that produce transcripts, summaries, and subtitles automatically
* Multi-step automations combining transcription with translation, sentiment analysis, or NER
* Real-time webhook-driven flows that transcribe and route audio to Slack, Notion, or any downstream app

## Quickstart

### Prerequisites

* A self-hosted n8n instance (v1.0.0 or later)
* A [Gladia API key](https://app.gladia.io/apikeys)

### Installation

Install the node from the n8n UI or via npm:

```bash theme={"system"}
npm install @gladiaio/n8n-nodes
```

Then restart your n8n instance.

### Configure credentials

In n8n, add a new **Gladia API** credential and paste your API key from the [Gladia dashboard](https://app.gladia.io/apikeys).

### Transcribe audio from a URL

1. Add a **Gladia** node to your workflow.
2. Set **Audio Source** to `URL` and provide a publicly accessible audio link.
3. Enable **Wait for Completion** to receive the full transcript immediately, or disable it to get the transcription ID for asynchronous polling.

### Transcribe binary audio data

1. Pipe binary data from an upstream node (e.g. an HTTP Request or Read Binary File node).
2. Set **Audio Source** to `Binary Data` and specify the binary field name.
3. The Gladia node will upload the file and return the transcript automatically.

## Supported features

The Gladia n8n node exposes the full Gladia feature set:

* 100+ language detection and code-switching
* Speaker diarization and segmentation
* Sentiment analysis and named entity recognition (NER)
* Subtitle generation (SRT, VTT)
* Summarization and multilingual translation
* Custom vocabulary support
* Configurable polling intervals for async jobs

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Get your API key" href="https://app.gladia.io/apikeys" icon="key">
    Get your API key on the Gladia dashboard
  </Card>

  <Card title="@gladiaio/n8n-nodes on npm" icon="npm" href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@gladiaio/n8n-nodes">
    View the package and release notes
  </Card>

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    Learn more about the platform
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