Understand voice notes in any language

Description

Automated multilingual voice translation for Telegram — powered by OpenAI

📩 Speak in your native language — this Telegram bot listens, transcribes, detects the language, and responds with translated audio in real-time using GPT-4o and Whisper

🧠 What Problem Does It Solve
Cross-language communication is hard — typing, translating, and speaking in unfamiliar languages is time-consuming and inaccessible
This workflow turns any Telegram voice message into a live translation system that works across 55+ languages

🛠️ What It Can Do
🎧 Accepts audio input in 55 languages
🌐 Detects spoken language automatically
🗣️ Translates it to another predefined language
📝 Replies with both translated text and speech
🔁 Works bi-directionally (e.g., English ⇄ French)

⚙️ How It Works
🎙️ Accepts voice messages via Telegram bot
🧾 Converts speech to text using OpenAI Whisper
🧠 Detects language and translates using GPT-4o
🔊 Converts translated text back to speech
📤 Sends both text and audio replies to user

✨ Key Features
📡 Works with voice messages in 55+ languages
🧳 Ideal for travel, language learning, or global teams
💬 Responds in your desired output language automatically
🛡️ Includes error handling and fallback messaging
📱 Supports text fallback if voice fails

🧰 What You Need
✅ Telegram bot (created via BotFather)
✅ OpenAI API key for Whisper and GPT-4o
✅ n8n Cloud or Desktop instance
✅ Audio-capable Telegram client (iOS or Android)

🚀 Setup Instructions
🔗 Connect your Telegram bot using the Telegram Trigger node
🧠 Add OpenAI API credentials to enable speech and translation
⚙️ Customize translation direction in the Settings node
✅ Activate the flow and send a voice message to test
📈 (Optional) Expand to support more languages or dynamic detection

🧪 Test with English ⇄ French or any other combination by editing the Settings node

🔌 Integrations
Telegram
OpenAI Whisper & GPT-4o
n8n