# Anime video shorts automator with OpenRouter and Airtable: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Airtable. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/anime-video-shorts-automator-with-openrouter-and-airtable (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Anime video shorts automator with OpenRouter and Airtable

Started by a clock, and works across Airtable. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 44 steps, 1 branch, 5 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenRouter

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**44 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**5** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 7 Logic 18 Service 18

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **Think** Tool Think *Model*
- 2 **Brain** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 3 **Format Video Details** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 4 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 5 **Idea Agent** Agent *Model*
- 6 **Video Agent** Agent *Model*
- 7 **Narration Agent** Agent *Model*
- 8 **Format** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 9 **Random** Code *Logic*
- 10 **Split Out** Split Out *Logic*
- 11 **Generate Video** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Create Voice** Http Request *Service*
- 13 **Get Anime Idea** Airtable *Service*
- 14 **Image Fields** Set *Logic*
- 15 **210** Wait *Logic*
- 16 **110** Wait *Logic*
- 17 **If** If *Logic*
- 18 **Generate Image** Http Request *Service*
- 19 **Get clip** Http Request *Service*
- 20 **Get Voice** Http Request *Service*
- 21 **100** Wait *Logic*
- 22 **Extract Video URL** Code *Logic*
- 23 **Add Voice URL** Airtable *Service*
- 24 **Get Image** Http Request *Service*
- 25 **Add Video URL** Airtable *Service*
- 26 **Get Batch Items** Airtable *Service*
- 27 **Extract Image URL** Code *Logic*
- 28 **Voice Fields** Set *Logic*
- 29 **Merge Fields** Set *Logic*
- 30 **Add Image URL** Airtable *Service*
- 31 **Aggregate** Aggregate *Logic*
- 32 **Video Fields** Set *Logic*
- 33 **Organize** Code *Logic*
- 34 **Merge** Http Request *Service*
- 35 **120** Wait *Logic*
- 36 **Get Merged Video** Http Request *Service*
- 37 **Add Subs** Http Request *Service*
- 38 **350** Wait *Logic*
- 39 **Get Subs** Http Request *Service*
- 40 **Schedule** Code *Logic*
- 41 **Upload to Blotato** Http Request *Service*
- 42 **Set Final Items** Set *Logic*
- 43 **Sched on YouTube** Http Request *Service*
- 44 **Complete Idea** Airtable *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 44, with 1 branch, 5 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Airtable
- **Model:** OpenRouter

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable account, and a key for OpenRouter. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 44 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 44 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fanime-video-shorts-automator-with-openrouter-and-airtable)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Airtable](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Airtable#library)

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