# Automate faceless shorts with OpenAI: n8n workflow template

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Claude and OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-faceless-shorts-with-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Content](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Content#library)

# Automate faceless shorts with OpenAI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Drive and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to Claude and OpenAI. 46 steps, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: Claude, OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomate-faceless-shorts-with-openai)

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

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**4** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 8 Logic 14 Service 23

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

- 1 **OpenAI Chat Model1** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 2 **Structured Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 3 **Calculator Code** Tool Code *Model*
- 4 **Webhook** Webhook *Starts it*
- 5 **Anthropic Chat Model** Lm Chat Anthropic *Model*
- 6 **OpenAI Chat Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 7 **Generate Sound Prompt** Chain Llm *Model*
- 8 **Write Video Script** Agent *Model*
- 9 **Filter** Filter *Logic*
- 10 **Filter1** Filter *Logic*
- 11 **Image Prompt Generator** Agent *Model*
- 12 **Generate Audio (Background sound)** Http Request *Service*
- 13 **Youtube shorts** Google Sheets *Service*
- 14 **All_scenes_to_array** Code *Logic*
- 15 **Generate Image1** Http Request *Service*
- 16 **Upload to Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 17 **Split Out** Split Out *Logic*
- 18 **Convert Base64 String to Binary File1** Convert To File *Service*
- 19 **Merge** Merge *Logic*
- 20 **No Operation, do nothing** No Op *Logic*
- 21 **Upload to Drive2** Google Drive *Service*
- 22 **Merge1** Merge *Logic*
- 23 **Text to Speech (Adam Voice)** Http Request *Service*
- 24 **Image Link: WebView Link** Set *Logic*
- 25 **Get all video urls** Code *Logic*
- 26 **Upload to Drive1** Google Drive *Service*
- 27 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 28 **Render Video with Creatomate** Http Request *Service*
- 29 **Get Generated Videos** Http Request *Service*
- 30 **Generate Videos** Http Request *Service*
- 31 **Wait 30 Seconds** Wait *Logic*
- 32 **Limit** Limit *Logic*
- 33 **80 seconds** Wait *Logic*
- 34 **Add Captions - replicate** Http Request *Service*
- 35 **Update Video Status** Google Sheets *Service*
- 36 **Wait** Wait *Logic*
- 37 **Get Captioned Video Url** Http Request *Service*
- 38 **Download file binary** Http Request *Service*
- 39 **Google Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 40 **Load Shorts** Http Request *Service*
- 41 **Update Sheet** Google Sheets *Service*
- 42 **Instagram** Http Request *Service*
- 43 **YouTube** Http Request *Service*
- 44 **LinkedIn** Http Request *Service*
- 45 **TikTok** Http Request *Service*
- 46 **Update Shorts Status** Google Sheets *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 46, 4 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Google Drive, Google Sheets
- **Model:** Claude, OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for Claude and OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Claude and OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 46 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 46 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%2Fautomate-faceless-shorts-with-openai)
- **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.

[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)

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