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Automate Instagram carousel creation with OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 14 steps, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 4Logic 4Service 5

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

  1. 1When chat message receivedChat triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Upload mediaBlotatoService
  5. 5CodeCodeLogic
  6. 6Post to InstagramBlotatoService
  7. 7Image Prompt GeneratorAgentModel
  8. 8Append row in sheetGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Split OutSplit OutLogic
  10. 10Caption GeneratorOpen AiModel
  11. 11Merge Caption + ImagesMergeLogic
  12. 12Nano BananaHttp RequestService
  13. 13Wait For RenderWaitLogic
  14. 14Get Nano Banana Image ResultHttp RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
14, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

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

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 14 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.