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Automate trend research to blog content with OpenAI and DALL-E

Started by a clock, and works across Apify, Notion and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 10 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

10 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 3Service 3

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

  1. 1Weekly Monday 9AM TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Workflow ConfigurationSetLogic
  3. 3Run an Actor and get datasetApifyService
  4. 4AI Editorial Meeting - Generate 3 Article IdeasOpen AiModel
  5. 5Parse Article Ideas JSONCodeLogic
  6. 6AI Writer - Generate Article ContentOpen AiModel
  7. 7DALL-E Generate Cover ImageOpen AiModel
  8. 8Save Article to NotionNotionService
  9. 9Aggregate All ArticlesAggregateLogic
  10. 10Send Completion Notification to SlackSlackService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
10
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Apify, Notion, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Notion and Slack accounts, and a key for OpenAI. 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 OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 10 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 10 steps before you point it at anything that matters.