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Create AI news avatar videos with Dumpling AI and OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 14 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 6Service 5

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2 GPT-4o ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Dumpling AI: Search AI NewsHttp RequestService
  4. 4GPT-4o Agent: Write Video ScriptAgentModel
  5. 5Split: Individual News ItemsSplit OutLogic
  6. 6 HeyGen: Generate Avatar VideoHttp RequestService
  7. 7Limit: Top 4 News ResultsLimitLogic
  8. 8Wait: For HeyGen to ProcessWaitLogic
  9. 9Dumpling AI: Scrape Article ContentHttp RequestService
  10. 10HeyGen: Check Video StatusHttp RequestService
  11. 11 Combine: Merge Scraped News ContentAggregateLogic
  12. 12IF: Video Completed?IfLogic
  13. 13Google Sheets: Log Video URLGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14 Wait: Retry if Not CompleteWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
14, with 1 branch, 2 loops 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 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. 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.