# Create daily industry news avatar videos with Perplexity: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and Telegram. 32 steps, 5 branches, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/create-daily-industry-news-avatar-videos-with-perplexity (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Create daily industry news avatar videos with Perplexity

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive and Telegram. 32 steps, 5 branches, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large

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

**5** Branches: places the flow splits

**4** Loops or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Logic 18 Service 13

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

- 1 **Daily 9AM Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Configure Mode & Background** Set *Logic*
- 3 **Route by Background Type** Switch *Logic*
- 4 **Perplexity: Fetch 4 Structured Stories** Http Request *Service*
- 5 **Perplexity: Fetch Top 10 Stories** Http Request *Service*
- 6 **Parse Stories → Template Variables** Code *Logic*
- 7 **Parse News Stories** Code *Logic*
- 8 **Generate Video (Inline Title)** Http Request *Service*
- 9 **Validate Stories Loop** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 10 **Poll Video Status** Http Request *Service*
- 11 **Prepare Final Valid Stories** Code *Logic*
- 12 **Check Valid Story Count** Code *Logic*
- 13 **Is Video Completed?** If *Logic*
- 14 **Process Stories for Screenshots** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 15 **Need More Valid Stories?** If *Logic*
- 16 **Format Final Video Data** Code *Logic*
- 17 **Wait 30s Before Retry** Wait *Logic*
- 18 **Build HeyGen Template Variables** Code *Logic*
- 19 **Browserless: Take Article Screenshot** Http Request *Service*
- 20 **Scrape Article (Validity Check)** Http Request *Service*
- 21 **Search "HeyGen Videos" Folder** Google Drive *Service*
- 22 **Send Telegram Notification** Telegram *Service*
- 23 **Wait 45s – Initial Processing** Wait *Logic*
- 24 **Generate Video (Screenshot)** Http Request *Service*
- 25 **Upload Screenshot to HeyGen** Http Request *Service*
- 26 **Is Article Accessible (200)?** If *Logic*
- 27 **Does Folder Exist?** If *Logic*
- 28 **Merge Story Data with Image URL** Code *Logic*
- 29 **Add to Valid Stories** Code *Logic*
- 30 **Download Final Video** Http Request *Service*
- 31 **Create "HeyGen Videos" Folder** Google Drive *Service*
- 32 **Upload Video to Google Drive** Google Drive *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 32, with 5 branches, 4 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Google Drive, Telegram
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive and Telegram accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 32 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 32 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%2Fcreate-daily-industry-news-avatar-videos-with-perplexity)
- **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)[Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Telegram#library)

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