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Create Instagram carousels and TikTok slideshows with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 17 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 2Logic 8Service 6

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

  1. 1Every Mon Wed Fri at 8amSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Configure carousel brand and topicsSetLogic
  3. 3Get connected accounts (PostFast)Post FastService
  4. 4Select target accountsCodeLogic
  5. 5Write the carousel postOpen AiModel
  6. 6Prepare slide promptsCodeLogic
  7. 7Generate slide imagesOpen AiModel
  8. 8Preview slides in TelegramTelegramService
  9. 9Ask for approval on TelegramTelegramService
  10. 10Carousel approved?IfLogic
  11. 11Fan out per accountCodeLogic
  12. 12Declined, nothing postedNo OpLogic
  13. 13Get upload URLs (PostFast)Post FastService
  14. 14Pair slides to upload URLsCodeLogic
  15. 15Upload slides to storageHttp RequestService
  16. 16Build carousel postsCodeLogic
  17. 17Schedule carousels via PostFastPost FastService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
17, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Telegram
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Telegram 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. 17 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 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.