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Create UGC Instagram reels from product photos with OpenAI

Started by an event in a connected app. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. 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
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 7Service 3

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

  1. 1When clicking Execute workflowManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2ConfigurationSetLogic
  3. 3Analyze Product ImageOpen AiModel
  4. 4Creative DirectorOpen AiModel
  5. 5Submit Video Generation RequestHttp RequestService
  6. 6Write Instagram CaptionOpen AiModel
  7. 7Poll Video Status LoopSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8Combine Video and CaptionMergeLogic
  9. 9Wait Before PollingWaitLogic
  10. 10Prepare Post DataSetLogic
  11. 11Check Video StatusHttp RequestService
  12. 12Publish Instagram Reel via BlotatoBlotatoService
  13. 13Video Ready or Max Attempts?IfLogic
  14. 14Video ReadyNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
14, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

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.