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Generate Instagram news carousels from RSS feeds with OpenAI

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Google Drive and RSS. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 19 steps, 1 branch, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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

The flow

Starts it 1Model 1Logic 7Service 10

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

  1. 1SETUP FORMForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2News SourceRss Feed ReadService
  3. 3Limit to Top 10LimitLogic
  4. 4Get Article HTMLHttp RequestService
  5. 5CleanerCodeLogic
  6. 6AI AnalystOpen AiModel
  7. 7The SetupCodeLogic
  8. 8Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  9. 9Carousel PrepCodeLogic
  10. 10Route by EngineSwitchLogic
  11. 11Carousel BundleFacebook Graph ApiService
  12. 12DesignerHttp RequestService
  13. 13Generate ImageHttp RequestService
  14. 14Publish CarouselFacebook Graph ApiService
  15. 15Wait for ProcessingWaitLogic
  16. 16Download ImageHttp RequestService
  17. 17Upload fileGoogle DriveService
  18. 18Share fileGoogle DriveService
  19. 19Create ContainerFacebook Graph ApiService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
19, with 1 branch, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, RSS
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

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. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.