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Hacker News to video content with OpenAI and Dropbox

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Dropbox, Google Drive, LinkedIn, S3 and two others. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 39 steps, 1 branch, 6 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

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39 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
1Branch: places the flow splits
6Loops or waits
6Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 6Logic 10Service 22

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

  1. 1When clicking ‘Test workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat Model3Lm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3HTTP Request1Tool Http RequestModel
  4. 4Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  5. 5DropboxDropboxService
  6. 6YouTubeYou TubeService
  7. 7Hacker NewsHacker NewsService
  8. 8Article AnalysisAgentModel
  9. 9Google DriveGoogle DriveService
  10. 10XTwitterService
  11. 11LimitLimitLogic
  12. 12If TopicIfLogic
  13. 13Loop Over ItemsSplit In BatchesLogic
  14. 14Microsoft OneDriveMicrosoft One DriveService
  15. 15LinkedInLinked InService
  16. 16Image AnalysisOpen AiModel
  17. 17Upload to MinioS3Service
  18. 18InstagramHttp RequestService
  19. 19Get ImageHttp RequestService
  20. 20Article PrepOpen AiModel
  21. 21News1SetLogic
  22. 22Prompt Settings1SetLogic
  23. 23Leo - Improve PromptHttp RequestService
  24. 24Leo - Generate ImageHttp RequestService
  25. 25Wait1WaitLogic
  26. 26Leo - Get imageIdHttp RequestService
  27. 27Runway - Create VideoHttp RequestService
  28. 28Wait2WaitLogic
  29. 29Runway - Get VideoHttp RequestService
  30. 30Leo - Improve Prompt2Http RequestService
  31. 31Leo - Generate Image2Http RequestService
  32. 32Wait6WaitLogic
  33. 33Leo - Get imageId2Http RequestService
  34. 34Runway - Create Video2Http RequestService
  35. 35Wait4WaitLogic
  36. 36Runway - Get Video2Http RequestService
  37. 37Cre - Generate Video1Http RequestService
  38. 38Wait3WaitLogic
  39. 39Cre - Get VideoHttp RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
39, with 1 branch, 6 loops or waits
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Dropbox, Google Drive, LinkedIn, S3, X, YouTube
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Dropbox, Google Drive, LinkedIn, S3, X and YouTube accounts, 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?

Take your time. At 39 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 39 steps before you point it at anything that matters.