# Turn NASA astronomy pictures into matching Spotify tracks: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 8 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/turn-nasa-astronomy-pictures-into-matching-spotify-tracks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Turn NASA astronomy pictures into matching Spotify tracks

Started by a clock, and works across Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 8 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small Calls a model: OpenAI

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fturn-nasa-astronomy-pictures-into-matching-spotify-tracks)

**8 steps** Small: readable in one sitting

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 2 Logic 1 Service 4

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

- 1 **Daily Schedule** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Determine Mood Bias** Code *Logic*
- 3 **Get NASA Picture** Nasa *Service*
- 4 **Analyze Image for Music** Open Ai *Model*
- 5 **Find Matching Track** Spotify *Service*
- 6 **Generate Caption** Open Ai *Model*
- 7 **Post to Slack** Slack *Service*
- 8 **Save to Playlist** Spotify *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 8
- **Size:** Small: readable in one sitting
- **Connects to:** Slack
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Slack 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?

Not long. At 8 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

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 8 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%2Fturn-nasa-astronomy-pictures-into-matching-spotify-tracks)
- **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.

[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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