Generate Instagram news carousels from RSS feeds using GPT-4o

by Pixril ✓ · 472 views · created 2026-01-08 · Social Media, Multimodal AI

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 19 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“AI News Carousel Setup”). Along the way it connects OpenAI, Facebook Graph API and Google Drive. It also calls gotenberg:3000 and rest.apitemplate.io over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“AI News Carousel Setup”).

1. News Source (RSS Read): reads an RSS feed
2. Limit: keeps the first few items
3. Get Article HTML (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
4. Cleaner (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
5. AI Analyst (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
6. The Setup (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
7. Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
8. Carousel Prep (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
9. Route by Engine (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
10. Carousel Bundle (Facebook Graph API): uses Facebook Graph API

…plus 8 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

OpenAIFacebook Graph APIGoogle Drive

HTTP calls to: gotenberg:3000, rest.apitemplate.io

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (11)

• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• Coden8n-nodes-base.code
• RSS Readn8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead
• OpenAI@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi
• Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches
• Facebook Graph APIn8n-nodes-base.facebookGraphApi
• Google Driven8n-nodes-base.googleDrive
• n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
• Switchn8n-nodes-base.switch
• Limitn8n-nodes-base.limit
• Waitn8n-nodes-base.wait

From the author

Overview This workflow deploys a fully autonomous "Viral News Agency" inside your n8n instance. Unlike simple auto-posters, this is a comprehensive content production pipeline. It acts as a 24/7 news monitor that scrapes viral stories, rewrites them into…

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