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Auto-publish YouTube videos to Facebook & Instagram with AI-generated captions

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by Yaron Been ✓ · 10,437 views · created 2025-05-29 · Social Media, Multimodal AI

Needs changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 7 nodes and runs on RSS Feed events. Along the way it connects OpenAI Chat Model. It also calls graph.facebook.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On RSS Feed events.

  1. AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
  2. Get IG Business Account ID (HTTP Request): calls graph.facebook.com
  3. Post on Facebook (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
  4. Create Media Container (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
  5. Publish Post On Instagram (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)

Services it uses

OpenAI Chat Model

HTTP calls to: graph.facebook.com

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

1 thing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0. Fix it before you upgrade:

  • AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) in AI Agent (v1.9): replace with Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Rather not rewrite it? Many of these flows can be rebuilt in Make (free plan).

Removed in 3.0Replace with
AI Agent v1 (old agent modes)
AI Agent (v1.9)
Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent.

Nodes used (4)

From the author

Automatically turn your YouTube videos into engaging Facebook and Instagram posts with AI-generated captions. This powerful workflow monitors your YouTube channel for new uploads, generates engaging social media captions using AI, and automatically publishes…

Excerpt from Yaron Been's description on n8n.io.

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