🎬 Create and publish AI carousel posts from Telegram to Instagram, Facebook and TikTok with OpenAI, APITemplate.io and Blotato

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Description

Who is this for

Content creators, social media managers, and solopreneurs who want to automate carousel post creation and multi-platform publishing from a single Telegram message.

What this workflow does

This workflow turns a Telegram message or voice note into a fully designed carousel post published simultaneously to Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. An AI agent drafts quotes and captions, you approve via chat, and the rest happens automatically — image generation, publishing, and status tracking.

How it works

1. Telegram input — Send a topic or idea to the Telegram bot as a text message or voice note.
2. Voice transcription — If a voice note is detected, OpenAI Whisper transcribes it to text.
3. AI drafting — An AI Agent (OpenAI GPT with conversation memory and structured output) generates a short script, 5 carousel quotes, and a social media caption with hashtags.
4. Review loop — The draft is sent back to Telegram. You can request changes — the agent refines until you approve.
5. Data logging — Approved quotes and the caption are saved to a Google Sheets spreadsheet for reference.
6. Image generation — Each of the 5 quotes is rendered as a styled carousel slide using your APITemplate.io template.
7. Multi-platform publishing — The carousel is posted to Instagram, Facebook (with page selection), and TikTok via Blotato.
8. Status monitoring — Each platform’s publish status is polled in a retry loop. You receive a Telegram confirmation on success or an error notification if something fails.

Setup steps

1. Telegram Bot — Create a bot via @BotFather and add the API token as a Telegram credential in n8n.
2. OpenAI — Add your API key as an OpenAI credential. Used for both the AI Agent and Whisper transcription.
3. Google Sheets — Create an OAuth2 credential. Set up a spreadsheet with columns: run_id, quote1–quote5, social_media_text. Update the Sheet ID and tab in the Google Sheets node.
4. APITemplate.io — Create an account and design a carousel slide template. Set the template ID in the five image generation nodes.
5. Blotato — Connect your Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok accounts in Blotato. Add the Blotato API credential in n8n. Update the account and page IDs in the three publishing nodes.

Requirements

• Community node: @blotato/n8n-nodes-blotato — self-hosted n8n only
• OpenAI API key
• Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials
• APITemplate.io account and template
• Blotato account with connected social media profiles
• Telegram Bot token

How to customize

• AI prompt — Edit the system message in the “AI: Draft & Revise Post” node to change tone, quote count, or output structure.
• Carousel design — Modify or replace the APITemplate.io template ID to use your own visual design.
• Platforms — Remove or add publishing nodes if you only need some platforms (e.g., Instagram only).
• Approval flow — Adjust the approval keywords in the AI prompt (currently: “approved”, “ok”, “looks good”, “ship it”).
• Retry timing — Change the wait durations in the status-check loops to match your preferred polling interval.

🔗 Nodes Used

Google Sheets, Telegram, Telegram Trigger, APITemplate.io, AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup