🎬 Create and publish AI videos from Telegram with VEED and Blotato

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Description

Create & Publish AI Videos from Telegram Chat with VEED and Blotato

Overview

This n8n workflow creates a conversational AI video agent accessible through Telegram. Users chat with a bot to request AI-generated talking-head videos using VEED’s MCP tools, then optionally publish to 9 social media platforms via Blotato with a single approval tap.

Output: AI-generated talking-head videos delivered in Telegram and published to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Threads, Bluesky, and Pinterest.

What It Does

User Message (Telegram) → AI Agent → VEED MCP tools create video → Response sent via Telegram
                           ↕ Memory     ↓ (if video URL detected)
                                     Approval prompt (Approve/Reject)
                                        ↓ Approved
                                     Upload to Blotato → Publish to 9 platforms in parallel
                                        ↓
                                     Merge results → Summary sent via Telegram

Flow Breakdown

Required Connections

n8n Credentials

Community Node Required

Install @blotato/n8n-nodes-blotato via Settings → Community Nodes → Install in n8n.

Configuration Options

AI Agent System Prompt

The AI Agent’s behavior is defined by its system prompt. Edit the 🤖 AI Video Agent node to customize:

You are a friendly AI video creation assistant powered by VEED.
You help users create professional talking-head videos with AI avatars through Telegram.

Video Creation Flow:
1. Understand their need - Ask what video they want
2. Choose a character - Show available AI avatars
3. Choose a voice - Ask preferred language/locale
4. Confirm details - Summarize before creating
5. Create the video - Generate with confirmed parameters
6. Track progress - Poll generation status
7. Deliver result - Share the video URL with VIDEO_READY: marker

Agent Configuration

Available VEED MCP Tools

Blotato Platform Configuration

Each platform node needs its accountId configured (select from dropdown after connecting Blotato credentials):

Disable any platform node you don’t use.

Caption Configuration

Edit the ⚙️ Set Caption node to customize what gets posted:

• caption: defaults to first 200 characters of the agent’s response
• video_url: automatically extracted from the VIDEO_READY: marker

Conversation Examples

Output

Per Video Generated

Estimated Costs Per Video

> Costs vary based on conversation length, video duration, and current API pricing.

Setup Checklist

Step 1: Import Workflow

• Import create-and-publish-ai-videos-from-telegram-chat-with-veed-and-blotato.json into n8n

Step 2: Install Blotato Community Node

• Go to Settings → Community Nodes → Install
• Enter @blotato/n8n-nodes-blotato and install

Step 3: Create Telegram Bot

• Open Telegram and message @BotFather
• Send /newbot and follow the prompts to create your bot
• Copy the bot token provided by BotFather

Step 4: Configure n8n Credentials

• Click on 📩 Telegram Trigger node → Add Telegram Bot credential with your token
• Click on 🧠 OpenAI Chat Model node → Add OpenAI API Key credential
• Click on 🎬 VEED MCP Tools node → Add MCP OAuth2 credential with your VEED OAuth2 client credentials
• Click on 📤 Send Agent Response node → Select the same Telegram Bot credential
• Click on 📩 Publish to Social Media? node → Select the same Telegram Bot credential
• Click on 📤 Upload Video to Blotato node → Add Blotato API credential (from blotato.com settings)

Step 5: Configure Blotato Platforms

• Open each platform node (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, etc.)
• Select your connected account from the accountId dropdown
• For YouTube: set title and privacy preferences
• For Facebook: select your Page from the dropdown
• For Pinterest: set Board ID
• Disable any platform nodes you don’t need

Step 6: Activate & Test

• Activate the workflow by clicking Publish and toggling it active
• Send a test message to your bot in Telegram (e.g., “Hi, what can you do?”)
• Verify the bot responds with its capabilities
• Create a video and test the full flow including the approval prompt
• Approve publishing and verify posts appear on your social accounts

Limitations & Notes

Technical Limitations

• Telegram activation: The workflow must be published and active — simply executing it is not enough for the Telegram trigger to receive messages.
• Memory window: Only the last 20 messages are retained per conversation. Older context is lost.
• VEED processing: Video generation takes 1-5 minutes. The agent reports status but the user must wait.
• Concurrent users: Multiple users are supported — each Telegram chat gets independent conversation memory keyed by chat.id.
• Approval timeout: The publish prompt expires after 24 hours if not answered.
• VIDEO_READY marker: The agent must include VIDEO_READY: <url> in its response for the publishing flow to trigger. This is enforced via the system prompt.
• Blotato paid plan: API access requires a paid Blotato subscription.

Content Considerations

• The AI agent autonomously decides which VEED tools to use based on the user’s request
• Users can request specific characters, voices, and scripts through natural conversation
• The agent cannot edit or modify videos after creation
• Video output depends on available VEED characters and voices
• Each second of generated video costs approximately 8 VEED credits
• Published captions default to the first 200 characters of the agent’s response — edit the ⚙️ Set Caption node to customize

Best Practices

1. Set bot commands: Use @BotFather’s /setcommands to add help commands for your users
2. Test with simple requests first: Start with “list available characters” before attempting full video creation
3. Monitor token usage: Longer conversations consume more OpenAI tokens per turn
4. Customize the system prompt: Tailor the agent’s persona, default locale, and guidelines to your use case
5. Disable unused platforms: Disable platform nodes you haven’t connected to avoid errors
6. YouTube defaults to private: Videos are published as private by default — change in the YouTube node if needed

Troubleshooting

Version History

Credits

Built with:

• n8n - Workflow automation
• OpenAI - AI agent reasoning (gpt-5-nano)
• VEED - AI video generation (via MCP)
• Blotato - Multiplatform social media publishing
• Telegram - Chat interface & approval flow
• LangChain - Agent framework and memory

🔗 Nodes Used

Telegram, Telegram Trigger, AI Agent, OpenAI Chat Model, Simple Memory, MCP Client Tool

📥 Import

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

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup