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

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Description

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 educational scripts using GPT-4o, designs professional 10-slide carousels, and publishes them directly to Instagram Business—completely on autopilot.

Key Features

• Dual-Engine Architecture: The unique “Hybrid Core” lets you choose between Free (Gotenberg/Docker) or Paid (APITemplate) image generation. Switch engines instantly via the Setup Form.
• Smart RSS Scraping: Cleans incoming feeds and extracts high-quality “OG” (Open Graph) images to use as dynamic backgrounds.
• Viral Content Writer: Uses a specialized AI Agent prompt to write “Hot Takes” and educational hooks, ensuring content is engaging, not just a summary.
• Auto-Publisher: Handles the complex Meta API flow (Container > Media Bundle > Publish) to upload multi-slide carousels automatically.

How it works

1. Monitor: The News Source node watches your chosen RSS feeds (Tech, Sports, Politics, etc.) for breaking stories.
2. Analyze: The AI Analyst (GPT-4o) reads the article, extracts the viral angle, and writes a full 10-slide script with captions and hashtags.
3. Design: The workflow routes data to your chosen engine. It loops through the script 10 times to generate individual slides (Title, Content, Quotes).
4. Publish: The agent uploads the images to Facebook’s servers, bundles them into a Carousel Container, and publishes it live to your Instagram feed.

Set up steps

Estimated time: 10 minutes

1. Credentials: Add your keys for OpenAI (Intelligence), Google Drive (Storage), and Facebook Graph API (Publishing).
2. Instagram ID: Open the 3 Facebook nodes (“Create Container”, “Carousel Bundle”, “Publish Carousel”) and replace the placeholder ID with your Instagram Business User ID.
3. Image Engine:
   • Option A (Free): Ensure you have a local Gotenberg instance running via Docker (docker run --rm -p 3000:3000 gotenberg/gotenberg:8).
   • Option B (Paid): In the “Generate Image” node, add your APITemplate API Key and Template ID.
4. Run: Use the “SETUP FORM” node to enter your RSS URL and Brand Name, then toggle to “Active”!

About the Creator

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🔗 Nodes Used

HTTP Request, RSS Read, Google Drive, Facebook Graph API, n8n Form Trigger, OpenAI

📥 Import

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

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup