Sam Yassine This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #3538 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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About this workflow
Automatically generate short AI avatar videos based on trending news, then post them across social media platforms—fully automated using n8n, HeyGen, ChatGPT, and Blotato. n8n (Self-hosted required due to Community Nodes) HeyGen (for creating AI avatar videos) OpenAI (for script…
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