Automate With Marc This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #10786 — we link there as the canonical source.
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"content": "Funny Marketing Reels Autopilot with Sora2 and Blotato\n\nTurn one n8n workflow into your always-on, funny short-form marketing machine. This template automatically generates a comedic video idea, turns it into a Sora2 video, writes a social caption, and auto-posts to your chosen social account via Blotato \u2013 all on a schedule you control.\n\nWatch Step by Step Tutorial of this build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZknEzhivo\n\nWhat this template does\n\nTriggers on a schedule (e.g. every day at 7pm) to create a new short comedic reel.\nUses an AI \u201cVideo Prompt Agent\u201d to generate an ultra-realistic 12-second text-to-video prompt designed to promote a coffee shop (you can adapt this to your own brand).\nSends the prompt to Sora2 (via Wavespeed) to generate a 720\u00d71280 vertical video.\nWaits and polls the Sora2 prediction endpoint until the video is ready.\nUploads the generated video file to Blotato.\nGenerates a platform-ready Instagram/TikTok caption with hashtags using an AI Caption Generator.\nCreates and schedules/publishes a post via Blotato using the new video + caption.\nLogs each generated video prompt into an n8n Data Table for tracking and reuse.\n\nTypical use cases\nLocal cafes, stores, or service businesses that want consistent, funny reels promoting daily specials or signature products.\nCreators and agencies who want to prototype \u201cAI-first\u201d social content pipelines for clients.\nMarketing teams testing comedic content formats without manually scripting, editing, and posting every day.\n\nKey tools and integrations\n\nSchedule Trigger (n8n) \u2013 runs the workflow at your preferred time.\nOpenAI Chat / LangChain Agent \u2013 generates vivid, cinematic Sora2 prompts with natural dialogue.\nWavespeed + Sora2 \u2013 creates short vertical videos from the AI prompt.\nn8n Data Table \u2013 logs each video prompt for audit and inspiration.\nOpenAI (caption model) \u2013 writes social-friendly, hashtag-ready captions.\nBlotato \u2013 uploads media and auto-posts to Instagram, TikTok, or other connected accounts.\n\nBefore you start\nAdd or configure your OpenAI API credentials in n8n.\nAdd or configure your Wavespeed/Sora2 credentials and base URL.\nSet up Blotato, connect your social accounts, and add your Blotato API credentials.\n(Optional) Update the Data Table ID to your own table for logging prompts.\nReview all AI prompts in the nodes to align with your brand voice and content policies.\n"
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About this workflow
Create funny, ultra-realistic marketing reels on autopilot using n8n, Sora2, Blotato, and OpenAI. This beginner-friendly template generates a comedic video prompt, creates a 12-second Sora2 video, writes a caption, and auto-posts to Instagram/TikTok — all on a schedule.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/10786/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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