Marth - Business Automation This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #9598 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "915jekkCa4sU0ZCS",
"name": "Automated Youtube Short Viral History with Blotato & Gpt 4.1",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "841264d0-d54c-4fb8-8a44-06e6b9a36893",
"name": "Upload to Blotato",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1504,
16
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://backend.blotato.com/v2/media",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "url",
"value": "={{ $('Get Video').item.json.item.mediaUrl }}"
}
]
},
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "blotato-api-key",
"value": "={{ $('Prepare for Publish').item.json.blotato_api_key }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "05aebcff-fbfd-40f5-ae31-65263e947c2c",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{
"triggerAtHour": 10
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "1fe2c097-0199-45c4-b475-b8e72fa0f104",
"name": "Wait",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"unit": "minutes",
"amount": 10
},
"typeVersion": 1.1,
"alwaysOutputData": false
},
{
"id": "5d78cdfe-f6a1-4810-89de-42be6bb087e8",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
368,
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 832,
"height": 340,
"content": "# Video Generator"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "04543d7f-1014-4f65-892e-f81d125b9c51",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1232,
-80
],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 752,
"height": 340,
"content": "# Youtube Post"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "06bd7c2d-6e65-47d4-8ec3-85410157028a",
"name": "Prepare for Publish",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"mode": "raw",
"options": {},
"jsonOutput": "={\n \"blotato_api_key\": \"{{ $('Prepare Video').item.json.blotato_api_key }}\",\n \"instagram_id\": \"\",\n \"youtube_id\": \"\",\n \"tiktok_id\": \"\",\n \"facebook_id\": \"\",\n \"facebook_page_id\": \"\",\n \"threads_id\": \"\",\n \"twitter_id\": \"\",\n \"linkedin_id\": \"\",\n \"pinterest_id\": \"\",\n \"pinterest_board_id\": \"\",\n \"bluesky_id\": \"\",\n \"final_text_long\": {{ $('Prepare Video').item.json.script.caption.toJsonString() }},\n \"final_text_short\": {{ $('Prepare Video').item.json.script.caption.toJsonString() }}\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
},
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"id": "abdd8007-d272-4fde-907a-c208de21119f",
"name": "Create Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/creations",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"template\": {\n \"id\": \"{{ $json.template }}\",\n \"voiceId\": \"{{ $json.voiceId }}\",\n \"captionPosition\": \"{{ $json.captionPosition }}\"\n },\n \"script\": {{ $json.script.script.toJsonString() }},\n \"style\": \"{{ $json.style }}\",\n \"animateFirstImage\": {{ $json.animate_first_image }},\n \"animateAll\": {{ $json.animate_all }},\n \"textToImageModel\": \"{{ $json.text_to_image_model }}\",\n \"imageToVideoModel\": \"{{ $json.image_to_video_model }}\"\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "blotato-api-key",
"value": "={{ $json.blotato_api_key }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "67230c13-2861-4581-874f-534e36b3f160",
"name": "Brainstorm Idea",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"model": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4o",
"cachedResultName": "gpt-4o"
},
"options": {}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "32fa5d81-bd22-488f-823e-8a3d9286d319",
"name": "Prepare Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"mode": "raw",
"options": {},
"jsonOutput": "={\n \"blotato_api_key\": \"\",\n \"template\": \"empty\",\n \"voiceId\": \"elevenlabs/eleven_multilingual_v2/pqHfZKP75CvOlQylNhV4\",\n \"captionPosition\": \"bottom\",\n \"script\": {{ $('AI Agent1').item.json.output.toJsonString() }},\n \"style\": \"cinematic\",\n \"animate_first_image\": true,\n \"animate_all\": false,\n \"text_to_image_model\": \"replicate/recraft-ai/recraft-v3\",\n \"image_to_video_model\": \"fal-ai/framepack\"\n}"
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"typeVersion": 3.4
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{
"id": "3cb260e0-6029-46ba-ba65-163c2966d739",
"name": "Get Video",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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16
],
"parameters": {
"url": "=https://backend.blotato.com/v2/videos/creations/{{ $json.item.id }}",
"options": {},
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "blotato-api-key",
"value": "={{ $('Prepare Video').item.json.blotato_api_key }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "8bfe7047-4360-434e-b464-b2226370d6cc",
"name": "Structured Output Parser",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured",
"position": [
176,
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],
"parameters": {
"jsonSchemaExample": "{\n\t\"script\": \"your video script\",\n\t\"caption\": \"short video caption\",\n \"title\": \"hook title\"\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 1.2
},
{
"id": "4fc73657-ec43-455a-97a7-29f88619fb74",
"name": "AI Agent1",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"text": "=# INSTRUCTIONS\n\n1. Brainstorm 50 different viral faceless video ideas related to theme \"What if history...\".\n\n2. Randomly select 1 of the ideas. Research relevant statistics, dates, and figures related to the specific idea.\n\n3. Write a 60-second video script for a viral faceless video. Use 6th grade language, use active voice, and start with a hook that leaves viewers wanting to know the answer. Do NOT start with a greeting like \"Hey there!\".\n\n4. Write a 2-sentence video caption, use 6th grade language, no emojis, and append 3 relevant hashtags to the end of the caption, including \"#ai\".\n\n# OUTPUT FORMAT\n\nIn JSON format:\n\n1. Output the script.\n2. Output the caption.\n3. Output the hook title",
"options": {
"returnIntermediateSteps": false
},
"promptType": "define",
"hasOutputParser": true
},
"typeVersion": 1.8
},
{
"id": "a9e0aa65-bc62-4192-bb03-c96c7a6f7e20",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 588,
"height": 484,
"content": "# Script Generator"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a053bf39-38c4-4d10-b1d1-f4fb9e08895e",
"name": "YT Post",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1728,
16
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://backend.blotato.com/v2/posts",
"method": "POST",
"options": {
"redirect": {
"redirect": {}
}
},
"jsonBody": "={\n\"post\": {\n \"accountId\": \"{{ $('Prepare for Publish').item.json.youtube_id }}\",\n \"content\": {\n \"text\": \"{{ $('Prepare for Publish').item.json.final_text_short }}\",\n \"mediaUrls\": [\n \"{{ $('Get Video').item.json.item.mediaUrl }}\" \n ],\n \"platform\": \"youtube\"\n },\n \"target\": {\n \"targetType\": \"youtube\",\n \"title\": \"{{ $('AI Agent1').item.json.output.title }}\",\n \"privacyStatus\": \"public\",\n \"shouldNotifySubscribers\": true,\n \"isMadeForKids\": false\n }\n}\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "blotato-api-key",
"value": "={{ $('Prepare for Publish').item.json.blotato_api_key }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "aca73112-13e5-43e2-97ca-e0ab80938b88",
"name": "Sticky Note",
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],
"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 992,
"height": 976,
"content": "## Automate YT Short Template Note\n\n### \ud83d\udca1 Problem\nManually creating viral YouTube Shorts is time-consuming. It requires constant effort for brainstorming ideas, researching facts, writing compelling 60-second scripts and captions, and then generating and publishing the video content. This template aims to eliminate all these repetitive manual steps.\n\n### \u2705 Solution\nThis n8n workflow completely automates the creation and publication of a daily YouTube Short. It uses a powerful AI Agent to handle the creative process\u2014from topic generation to script and caption writing. The final, professionally-styled video is generated by Blotato and automatically posted to your YouTube account.\n\n### \ud83c\udfaf Scope (What this template does)\n* **Daily Scheduling:** Triggers a workflow every day at a specific time (default is 10:00 AM).\n* **AI Content Generation:** Uses the **AI Agent** (powered by GPT-4o) to:\n * Brainstorm 50 \"What if history...\" video ideas.\n * Randomly select one and research relevant facts, dates, and figures.\n * Write a 60-second, viral, faceless video script with a compelling hook.\n * Write a 2-sentence caption with hashtags, including `#ai`.\n* **Video Creation:** Sends the script and content to **Blotato** to generate a cinematic, text-to-video short.\n* **Automated Publishing:** Uploads the final video to Blotato and then posts it to YouTube with the AI-generated title and caption.\n\n### \ud83e\uddcd For Who\nThis template is perfect for content creators, marketers, or businesses who want to:\n* Maintain a consistent daily posting schedule on YouTube Shorts.\n* Scale up content production without hiring a full team.\n* Utilize advanced AI (GPT-4o, image-to-video models) to create high-quality, engaging historical content.\n* Automate their entire content pipeline from idea to publish.\n\n### \u2699\ufe0f How to Install & Configure\n1. **OpenAI Credential:**\n * Set up your **OpenAI** (or equivalent) API key in the `Brainstorm Idea` node credentials.\n2. **Blotato & YouTube Setup:**\n * Get your Blotato API key.\n * In the **Prepare Video** node, insert your Blotato API key into the `blotato_api_key` field.\n * In the **Prepare for Publish** node, insert your YouTube Account ID into the `youtube_id` field.\n3. **Video Style Customization (Optional):**\n * In the **Prepare Video** node, you can adjust settings like `voiceId`, `style`, `animate_first_image`, and the specific `text_to_image_model` and `image_to_video_model` to change the video's look and feel.\n4. **Activate:** Save the workflow and set it to **Active**. The first video will be created at the scheduled time (10:00 AM)."
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"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"width": 1104,
"height": 624,
"content": "@[youtube](yptHq2J8DmI)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "1b02d59e-1d8c-4c42-b9e0-6875018315d7",
"connections": {
"Wait": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"AI Agent1": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Prepare Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Prepare for Publish",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Wait",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Prepare Video": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Video",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Brainstorm Idea": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent1",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent1",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload to Blotato": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "YT Post",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Prepare for Publish": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload to Blotato",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Structured Output Parser": {
"ai_outputParser": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent1",
"type": "ai_outputParser",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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About this workflow
This workflow is a powerful, self-sustaining end-to-end content automation pipeline designed to feed your YouTube Shorts channel with consistent, high-quality, and highly engaging videos focused on "What if history..." scenarios.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/9598/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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