Bastian Diaz This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #9654 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Form Trigger → Google Drive recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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{
"id": "Mk7Qzi3TM7iLveSn",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Carousel Template",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "2c977dd4-39c0-446a-847e-66b9a5345fb1",
"name": "Create folder",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
768,
0
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $json['title-1'] }}",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {
"simplifyOutput": false
},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "1hYztVnv9GthpxTFGBwc-oQTs_M9DhhE7",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hYztVnv9GthpxTFGBwc-oQTs_M9DhhE7",
"cachedResultName": "RRSS"
},
"resource": "folder"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "8b2d5d2f-4600-44c1-bc4b-31b5c2f15993",
"name": "Form",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger",
"position": [
0,
0
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"formTitle": "Templated Form",
"formFields": {
"values": [
{
"fieldType": "textarea",
"fieldLabel": "Prompt",
"requiredField": true
}
]
},
"authentication": "basicAuth"
},
"credentials": {
"httpBasicAuth": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 2.3
},
{
"id": "385ca355-299a-40b5-920f-c97f4a8a1df0",
"name": "Generate Content",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
"position": [
208,
0
],
"parameters": {
"modelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gpt-4.1",
"cachedResultName": "GPT-4.1"
},
"options": {},
"messages": {
"values": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are an expert [ROLE], specialized in [TOPIC/AREA/INDUSTRY]. \nYour role is to generate highly reliable, accessible, and engaging content for Instagram carousel posts. \n\n### Objectives:\n- Provide accurate, evidence-based educational information about the industry.\n- Break down complex concepts into simple, digestible explanations.\n- Empower and support the audience with clear takeaways.\n\n### Audience:\n[DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE]\n\n### Style & Tone:\n- Clear, concise, empathetic, and encouraging.\n- Use friendly, inclusive language.\n- Avoid jargon; when using a technical terms, briefly define it in simple words.\n- Prioritize positive framing and practical advice (do\u2019s instead of don\u2019ts).\n\n### Structure for Instagram Carousel:\n- Slide 1: **Hook/Title** \u2192 Short, impactful, eye-catching statement or question. Subtitle for this one must be 1 liner.\n- Slide 2\u20135: **Educational content** \u2192 Each slide focuses on ONE key idea. Use bullet points, emojis, or simple metaphors for clarity.\n- Slide 6: **Practical takeaway** \u2192 A summary, tip, or call to action (e.g., \u201cShare this with someone who needs it\u201d).\n\n### Content rules:\n- Always factually correct, aligned with reputable organizations.\n- Use short paragraphs (max 3 lines per slide).\n- End each carousel with a motivational or supportive closing message.\n\n### Additional instruction:\n- In the response, include the key \"visual_suggestion\", with one set of keywords that summarizes the carousel. Optimize the response for keyword search, since it's going to be used on Pixabay API.\n- In the response, include the key \"topic\". Each carousel must match one of this topics:\n - [LIST OF 5 TOPICS OR CATEGORIES]\n- In the response, include the key \"description\". This field should contain an optimized description for social media posts, with hashtags included.\n\n### Output format:\nRespond with a JSON object with this format:\n\n```\n{\n \"response\": {\n \"visual_suggestion\": <VISUAL_SUGGESTION>,\n \"topic\": <TOPIC>,\n \"description\": <DESCRIPTION>\n \"title-1\": <TITLE-1>,\n \"subtitle-1\": <SUBTITLE-1>,\n \"title-2\": <TITLE-2>,\n \"subtitle-2\": <SUBTITLE-2>,\n ...\n }\n}\n```\n"
},
{
"content": "={{ $json.Prompt }}"
}
]
}
},
"credentials": {
"openAiApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.8
},
{
"id": "f5f97dfc-0b86-4928-abc1-06773b3ca033",
"name": "Format content",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
560,
0
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const json = JSON.parse($input.first().json.message.content).response;\nreturn json;"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "3c412606-72f9-46b5-bdfb-a5f2275f4db8",
"name": "Get cover image",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
976,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://pixabay.com/api/",
"options": {},
"sendQuery": true,
"queryParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"value": "10350858-ddea6aa3e58f17b75a8d6c29d"
},
{
"name": "q",
"value": "={{ $('Format content').item.json.visual_suggestion }}"
},
{
"name": "image_type",
"value": "photo"
},
{
"name": "orientation",
"value": "horizontal"
},
{
"name": "per_page",
"value": "3"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "e82e9d3b-46cf-4211-9116-6157783f3624",
"name": "Get first result",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
1184,
0
],
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "const first = $input.first().json.hits[0];\nreturn first;"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "eaf33708-4828-4da5-9012-7f8166aac8af",
"name": "Create Renders",
"type": "n8n-nodes-templated.templated",
"position": [
1392,
0
],
"parameters": {
"format": "png",
"layers": {
"layer": [
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['title-1'] }}",
"layerName": "=title-1"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['subtitle-1'] }}",
"layerName": "=subtitle-1"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['title-2'] }}",
"layerName": "title-2"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['subtitle-2'] }}",
"layerName": "subtitle-2"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['title-3'] }}",
"layerName": "title-3"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['subtitle-3'] }}",
"layerName": "subtitle-3"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['title-4'] }}",
"layerName": "title-4"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['subtitle-4'] }}",
"layerName": "subtitle-4"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['title-5'] }}",
"layerName": "title-5"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['subtitle-5'] }}",
"layerName": "subtitle-5"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['title-6'] }}",
"layerName": "title-6"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['subtitle-6'] }}",
"layerName": "subtitle-6"
},
{
"text": "={{ $('Format content').item.json['topic'] }}",
"layerName": "topic"
},
{
"text": "=",
"image_url": "={{ $json.largeImageURL }}",
"layerName": "img-1"
}
]
},
"template": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "58756536-fd45-4e15-82aa-9189f0e042e9",
"cachedResultName": "Carousel"
},
"requestOptions": {}
},
"credentials": {
"templatedApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "bd135694-6bc2-4680-ad14-6549f6ff5479",
"name": "Download renders",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
1600,
0
],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "ccadfa31-4092-40d6-b78b-87fc21430f59",
"name": "Upload renders to Google Drive",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive",
"position": [
1808,
0
],
"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $json.page }}.png",
"driveId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
"options": {},
"folderId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "={{ $('Create folder').item.json.id }}"
},
"inputDataFieldName": "=data"
},
"credentials": {
"googleDriveOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 3
},
{
"id": "436d9625-1780-4305-8c1d-9ff4192c52aa",
"name": "Save in DB",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
"position": [
2016,
0
],
"parameters": {
"columns": {
"value": {
"Title": "={{ $('Create folder').item.json.name }}",
"Topic": "={{ $('Format content').item.json.topic }}",
"Status": "Created",
"Created At": "={{ new Date($json.createdTime).toLocaleString() }}",
"Folder URL": "={{ $('Create folder').item.json.webViewLink }}",
"Description": "={{ $('Format content').item.json.description }}"
},
"schema": [
{
"id": "Created At",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Created At",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Title",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Title",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Topic",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Topic",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Folder URL",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Folder URL",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Description",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Description",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Publish On",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Publish On",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Status",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Status",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
}
],
"mappingMode": "defineBelow",
"matchingColumns": [],
"attemptToConvertTypes": false,
"convertFieldsToString": false
},
"options": {},
"operation": "append",
"sheetName": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "gid=0",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/YOUR_AWS_SECRET_KEY_HERE-dQeSJOhORDgoze7Z68/edit#gid=0",
"cachedResultName": "Hoja 1"
},
"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "19YOuaADOGwR1WFzo3exxUp0h-dQeSJOhORDgoze7Z68",
"cachedResultUrl": "https://docs.google.com/YOUR_AWS_SECRET_KEY_HERE-dQeSJOhORDgoze7Z68/edit?usp=drivesdk",
"cachedResultName": "DB"
}
},
"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": true,
"typeVersion": 4.7
},
{
"id": "6c0f9f50-4576-445b-9bd9-9776ec455261",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-560,
-112
],
"parameters": {
"width": 336,
"height": 368,
"content": "## Generate and save Carousels for social media\n\nUsing:\n- Form\n- OpenAI\n- Pixabay\n- Templated.io\n- Google Drive\n- Google Sheets"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "a3b16e07-7a3f-479e-bb72-06878a6871e4",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
-96,
-192
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Form Node\nThe Form node collects a single \u201cPrompt\u201d (with basic auth) to kick off a new carousel request."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "ca6a020f-ca7c-4272-b6d6-f032be45b67f",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
208,
192
],
"parameters": {
"height": 176,
"content": "## OpenAI\n(OpenAI GPT-4.1) uses your system prompt + the form\u2019s Prompt to produce JSON with titles/subtitles, topic, description, and visual_suggestion."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "f3c4ed17-db3e-48f8-bc57-871bae8c272f",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
480,
-224
],
"parameters": {
"height": 176,
"content": "## Format Content\nFormat content parses the OpenAI raw message JSON and returns a clean object under the expected keys (e.g., title-1, subtitle-1, topic, visual_suggestion, description)."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "7bc4072c-4463-44bb-98ca-cacd84f3f7e6",
"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
688,
208
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Create Folder\nCreate folder (Google Drive) creates a subfolder inside RRSS named with title-1 to store this carousel\u2019s assets."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "59daa80a-62a7-4239-8259-b0a1addbd565",
"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1120,
208
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Get first result\nGet first result extracts the first Pixabay hit and exposes its fields (e.g., largeImageURL) for downstream use."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "08ccabf0-d1cf-49d5-8a1c-997e23bf0180",
"name": "Sticky Note6",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
912,
-224
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Get Cover Image\nGet cover image (HTTP Request \u2192 Pixabay) searches for a photo using the parsed visual_suggestion as the keyword query."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "1e111dbc-1673-4fa6-a145-2970c964dbc3",
"name": "Sticky Note7",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1312,
-224
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Create Renders\nCreate Renders (Templated.io) renders the design by injecting all slide titles/subtitles/topic and sets the image layer (img-1) to the Pixabay largeImageURL."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "639c4818-2334-489b-9a23-cb7c550f9619",
"name": "Sticky Note8",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1552,
208
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Download Renders\nDownload renders (HTTP Request) downloads the rendered image(s) from the URL returned by Templated.io."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "d0c6d4c8-ff53-49ed-8b19-2bd018931030",
"name": "Sticky Note9",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1728,
-240
],
"parameters": {
"height": 192,
"content": "## Upload renders to GD\nUpload renders to Google Drive uploads the downloaded binary file to the newly created Drive folder with the name {{page}}.png."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "de7f3716-81df-4c97-89f8-ad79204847c1",
"name": "Sticky Note10",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
1968,
208
],
"parameters": {
"content": "## Save in DB\nSave in DB (Google Sheets) appends a new row logging timestamp, title, topic, Drive folder link, description, and a default Status = Created."
},
"typeVersion": 1
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
"errorWorkflow": "QvIe2o5DZs8B2a91",
"availableInMCP": false,
"executionOrder": "v1",
"timeSavedPerExecution": 180
},
"versionId": "9fba35ee-3cdb-4392-9e59-b9bf58d3926e",
"connections": {
"Form": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Generate Content",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create folder": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get cover image",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Renders": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download renders",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Format content": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create folder",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get cover image": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Get first result",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download renders": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Upload renders to Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Generate Content": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Format content",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Get first result": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Renders",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Upload renders to Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Save in DB",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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googleDriveOAuth2ApigoogleSheetsOAuth2ApihttpBasicAuthopenAiApitemplatedApi
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About this workflow
Automatically generates, designs, stores, and logs complete Instagram carousel posts. It transforms a simple text prompt into a full post with copy, visuals, rendered images, Google Drive storage, and a record in Google Sheets.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/9654/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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