Generate Viral Social Media Carousels with Xai Grok for Instagram, Tiktok,…

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        "content": "## \ud83e\udde0 2. AI Agent: Prompt Refinement and Content Draft\nThe internal AI Agent dynamically refines the user's input prompt and uses the Large Language Model (LLM) to generate the structured content (titles and descriptions) needed for each carousel slide."
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        "content": "## \ud83c\udfa8 3. Image Generation Engine\nThis final section processes the parsed content, downloads the necessary background templates, generates the required images using the external Image API, and uploads the completed carousel slides to your storage service."
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        "content": "## \ud83d\ude80 1. Start Execution\nThis node handles the initial workflow trigger and defines all key parameters, including the content topic, target audience, and desired output style.\n"
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        "height": 496,
        "content": "# Automated \"Viral Style\" Carousel Generator for Instagram, Tiktok, Linkedin or X\nThis workflow automatically generates high-engagement carousels for platforms like Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, or X. It utilizes an AI Agent to create punchy, concise content and the **Edit Image** node to render the text directly onto your background templates.\n\n**How It Works (4 Steps):**\n1.  **Input:** Receives a theme and a Call-to-Action (CTA) via Webhook or manual trigger.\n2.  **AI Agent:** The AI Agent, acting as \"The Carousel Cynic,\" generates 7 slides of structured text in JSON format for maximum impact.\n3.  **Processing:** The workflow downloads the base background template (Google Drive) and splits the AI content into individual items.\n4.  **Image Generation:** The **Edit Image** node overlays the title and description onto the template using coordinates. The finished images are numbered (1.png, 2.png, etc.) and uploaded back to Google Drive, ready for posting.\n\n**Quick Setup:**\nYou must configure credentials for **xAI (Grok)** or your preferred LLM, and **Google Drive**. Adjust the Drive Download and Upload nodes with your background template's `fileId` and the destination folder.\n\n*You can customize the font, color, and position of the text in the **Params** node and adjust the AI Agent's **System Prompt** to match your specific brand voice.*\n\n### Bonus: Editable Canva Background Image Style\nhttps://www.canva.com/design/DAG5Lh40qks/I-PL6LLfIqZBYXOrZUjYGA/edit?utm_content=DAG5Lh40qks&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton"
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}

Credentials you'll need

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• googleDriveOAuth2Api
• xAiApi

About this workflow

Automate your social media content creation with this powerful n8n workflow! Generate engaging, viral-style carousels for Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, or X (Twitter) in minutes. This template leverages AI (xAI Grok) to craft compelling, high-retention text and uses n8n's Edit…

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