This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #13151 — we link there as the canonical source.
This workflow follows the Agent → Googlegemini recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
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"id": "29b8e15b-23c3-4fe0-bfb7-ad95c164f1d4",
"name": "Schedule Daily Posts",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
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"parameters": {
"rule": {
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"parameters": {
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"assignments": {
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{
"id": "id-1",
"name": "newsQuery",
"type": "string",
"value": "latest trending technology news"
},
{
"id": "id-2",
"name": "contentType",
"type": "string",
"value": "Instagram Image Post"
},
{
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"name": "targetAudience",
"type": "string",
"value": "tech enthusiasts and general audience"
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"name": "AI Agent - News Research & Prompt Generation",
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"parameters": {
"text": "=Search for news about: {{ $('Workflow Configuration').item.json.newsQuery }}\n\nCreate image content and caption for this news story.",
"options": {
"systemMessage": "You are an expert content creator for Instagram. Your task is to:\n1. Use the SerpAPI tool to search for the latest trending news based on the query provided\n2. Analyze the top news stories and select the most engaging one\n3. Generate a compelling image prompt for DALL-E that will create an eye-catching Instagram image post about this news\n4. Generate an engaging Instagram caption with relevant hashtags\n\nReturn your response in this exact JSON format:\n{\n \"imagePrompt\": \"detailed image generation prompt here\",\n \"caption\": \"Instagram caption with hashtags here\",\n \"newsSource\": \"source of the news\"\n}"
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"name": "Google Gemini Chat Model",
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"name": "Post to Instagram",
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"parameters": {
"node": "me",
"caption": "={{ $('AI Agent - News Research & Prompt Generation').item.json.output.caption }}",
"imageUrl": "={{ $json.url }}",
"resource": "image",
"additionalFields": {}
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"typeVersion": 1
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"id": "f66a1bfe-8cf5-4531-8553-6d3679c47c0c",
"name": "Generate an image",
"type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini",
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"parameters": {
"prompt": "={{ $('AI Agent - News Research & Prompt Generation').item.json.output.imagePrompt }}",
"modelId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "list",
"value": "imagen-3.0-generate-001"
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"options": {},
"resource": "image"
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"typeVersion": 1.1
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{
"id": "2fa4d079-e5c2-4f94-8e0d-4d748d1a0e1e",
"name": "Upload file to tmpfiles",
"type": "n8n-nodes-tmpfiles.tmpfiles",
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"parameters": {
"autoFix": true,
"schemaType": "manual",
"inputSchema": "{\n\t\"type\": \"object\",\n\t\"properties\": {\n\t\t\"imagePrompt\": {\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"string\",\n\t\t\t\"description\": \"Detailed image generation prompt for DALL-E\"\n\t\t},\n\t\t\"caption\": {\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"string\",\n\t\t\t\"description\": \"Instagram caption with hashtags\"\n\t\t},\n\t\t\"newsSource\": {\n\t\t\t\"type\": \"string\",\n\t\t\t\"description\": \"Source of the news\"\n\t\t}\n\t},\n\t\"required\": [\"imagePrompt\", \"caption\", \"newsSource\"]\n}"
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{
"id": "01e6d79c-1940-4527-b6dd-f7973918cfee",
"name": "\ud83d\udcd6 Setup Guide",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"width": 420,
"height": 612,
"content": "## How it works\n\n1\ufe0f\u20e3 **Schedule Trigger** - Runs daily at 9 AM\n2\ufe0f\u20e3 **Configuration** - Sets news query and content preferences\n3\ufe0f\u20e3 **AI Agent** - Searches news via SerpAPI and generates content\n4\ufe0f\u20e3 **Image Generation** - Creates visual using Google Gemini\n5\ufe0f\u20e3 **Upload & Post** - Uploads image and publishes to Instagram\n\n## Setup steps\n\n**Required Credentials:**\n\u2022 Google Gemini API (AI Agent & Image Generation)\n\u2022 SerpAPI (News search)\n\u2022 Instagram API (Publishing)\n\n**Configuration:**\nEdit \"Workflow Configuration\" node to customize news topics, content type, and target audience.\n\n**Testing:**\n1. Add all credentials\n2. Run manually to verify\n3. Enable schedule trigger when ready"
},
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{
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"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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192,
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"height": 224,
"content": "## Schedule/Timer"
},
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"id": "bf9fd1c0-f651-4aee-9c71-fc01b4cf12c5",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"height": 288,
"content": "## Search Query & Target Audience"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
736,
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"parameters": {
"width": 624,
"height": 736,
"content": "# Scrape news and generate a prompt"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
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"id": "d53ece1a-7bd2-4a64-9891-147dc22e7f72",
"name": "Sticky Note3",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 272,
"height": 240,
"content": "## Generate post image"
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"name": "Sticky Note4",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 272,
"height": 240,
"content": "## Get a temporary URL"
},
"typeVersion": 1
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"name": "Sticky Note5",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 272,
"height": 240,
"content": "## Final step - Publish"
},
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}
],
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"Post to Instagram": {
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"Schedule Daily Posts": {
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About this workflow
The workflow runs on a daily schedule at a defined time. It sets the news topic, content type, and target audience. An AI Agent searches for the latest trending news using SerpAPI. The AI selects the most engaging story and generates: An image generation prompt An Instagram…
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