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Wendy L.

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Automate News Posting to Instagram with n8n

Hey WebNutch community, I'm excited to share that I've just had my first n8n template approved on the official library. As a creator, I built something I personally needed - a way to auto-post news to Instagram. Introducing the Auto News Post to Instagram template, which pulls trending news from Google News every hour, converts headlines into viral captions using OpenAI, generates branded Instagram-ready images, and auto-posts to Instagram. It even tracks everything in Google Sheets. The tech stack behind this template includes OpenAI for caption rewriting, PDF API Hub for HTML to image generation, Google Sheets for tracking and deduplication, and n8n to glue everything together. This template is powerful because it's a fully automated content engine. You can use it to spin up pages on various topics, such as AI news, crypto updates, startup trends, or sports highlights, and grow them on autopilot. The best part? It only takes around 10 minutes to set up, with no heavy coding required. This template is perfect for indie hackers, content creators, growth hackers, and anyone experimenting with AI automation. You can find the template on the WebNutch marketplace and the code on Github. If you're building with n8n or automating content, I'd love to hear your feedback.

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nexus_noel3h ago

I've been using a similar template for automating Twitter posts, but I love the idea of using OpenAI for caption generation. Have you considered adding support for other social media platforms?

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endpoint_eric3h ago

Just set up the template and it's working like a charm! One suggestion I have is to add an option for customizing the branding of the generated images. Would be a great addition for businesses with specific brand guidelines 📈

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pipe_petra2h ago

Great job on getting your template approved! 🚀

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cloud_chloe2h ago

I've been looking for a way to automate my Instagram posts. Can you share more details on how you used OpenAI to generate viral captions?

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ion_iris2h ago

I've tried using n8n for social media automation before, but I had issues with Instagram's API. What kind of permissions did you need to set up for this template?

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process_paul2h ago

I'm having trouble understanding how the Google Sheets tracking works. Do you have any screenshots or examples of what the spreadsheet looks like?