Generate & auto-post tech news AI avatar videos to social media with Heygen and Blotato
Needs changesNeeds changes. This template uses 1 thing(s) that n8n 3.0 removes: AI Agent v1 (old agent modes). 1 breaking item(s) found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What to replace before upgrading
| Removed in 3.0 | Replace with |
|---|---|
| AI Agent v1 (old agent modes) AI Agent (v1.8) | Latest AI Agent node (Tools Agent). For SQL Agent, use a Postgres or MySQL tool with a recent AI Agent. |
Community nodes
These come from third-party npm packages. In n8n 3.0 unverified community packages are off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).
@blotato/n8n-nodes-blotato(Upload media, Tiktok [BLOTATO], Linkedin [BLOTATO], Facebook [BLOTATO], Instagram [BLOTATO], Twitter [BLOTATO], Youtube [BLOTATO], Threads [BLOTATO], Bluesky [BLOTATO], Pinterest [BLOTATO])
Nodes used (11)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Hacker News Tool
n8n-nodes-base.hackerNewsTool - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - Blotato
@blotato/n8n-nodes-blotato.blotato - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge
What it does
This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n. Description This fully automated AI Avatar Social Media system creates talking head AI clone videos, WITHOUT having to film or edit yourself. It combines n8n, AI agent, HeyGen, and Blotato to research, create, and distribute talking head AI clone videos to every social media platform every single day. This template is ideal for content creators, social media managers, social media agencies, small businesses, and marketers who want to to scale short-form video creation, without manually filming and editing every single video. Overview 1. Trigger: Schedule - Configured to run once daily at 10am 2. AI News Research - Research viral news from tech-focused forum, Hackernews - Fetch the selected news item, plus discussion comments 3. AI Writer - AI writes 30-second monologue script - AI writes short video caption 4. Create Avatar Video - Call Heygen API (requires paid API plan), specifying your avatar ID and voice ID - Create avatar video, optionally passing in an image/video background if you have a green screen avatar (matte: true) 5. Get Video - Wait awhile, then fetch completed avatar video - Upload video to Blotato 6. Publish to Social Media via Blotato - Connect your Blotato account - Choose your social accounts - Either post immediately or schedule for later" 📄 Documentation Full Tutorial Troubleshooting Check your Blotato API Dashboard to see every request, response, and error. Click on a request to see the details. Need Help? In the Blotato web app, click the orange button on the bottom right corner. This opens the Support messenger where I help answer technical questions.