Generate Instagram posts with AI quotes & images using GPT & Gemini
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Nodes used (9)
- Send Email
n8n-nodes-base.emailSend - Read/Write Files from Disk
n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile - Extract from File
n8n-nodes-base.extractFromFile - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile - Google Gemini
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.googleGemini - Basic LLM Chain
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.chainLlm - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger
What it does
📸 Instagram Post Automation Workflow ℹ️ What is this workflow This workflow automatically produces daily Instagram posts based on a user-provided prompt and sends them to your email inbox. Social media creators can use it to generate content periodically and save time. The email includes: - Picture - Title - Caption - Relevant hashtags You can simply copy and paste the content from the email into Instagram, or go further by connecting it to the Facebook API for full automation. 💼 Business Cases - Generating social media posts primarily for Instagram. - Integrating with other workflows (trend research, market studies, news feeds) to produce images, statistics, text, or data comparisons for social media. 💰 Business Value If you produce daily posts and each Instagram post takes around 1 hour to find a quote, create an image, caption, and hashtags, this workflow does it in less than 1 minute. This saves you: Weekly: 7 hours (1 hour × 7 days) Monthly: 30 hours (1 hour × 30 days) Yearly: 360 hours (12 months × 30 hours) At a cost of $20/hour, this workflow saves: $7,200 annually (360 hours × $20). In total, you're saving 360 hours + $7,200 per year, allowing you to focus on other valuable activities. ⚙️ How Does It Work 1. The workflow runs periodically according to your schedule settings. 2. Generates a new quote, avoiding duplicates of previously created ones. 3. Creates an image. 4. Sends all content by email. 🔗 Integrated Services - Local file storage on the hosted platform - OpenAI GPT model (customizable to any AI model you prefer) - Gemini model for image generation (replaceable with your preferred tool) - Email sending via SMTP 🛠 How to Set Up 1. Install the workflow template. 2. Configure AI models and set up SMTP credentials. 3. Create a file on your local installation (/home/node/instagramposts.txt). 4. Set up the scheduler. 5. Test and enjoy.