Generate news videos from RSS feeds with HeyGen avatar

Overview

This n8n workflow automates the generation of short news videos using the HeyGen video API and RSS feeds from a Bangla news source, Prothom Alo. It is ideal for content creators, media publishers, or developers who want to create daily video summaries from text-based news feeds using AI avatars.

The workflow reads the latest news summaries from an RSS feed and sends each item to the HeyGen API to create a video with a realistic avatar and voice narration. The resulting video is suitable for publishing on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok.

Requirements

• A HeyGen account with access to the API.
• HeyGen API key (kept securely in your environment).
• n8n (self-hosted or cloud instance).
• Basic understanding of using HTTP request nodes in n8n.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone this Workflow into your n8n instance.
2. Replace the placeholder value in the X-Api-Key header with your HeyGen API key.
3. Confirm the RSS feed URL is correct and live: https://prod-qt-images.s3.amazonaws.com/production/prothomalo-bangla/feed.xml
4. The HTTP Request body references {{$json.summary}} from each RSS item. Make sure this field exists.
5. Run the workflow manually or configure a CRON trigger if you want to automate it.

Customization

• Avatar ID and Voice ID can be changed in the HTTP Request body. Use your HeyGen dashboard to get available IDs.
• Change the video dimensions (1280x720) to suit your platform’s requirements.
• You can replace the RSS feed with any other news source that supports XML format.
• Add nodes to upload the video to YouTube, Dropbox, etc., after generation.

What It Does

• Triggers manually.
• Reads an RSS feed.
• Extracts summary from each news item.
• Sends a request to HeyGen to generate a video.
• Returns the video generation response.