Create AI news avatar videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen

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1. Workflow Overview

What this workflow does This workflow automatically generates avatar style videos from the latest AI related news using Dumpling AI and HeyGen. It runs every hour, scrapes trending articles, tur...

Best for

Content Creation automation workflows
Multimodal AI automation workflows
advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.splitout, n8n-nodes-base.limit, n8n-nodes-base.aggregate, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai, n8n-nodes-base.wait

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Yang.

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1.1 Workflow description

Title: Create AI news avatar videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen
Workflow name: Create AI news avatar videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen

🧾 What this workflow does

This workflow automatically generates avatar-style videos from the latest AI-related news using Dumpling AI and HeyGen. It runs every hour, scrapes trending articles, turns them into 30–60 second spoken scripts with GPT-4o, and produces short avatar videos with HeyGen. Finally, it logs the final video URL in a Google Sheet.

👤 Who is this for

Newsletters and creators who want to automate AI trend updates
Content marketers generating short-form video content
Product teams experimenting with AI-generated summaries
Automation enthusiasts combining LLMs + video + trending data

⚙️ How to set up

🔐 Requirements

Dumpling AI API Key stored securely as HTTP Header credential
HeyGen API Key added as an HTTP Header credential
OpenAI API Key for GPT-4o (can use GPT-4o-mini if preferred)
Google Sheets account with one column: Video link

🛠 Step-by-step setup

Google Sheet Setup
- Create a Google Sheet with a single column named: Video link
Update Credentials
- Use n8n’s credential manager to add tokens for:
  - Dumpling AI
  - HeyGen
  - OpenAI
  - Google Sheets
Optional Customizations
- In the "Dumpling AI: Search AI News" node, you can change "query": "AI Agent"
  to other trending keywords (e.g., "Generative AI", "Autonomous Agents", etc.)
- Update the avatar_id and voice_id in the HeyGen request to match your preferred look/sound

🧠 How it works

The Schedule Trigger runs hourly.
Dumpling AI searches for fresh news related to "AI Agent."
The top 4 news links are scraped for full content.
Articles are merged and fed into GPT-4o via a LangChain Agent to produce a casual, conversational video script.
HeyGen creates a video using the script, avatar, and voice.
The workflow waits until the video rendering is complete.
Once done, the final video link is logged into Google Sheets.

🧪 Customization Ideas

Change the interval (e.g., every 6 hours, daily)
Swap avatar/voice in HeyGen to fit your brand
Expand to post the video directly to social media
Add image background or B-roll overlays using Creatomate

This is a fast, automated pipeline to create explainer-style AI news updates using real-time data and generative video tools.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Schedule Trigger

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 2 - Dumpling AI: Search AI News

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.2

Block 3 - Split: Individual News Items

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices: Version 1

Block 4 - Limit: Top 4 News Results

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.limit - limit
Config choices: Version 1

Block 5 - Dumpling AI: Scrape Article Content

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.2

Block 6 - Combine: Merge Scraped News Content

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - aggregate
Config choices: Version 1

Block 7 - GPT-4o Agent: Write Video Script

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices: Version 1.9

Block 8 - GPT-4o Model

Type / Role: @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
Config choices: Version 1.2

Block 9 - HeyGen: Generate Avatar Video

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.2

Block 10 - Wait: For HeyGen to Process

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.wait - wait
Config choices: Version 1.1

Block 11 - HeyGen: Check Video Status

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices: Version 4.2

Block 12 - IF: Video Completed?

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices: Version 2.2

Block 13 - Wait: Retry if Not Complete

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.wait - wait
Config choices: Version 1.1

Block 14 - Google Sheets: Log Video URL

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices: Version 4.6

Block 15 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role: n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices: Version 1

3. Summary Table

Workflow	Create AI news avatar videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen
Complexity	advanced
Nodes	15
Categories	Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author	Yang
Published	08 Jul 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/5796/5796.json as the source template for this automation.
2. Import the template into n8n

Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.
3. Configure credentials and variables

Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.
4. Test with sample data

Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.
5. Activate and monitor

Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Create AI news avatar videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen do?

What this workflow does This workflow automatically generates avatar style videos from the latest AI related news using Dumpling AI and HeyGen. It runs every hour, scrapes trending articles, tur...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Content Creation, Multimodal AI use case.

Yang

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n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger n8n-nodes-base.httprequest n8n-nodes-base.splitout n8n-nodes-base.limit n8n-nodes-base.aggregate @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai n8n-nodes-base.wait

Complexity

advanced

Published 08 Jul 2025

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Create AI news avatar videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen

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Important notice

1. Workflow Overview

Best for

Tools used

Source and attribution

1.1 Workflow description

🧾 What this workflow does

👤 Who is this for

⚙️ How to set up

🔐 Requirements

🛠 Step-by-step setup

🧠 How it works

🧪 Customization Ideas

1.2 Logical Blocks

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Schedule Trigger

Block 2 - Dumpling AI: Search AI News

Block 3 - Split: Individual News Items

Block 4 - Limit: Top 4 News Results

Block 5 - Dumpling AI: Scrape Article Content

Block 6 - Combine: Merge Scraped News Content

Block 7 - GPT-4o Agent: Write Video Script

Block 8 - GPT-4o Model

Block 9 - HeyGen: Generate Avatar Video

Block 10 - Wait: For HeyGen to Process

Block 11 - HeyGen: Check Video Status

Block 12 - IF: Video Completed?

Block 13 - Wait: Retry if Not Complete

Block 14 - Google Sheets: Log Video URL

Block 15 - Sticky Note2

3. Summary Table

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

1. Download the workflow JSON

2. Import the template into n8n

3. Configure credentials and variables

4. Test with sample data

5. Activate and monitor

5. General Notes & Resources

Frequently asked questions