Generate UGC video ads from product images with Kie.ai Sora 2 + Tavily Research

🧠 What It Does

This n8n workflow automatically generates 10-second UGC-style portrait video ads for any product — entirely powered by AI. Simply provide your Product Name, Prompt or Idea, and Image Link in Google Sheets, and the system will research your product, craft a modern video prompt, and generate a professional short ad using Kie.ai Sora 2. It combines Tavily search, OpenAI prompt engineering, and Kie.ai image to video generation to create fresh, authentic, and trending video ads that look like real influencer content or cinematic brand clips — perfect for social media campaigns.

💡 Why This Workflow?

Creating quality short-form ads usually takes a video editor, copywriter, and creative researcher. This workflow automates all of that. It:

• Researches your product’s category and trends using Tavily Search API
• Generates optimized video prompts using AI Agent
• Automatically creates realistic 10-second videos via Kie.ai Sora 2
• Updates your CRM (Google Sheets) with the finished video link
• Handles retries, errors, and success tracking automatically

Ideal for UGC marketers, product owners, and AI automation freelancers who want to scale ad content creation.

👤 Who It’s For

• E-commerce brands wanting fast ad content for new or existing products
• Freelancers and agencies creating short-form AI ad videos for clients
• Automation enthusiasts building no-code AI video generation systems
• Marketing teams testing multiple product angles and styles efficiently

⚙️ How It Works

1. Manual Trigger Run the workflow manually to start video generation for one product entry at a time.
2. 📄 Google Sheets Integration The workflow reads product info (Name, Prompt, Image Link, Processed Status) and fetches one unprocessed row.
3. 🤖 AI Prompt Engineering (via OpenAI) The AI Agent uses a custom system message to act as a video prompt engineer, designing rich cinematic or UGC-style prompts for Sora 2.
   • It researches trends and related product insights through Tavily
   • Describes detailed scene, tone, lighting, camera motion, and emotion
   • Adapts to either cinematic or handheld influencer style automatically
4. 🎬 Sora 2 Video Generation (Kie.ai API) The refined video prompt and product image are sent to Kie.ai Sora 2 to create a 10-second portrait video.
5. ⏳ Progress Monitoring A Wait node (15 s) plus a Switch node checks the generation status:
   • ✅ Success → Save video link
   • ⚠️ 500 Error → Log error message
   • 🔁 Pending → Loop back to wait and recheck
6. 🗂️ Save to Google Sheets Once successful, the workflow updates your CRM sheet with:
   • Video Link (no watermark)
   • Processed = “Yes”

🛠 How to Set It Up

1. Open n8n (Cloud or Self-Hosted).
2. Import the workflow file: Sora 2 Video Generator.json.
3. Create and connect these credentials:
   • 🧾 Google Sheets OAuth 2.0
   • 🔍 Tavily Search API (Header Auth)
   • 🤖 OpenAI API Key
   • 🎥 Kie.ai Sora 2 API (Header Auth)
4. Update the Google Sheets link inside the nodes to your own sheet.
5. Ensure the sheet columns include: ID | Product Name | Prompt | Image Link | Video Link | Processed
6. Click Execute Workflow to begin generating your first ad video.

⚡ Example Use Case

You’re launching a new skincare product. Add its name, image, and a short description to your Google Sheet — and this workflow will automatically research the market, generate a trending 10-second UGC ad prompt, and produce a ready-to-share Sora 2 video link — all hands-free.