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News collection & multi-platform publishing with GPT, DALL-E, & social media API

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Important notice

This workflow is provided as-is. Please review and test before using in production.

1. Workflow Overview

Who it's for This n8n workflow automatically generates AI powered content about local news and publishes it across multiple social media platforms. The workflow runs on a schedule, fetches the late...

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.wait, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.editimage, n8n-nodes-base.wordpress, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.facebookgraphapi, n8n-nodes-base.telegram

Source and attribution

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

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
News collection & multi-platform publishing with GPT, DALL-E, & social media API
Workflow name
News collection & multi-platform publishing with GPT, DALL-E, & social media API

Who it's for

This n8n workflow automatically generates AI-powered content about local news and publishes it across multiple social media platforms. The workflow runs on a schedule, fetches the latest news about a specific topic, creates relevant images with watermarks, and posts the content to various platforms including WordPress, Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn, and Discord.

Features

  • Scheduled Content Generation: Triggers every 4 hours to create fresh content
  • AI-Powered News Collection: Uses LangChain agent with OpenAI and SerpAPI to find the latest news about a specific topic (Sirajganj district)
  • Image Generation: Creates AI images based on the news content using OpenAI's image generation capabilities
  • Watermarking: Automatically adds branded watermarks to all generated images
  • Multi-Platform Publishing: Posts content and images to:
    • WordPress (with featured images)
    • Facebook
    • Telegram
    • LinkedIn (both profile and company pages)
    • Discord
  • Notification System: Sends confirmation messages via WhatsApp (Rapiwa), Telegram, and Gmail after successful posting
  • Content Validation: Checks if news was found before proceeding with image generation and posting

Requirements

  • OpenAI API credentials for content generation and image creation
  • SerpAPI credentials for news search
  • WordPress API credentials for posting articles and media
  • Facebook Graph API credentials for page posting
  • Telegram Bot API credentials for channel posting
  • LinkedIn OAuth2 API credentials for profile and company page posting
  • Discord Bot API credentials for channel posting
  • Rapiwa API credentials for WhatsApp notifications
  • Gmail OAuth2 credentials for email notifications

Configure Credentials

  • OpenAI API: Set up credentials with access to GPT-4 and DALL-E models
  • WordPress API: Configure access to your WordPress site
  • Social Media APIs: Set up credentials for Facebook, Telegram, LinkedIn, and Discord
  • Notification Services: Configure Rapiwa for WhatsApp and Gmail for email

Important Notes

  • Topic Configuration: The workflow is currently set to fetch news about "Sirajganj district", but this can be modified in the "Add tropic" node
  • Image Watermarking: All images are watermarked with "Sirajganj APP" and Playstore information
  • Content Validation: The workflow includes a check to ensure news content exists before proceeding with image generation
  • Platform-Specific Formatting: Each platform receives appropriately formatted content and image dimensions
  • Notification System: After successful posting to all platforms, confirmation messages are sent via multiple channels

Support & Help

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

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

Block 2 - Wait

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

Block 3 - If

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

Block 4 - Add Watermark

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

Block 5 - Create WordPress Post

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

Block 6 - Edit Image

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

Block 7 - upload media to wp

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

Block 8 - upload image to meta data

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

Block 9 - set featured image

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

Block 10 - Facebook Image post

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

Block 11 - Telegram Image post

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

Block 12 - Create profile image post

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

Block 13 - Create page image post

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

Block 14 - HTTP Request1

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

Block 15 - Do nothing

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

Block 16 - Rapiwa

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-rapiwa.rapiwa - rapiwa
Config choices
Version 1

Block 17 - Send a text message

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

Block 18 - Send a message

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - gmail
Config choices
Version 2.1

Block 19 - Sticky Note

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

Block 20 - Post on Discord Channel

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.discord - discord
Config choices
Version 2

Block 21 - Specific Content Creation

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 22 - Generate Prompt

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 23 - OpenAI Chat Model

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

Block 24 - Generate an image1

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - openAi
Config choices
Version 1.8

Showing the first 24 of 33 workflow blocks. Download the JSON for the full node graph.

3. Summary Table

Workflow News collection & multi-platform publishing with GPT, DALL-E, & social media API
Complexity advanced
Nodes 33
Categories Content Creation, Multimodal AI
Author SpaGreen Creative
Published 10 Dec 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/11652/11652.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

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

  4. 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. 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.

Frequently asked questions

What does News collection & multi-platform publishing with GPT, DALL-E, & social media API do?

Who it's for This n8n workflow automatically generates AI powered content about local news and publishes it across multiple social media platforms. The workflow runs on a schedule, fetches the late...

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.