Generate & publish AI faceless videos to YouTube Shorts using Sora 2
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day). Along the way it connects Google Gemini Chat Model, YouTube and Telegram.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day).
- AI Agent: runs an AI agent, with model: Google Gemini Chat Model; output parser: Structured Output Parser
- Generate Video (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Wait: pauses before continuing
- Check Render Status (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Video created (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Download Video (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Send to Telegram (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Upload to YouTube (YouTube): uses YouTube
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Google Gemini Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGoogleGemini - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - YouTube
n8n-nodes-base.youTube - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Structured Output Parser
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.outputParserStructured - If
n8n-nodes-base.if
From the author
How it Works This workflow lets you auto-generate cinematic faceless YouTube Shorts — completely on autopilot. It uses a custom automation setup to create short-form AI videos much cheaper than the standard Sora 2 video generation process. Perfect for running…