Create social posts from RSS feeds with OpenAI, Unsplash, and Buffer
UnknownUnknown. This template uses community nodes we can't verify statically. Uses community nodes that can't be verified statically (unverified community packages are off by default in 3.0). Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 6 nodes and runs on RSS Feed events. Along the way it connects OpenAI and Buffer (community).
How it runs
Trigger: On RSS Feed events.
- OpenAI: uses OpenAI
- Fetch Random Image from Unsplash (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Prepare Post for X (Buffer): work with post
- Prepare Post for LinkedIn (Buffer): work with post
- Prepare Post for Instagram (Buffer): work with post
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).
- Check that @bufferapp/n8n-nodes-buffer is verified or supports 3.0 (used in Prepare Post for X, Prepare Post for LinkedIn, Prepare Post for Instagram).
Nodes used (4)
- RSS Feed Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedReadTrigger - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Buffer
@bufferapp/n8n-nodes-buffer.buffer
From the author
Quick overview This workflow polls an RSS feed for new articles, uses OpenAI to generate platform-specific copy for X, LinkedIn, and Instagram, pulls a related random image from the Unsplash API, and creates queued posts in Buffer for each social channel. How…