Create daily industry news avatar videos with Perplexity, Browserless, HeyGen, Telegram and Google Drive
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 workflow has 32 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day). Along the way it connects Telegram and Google Drive.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day).
- Configure Mode & Background (Edit Fields (Set)): sets or maps fields
- Route by Background Type (Switch): routes items into branches
- Perplexity: Fetch 4 Structured Stories (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Perplexity: Fetch Top 10 Stories (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Parse Stories → Template Variables (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Parse News Stories (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Generate Video (Inline Title) (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Validate Stories Loop (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Poll Video Status (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Prepare Final Valid Stories (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 21 more steps. See the full node list below.
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 (10)
- Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs daily at 9 AM, uses Perplexity to compile industry news, optionally captures article screenshots via Browserless, and generates a HeyGen avatar video from a template. It then polls for completion, sends a Telegram…