Create TikTok videos from articles with OpenAI, 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 AI workflow has 28 nodes and runs on Telegram events (message). Along the way it connects Telegram, OpenAI and Google Drive. It also calls api.openai.com and pm3k.org over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On Telegram events (message).
- Acknowledge Request (Telegram): uses Telegram
- Download Article (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
- Create Video Plan (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
- Create Work Directory (Execute Command): runs a shell command on the n8n host
- Generate Voiceover (OpenAI): work with audio
- Save Voiceover (Read/Write Files from Disk): writes a file to disk
- Get Subtitle Timings (HTTP Request): calls api.openai.com (POST)
- Prepare Render Data (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Render Video (Execute Command): runs a shell command on the n8n host
- Read Rendered Video (Read/Write Files from Disk): reads a file from disk
…plus 17 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.openai.com, pm3k.org
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)
- Telegram Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger - Telegram
n8n-nodes-base.telegram - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Read/Write Files from Disk
n8n-nodes-base.readWriteFile - Execute Command
n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand - Google Drive
n8n-nodes-base.googleDrive - Wait
n8n-nodes-base.wait - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch
From the author
Quick overview This workflow turns an article URL sent via Telegram into a rendered vertical video with AI-generated voiceover and karaoke-style subtitles, uploads it to Google Drive, and optionally publishes it to TikTok via the pm3k API. How it works 1.…