Create AI news video content ideas for social media with Perplexity & OpenAI
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What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 15 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 06:00). Along the way it connects OpenAI, Google Sheets and Gmail. It also calls api.perplexity.ai over HTTP.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 06:00).
- Topic 1 (eg-AI News) (HTTP Request): calls api.perplexity.ai (POST)
- Organise Content (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Topic 2 (eg - AI Market Trends) (HTTP Request): calls api.perplexity.ai (POST)
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Organise Content (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Combine items (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Topic 3 (eg- AI Business Automation) (HTTP Request): calls api.perplexity.ai (POST)
- About me (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: Name, Niche, Business Name…
- Organise Content (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Content Generation (OpenAI): uses OpenAI
…plus 4 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
HTTP calls to: api.perplexity.ai
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 - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - OpenAI
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - HTTP Request
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail
From the author
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