This AI System Monitors 1000 News Sites and Creates Viral Instagram Posts While You Sleep (No-Code)

I built an AI system that monitors 1000+ news sites every hour, finds trending stories, and automatically creates viral-ready Instagram posts—all while I sleep.

In this complete n8n tutorial, I'm breaking down my exact workflow that transforms breaking news into engagement-driving content in under 30 seconds per post.

⚡ WHAT THIS SYSTEM DOES:
✅ Monitors 1000+ news sources automatically using GNews API
✅ AI analyzes headlines and rewrites them for maximum engagement (GPT-4)
✅ Generates branded Instagram visuals with Creatomate
✅ Processes 96 articles per day, creates 4-6 viral posts
✅ Runs 24/7 with zero manual work


🎯 PERFECT FOR:
Content creators drowning in daily posting demands
News pages wanting to scale without hiring a team
Marketers needing timely, relevant content
Anyone wanting to leverage AI for consistent growth
Entrepreneurs building automated content businesses

Timestamp:
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - System Overview
1:00 - Workflow Breakdown
2:00 - Setting Up Schedule Trigger
2:40 - GNews API Setup
3:00 - HTTP Request Configuration
4:00 - Organizing Article Data
5:00 - AI Agent Integration
6:00 - Capitalizing Headlines
6:30 - CreataMade Template Setup
8:00 - Generating Visual Post
8:30 - Downloading the Image
9:00 - Posting to Instagram
10:00 - API Authentication
11:00 - Sending Post Data
12:00 - Success & Result Demo
12:30 - Customization Tips
13:00 - Get Free Workflow JSON

🔧 TOOLS & RESOURCES YOU NEED:

📱 n8n Cloud (Automation Platform):
→ Free tier available: https://n8n.io
→ 100+ integrations, visual workflow builder

📰 GNews API (News Aggregation):
→ Sign up free: https://gnews.io
→ 100 requests/day on free tier (96 articles daily)
→ Searches 60,000+ news sources in real-time
→ Filter by language, country, topic, date

🧠 OpenAI API (AI Headline Optimization):
→ Get API key: https://platform.openai.com
→ Using GPT-4-mini (cost: ~$0.01 per headline)
→ Monthly cost: ~$3-5 for 100 posts

🎨 Creatomate (Automated Visual Generation):
→ Free trial: https://creatomate.com
→ 25 free renders to test with
→ Pre-configured: brand colors, fonts, animations


Download the workflow from here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwtP...

📧 Want me to build custom automations for your business? Email:[email protected]


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