Create AI News Avatar Videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen
VerifiedGenerates AI news avatar videos hourly with GPT-4o scripts and HeyGen.
What this workflow does
This automation scrapes AI-related articles, generates spoken scripts with GPT-4o, creates short avatar videos, and records final URLs in Google Sheets.
It targets newsletters, creators, content marketers, product teams, and automation enthusiasts who need automated AI trend video updates.
Who is this for?
Newsletters and creators automating AI trend updates, content marketers generating short-form video content, and product teams experimenting with AI-generated summaries.
What problem it solves
Creating avatar-style videos from trending AI news requires repeated manual scraping, scripting, and video production. This workflow automates the full process hourly using GPT-4o and HeyGen.
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What it automates
Hourly AI news video updates
Automatically turn trending AI articles into 30-60 second avatar videos for social channels or newsletters.
Short-form content marketing
Produce consistent AI summary videos without writers or video editors for marketing campaigns.
Internal AI trend briefings
Log generated videos in Google Sheets so product teams can review and share AI news summaries quickly.
How the workflow works
The 4 nodes in this automation, in order.
- 1Google SheetsgoogleSheets
- 2HTTP RequesthttpRequest
- 3AI Agent@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent
- 4OpenAI Chat Model@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi
Apps & integrations used
How to set up Create AI News Avatar Videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen
- 1Store Dumpling AI API key securely as an HTTP Header credential
- 2Connect Google Sheets node to log final video URLs
- 3Add HTTP Request nodes for Dumpling AI and HeyGen API calls
- 4Configure AI Agent with OpenAI Chat Model (GPT-4o) to generate spoken scripts
- 5Set Schedule trigger to run every hour
- 6Link nodes so scraped articles flow through script generation to video creation
How to customize this workflow
- →Swap GPT-4o for a different OpenAI model in the Chat Model node
- →Change Schedule trigger from hourly to daily
- →Add a filter step to select only specific AI topics
- →Extend the workflow to post video URLs to Slack or email
Create AI News Avatar Videos with Dumpling AI, GPT-4o and HeyGen: pros & cons
Pros
- +Fully automated hourly video pipeline
- +Combines scraping, LLM scripting, and avatar video in one flow
- +Logs results directly to Google Sheets for easy tracking
- +Uses existing n8n nodes (HTTP Request, AI Agent, OpenAI)
Cons
- –Requires paid API keys for Dumpling AI, OpenAI, and HeyGen
- –Video quality depends on HeyGen avatar limits
- –Scraping step may need maintenance if news sources change
Frequently asked questions
It scrapes AI news, creates scripts with GPT-4o, generates avatar videos via HeyGen and Dumpling AI, and logs URLs in Google Sheets every hour.
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