Automate Weekly AI Video Posts with Airtable & Buffer

Automate Your Weekly AI Video Posts with Airtable & Buffer

Maximize your social media impact effortlessly with our innovative workflow designed for streamlined video content creation and posting. Automate the entire process from ideation to publication by intelligently selecting topics, generating engaging AI-powered content, and scheduling posts for LinkedIn and Instagram through the power of Airtable, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, and Buffer.

What This Workflow Does

• Weekly Execution: Runs every Monday at 17:00 (workflow timezone) to select fresh topics.
• Intelligent Topic Selection: Pulls all active topics from Airtable, compares them with 14 recently used topics, and randomly selects one that hasn't been used recently.
• AI-Generated Content: Sends the topic to Anthropic Claude's API for a short Dutch caption and extracts reusable text.
• Video Creation: Utilizes OpenAI Sora to produce a 720×1280 vertical video based on the selected topic.
• Secure Video Hosting: Uploads the video to Cloudinary, generating a public URL.
• Automated Scheduling: Creates and schedules posts on Buffer for LinkedIn and Instagram using the video URL and caption, while maintaining an anti-repeat history back in Airtable.

Use Cases

• Marketing Teams: Automate your weekly content workflow to ensure consistent and engaging social media presence.
• Content Creators: Remove the repetitive task of scheduling posts, allowing more time for creative pursuits.
• SaaS Operators: Enhance brand visibility by sharing AI-driven video content without manual intervention.

Technical Details

• Integrations: Airtable for topic management and history tracking, Anthropic Messages API (Claude) for caption generation, OpenAI Sora for video creation, Cloudinary for video hosting, and Buffer for automated post scheduling.
• n8n Nodes: if, set, code, no-op, Airtable, sticky note for streamlined workflow execution.

Unlock the full potential of automated video content creation and distribution with this powerful, fully-integrated workflow solution!