Automated news video generation with HeyGen AI, Apify, and GPT-4.1 Mini

Overview This n8n workflow automates the creation of AI-generated news recap videos using HeyGen's avatar technology. The template scrapes daily newsletter content, uses AI to generate engaging scripts, and produces professional video summaries with synthetic avatars and voices—all without manual intervention.

Use Cases 1. Daily News Digests: Automatically convert Morning Brew or similar newsletters into short-form video content for social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts. 2. Content Repurposing: Transform written blog posts, articles, or reports into engaging video summaries for broader audience reach. 3. Automated Social Media Content: Schedule daily video updates for your audience without recording equipment or on-camera presence.

How It Works The workflow operates in three main stages:

Stage 1 - Content Acquisition: The Apify Web Scraper node fetches the latest newsletter content from Morning Brew, extracting markdown-formatted text for processing.

Stage 2 - Script Generation: An AI agent powered by GPT-4 analyzes the content and creates a concise 40-60 word script highlighting the top 2-4 stories in an engaging, conversational tone perfect for short-form video.

Stage 3 - Video Production: The script is sent to HeyGen's API, which generates a video featuring your custom AI avatar delivering the content. The workflow includes intelligent polling to check video completion status before proceeding.

Customization Options - Avatar & Voice Selection: Use the "Get Avatars" and "Get Voices" nodes to browse available options and customize your video presenter - Content Source: Modify the News Scraper node URL to pull from any website or RSS feed - Script Style: Adjust the AI prompt in the Script Writer node to change tone, length, or focus areas - Video Dimensions: Configure aspect ratios (landscape, portrait, square) for different platforms

Prerequisites - HeyGen API key (for video generation) - OpenRouter API key (for AI script writing) - Apify token (for web scraping)