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Automate faceless shorts with OpenAI, RunwayML & ElevenLabs: script to social media

LeeWeiLeeWei
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2/3/2026
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⚙️ Faceless YouTube Generator - Automate Faceless YouTube Shorts with AI: Generate Scripts, Videos, Audio, and Captions in Minutes!

Tired of grinding out YouTube content? This n8n workflow turns AI into your personal video factory—creating engaging, faceless shorts on autopilot. Perfect for creators, marketers, or side-hustlers looking to monetize without showing your face. From script writing to final upload, it's all handled: AI-generated scripts (optimized for 20-second hooks), stunning image-to-video animations via RunwayML, immersive audio with ElevenLabs, and pro captions. Scale your channel effortlessly and watch the views (and revenue) roll in!

🧑‍💻 Author: LeeWei

🚀 How It Works

• Trigger & Script Magic: Starts via Google Sheets webhook—AI crafts a punchy 213-223 character script (via Anthropic) for ~20-second shorts, ensuring viral potential. • Visuals on Autopilot: Splits scenes, generates high-quality images with OpenAI, then animates them into videos using RunwayML's Gen3a Turbo. • Audio Layering: Adds soothing background sounds and professional voice-overs (Adam voice) via ElevenLabs for that polished, immersive feel. • Final Polish & Upload: Merges everything in Creatomate, slaps on captions with Replicate, uploads to Google Drive/YouTube, and updates your sheet—ready to post!

Setup takes 15-20 minutes with API keys. Plug-and-play: Import the JSON into n8n, and you're set—edit only API tokens and credentials as noted.

🚀 Steps to Connect:

  1. Google Sheets & Drive Setup

    • Use your existing Google OAuth2 credentials in the "Google Sheets" and "Google Drive" nodes.
    • Clone the demo sheet (ID: 1Co9tTJelYyefLLxzkoOhUBU3XuQIspBpDudtZLynW2M) and update the ID in "Update Video Status" if needed. Tweak folder IDs in "Upload to Drive" nodes for custom storage.

  2. Anthropic API Key

    • Head to Anthropic and grab your API key.
    • Paste it into the "Anthropic Chat Model" node credentials.

  3. OpenAI API Key

    • Visit OpenAI for your API key.
    • Add it to the "OpenAI Chat Model" node credentials.

  4. RunwayML API Key

    • Sign up at RunwayML and get your token.
    • Replace "YOUR_API_TOKEN" in the "Authorization" headers of "Generate Videos" and "Get Generated Videos" HTTP nodes.

  5. ElevenLabs API Key

    • Go to ElevenLabs and generate your key.
    • Swap "YOUR_API_TOKEN" in the "xi-api-key" headers of "Generate Audio (Background sound)" and "Text to Speech (Adam Voice)" nodes.

  6. Creatomate API Key

    • Register at Creatomate for your token.
    • Update "YOUR_API_TOKEN" in the "Authorization" header of the "Render Video with Creatomate" HTTP node.

  7. Replicate API Key

    • Get your token from Replicate.
    • Insert "YOUR_API_TOKEN" in the "Authorization" header of the "Add Captions - replicate" HTTP node.

  8. (Optional) YouTube Upload

    • For direct uploads, add your Google YouTube OAuth credentials to the "Upload Video" node.

n8n Workflow: Automate Faceless Shorts with AI - Script to Social Media

This n8n workflow automates the creation of "faceless shorts" videos for social media, leveraging AI for script generation, text-to-speech, and video creation. It streamlines the process from a Google Sheet input to a final video file, ready for publishing.

What it does

This workflow takes a prompt from a Google Sheet, generates a script using an AI agent, converts the script to audio, creates a video with the audio and a chosen background, and then stores the video in Google Drive.

  1. Triggers on Google Sheet Update: Listens for new or updated rows in a specified Google Sheet.
  2. Filters for "Ready" Status: Processes only rows where the 'Status' column is set to "Ready".
  3. Loops Over Items: Processes each "Ready" item individually.
  4. Generates Script with AI Agent: Uses an AI Agent (powered by an OpenAI Chat Model and a Structured Output Parser) to generate a video script based on a prompt from the Google Sheet. The script includes a title, hook, and body.
  5. Converts Script to Audio (ElevenLabs): Makes an HTTP request to the ElevenLabs API to convert the generated script's hook and body into an audio file.
  6. Uploads Audio to Google Drive: Stores the generated audio file in a specified Google Drive folder.
  7. Generates Video (RunwayML): Makes an HTTP request to the RunwayML API to create a video, using a chosen background video and the generated audio file.
  8. Uploads Video to Google Drive: Stores the final video file in a specified Google Drive folder.
  9. Updates Google Sheet Status: Marks the processed row in the Google Sheet as "Done".

Prerequisites/Requirements

To use this workflow, you will need:

  • n8n Instance: A running n8n instance.
  • Google Account: For Google Sheets and Google Drive integration.
  • OpenAI API Key: For the OpenAI Chat Model used by the AI Agent.
  • ElevenLabs API Key: For text-to-speech conversion.
  • RunwayML API Key: For video generation.
  • Google Sheet: A Google Sheet with columns for "Prompt" and "Status".
  • Google Drive Folders: Specific folders in Google Drive for storing audio and video files.

Setup/Usage

  1. Import the Workflow: Import the provided JSON into your n8n instance.
  2. Configure Credentials:
    • Google Sheets: Set up your Google Sheets credential.
    • Google Drive: Set up your Google Drive credential.
    • OpenAI Chat Model: Configure your OpenAI API key.
    • ElevenLabs (HTTP Request): Add your ElevenLabs API key as a header or query parameter in the "HTTP Request" node for ElevenLabs.
    • RunwayML (HTTP Request): Add your RunwayML API key as a header or query parameter in the "HTTP Request" node for RunwayML.
  3. Update Node Parameters:
    • Google Sheets (Trigger): Specify the Spreadsheet ID and Sheet Name you want to monitor.
    • Google Sheets (Update): Specify the Spreadsheet ID, Sheet Name, and the column to update the status.
    • Google Drive (Upload Audio): Specify the folder ID where audio files should be uploaded.
    • Google Drive (Upload Video): Specify the folder ID where video files should be uploaded.
    • HTTP Request (ElevenLabs): Adjust the voice ID and other parameters as needed.
    • HTTP Request (RunwayML): Adjust the background video asset ID and other video generation parameters as needed.
  4. Activate the Workflow: Once configured, activate the workflow. It will start monitoring your Google Sheet for new "Ready" prompts.
  5. Add Prompts to Google Sheet: Add new rows to your configured Google Sheet with a "Prompt" and set the "Status" to "Ready" to initiate the video creation process.

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