Repurpose viral content into AI visuals and post to Instagram and Facebook with Blotato

Description

Automatically turn any viral content URL (Blog, YouTube, TikTok, etc.) into AI-generated visuals and publish them to multiple social platforms with built-in status validation and async processing control.

Who is this for?

This template is ideal for:

• Content creators repurposing viral content
• Affiliate marketers scaling content distribution
• Social media managers handling multi-platform posting
• AI automation builders using n8n + Blotato
• Teams that want a URL → Visual → Publish pipeline

If you want to transform existing content into multi-platform social posts automatically, this workflow is for you.

What problem is this workflow solving?

Manually repurposing and posting viral content is slow and fragmented. Common challenges include:

• Copying content from blogs or videos manually
• Waiting for AI extraction and rendering without clear status
• Switching between multiple tools
• Posting separately to each platform
• Not knowing when processing fails

This workflow connects extraction, visual generation, and publishing into one automated pipeline.

What this workflow does

This automated repurposing workflow:

• Accepts a public content URL
• Creates a Source processing job
• Waits for AI extraction to complete
• Fetches structured content
• Routes based on source status (failed / completed / processing)
• Creates a Visual generation job via Blotato
• Waits for AI rendering
• Retrieves generated visual/video output
• Validates render completion
• Publishes automatically to:
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

Workflow pattern used:

Create → Wait → Get → Check → Publish

Setup

1. Configure URL Input

• Use Submit Content URL
• Provide a valid public link (Blog, YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
• This triggers the automation

2. Configure Source Processing

Create Source

• Connect extraction service credentials
• Map URL correctly

Wait for Source Processing

• Adjust delay based on API performance

Get Source

• Ensure correct Source ID mapping

Source Status Switch

• Configure routing for:
  • failed
  • completed
  • processing

Only completed sources proceed to visual generation.

3. Configure Blotato (Visual Generation)

Create Visual

• Connect Blotato credentials
• Map structured content into the visual prompt

Wait for Visual Rendering

• Adjust timing based on rendering duration

Get Visual

• Ensure correct Visual ID mapping

Visual Status Check

• Only proceed if status = completed

4. Configure Social Publishing

Publish to Instagram

• Connect Instagram credentials
• Verify media posting permissions

Publish to Facebook

• Connect Facebook Page credentials
• Ensure correct page selection

Test with one URL before running at scale.

How to customize this workflow to your needs

You can extend this workflow by:

• Adding Slack/Telegram approval before publishing
• Adding AI caption or hashtag generation
• Inserting retry logic for failed renders
• Logging results into Google Sheets
• Extending to LinkedIn or TikTok
• Adding analytics tracking after publishing

Best practices

• Keep wait durations aligned with API speed
• Always validate job status before moving forward
• Test with short-form content first
• Monitor failed execution branches
• Keep consistent ID mapping for Source and Visual jobs

Documentation

For a full walkthrough and advanced scaling ideas, see:

Video Guide