11 Build Your First AI Automation

This beginner-friendly template shows you how to extract content from any source (YouTube, TikTok, articles, PDFs) and publish it to social media.

What You'll Learn

• How to use the Create Source node to extract content

• How to use the Get Source node to retrieve extracted content

• How to transform content with custom instructions

• How to create visuals and publish to multiple platforms

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/YOUR_VIDEO_IDyoutu.be

Prerequisites

1. Blotato API key (get one here)

2. n8n or Make.com account

3. Social accounts connected in Blotato

Workflow Overview

This automation:

1. Takes a YouTube URL as input

2. Extracts the transcript using Create Source

3. Waits for processing

4. Retrieves the content using Get Source

5. Creates visuals (videos, carousels) with Blotato

6. Publishes to your connected platforms

Step-by-Step Setup

Step 1: Add Create Source Node

1. Add a Blotato node to your workflow

2. Select "Source" > "Create"

3. Set Source Type to "URL"

4. Enter your YouTube URL

Step 2: Add Wait Node

1. Add a Wait node after Create Source

2. Set wait time to 10 seconds (adjust for longer videos)

Step 3: Add Get Source Node

1. Add another Blotato node

2. Select "Source" > "Get"

3. Pass the source ID from Step 1

4. Enable "Clean Transcript" to remove timestamps

Step 4: Add Create Visual Node

1. Add a Blotato node

2. Select "Visual" > "Create"

3. Choose a template (carousel, slideshow, or video)

4. Pass the extracted content as the script or text input

Step 5: Add Publish Node

1. Add a Blotato node

2. Select "Post" > "Publish"

3. Select your target platform

4. Pass the visual URL from Step 4

Tips

• Start with short YouTube videos (under 5 minutes) for faster testing

• Use custom instructions in Create Source to pre-process content

• Increase wait time for longer videos or PDFs

• Check your API Dashboard if extraction fails

Source Types You Can Use

Source Type	Examples
YouTube	Video transcripts
TikTok	Video transcripts
Articles	Blog posts, news articles
PDFs	Ebooks, research papers
Audio	Podcasts, meeting recordings
Text	Raw text you paste in
AI Research	Perplexity-powered web search

Next Steps

Once you're comfortable with this basic flow:

• Explore the 1 Post Everywhere template for multi-platform posting

• Try AI Clone Videos for automated avatar videos

• Check Faceless Videos for AI-generated video content