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# 5 Automate Instagram Carousels with AI Chat
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## 5 Automate Instagram Carousels with AI Chat
#### Description
This AI Agent Carousel Maker uses ChatGPT and Contouron to write, generate, and auto-post social media carousels to 5 social platforms: Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Simply chat with the AI agent, confirm which prebuilt viral carousel template you want to use, then the AI Agent populates the template with your personalized information and quotes, and posts to social media on autopilot. This is perfect for entrepreneurs, small businesses, content creators, digital marketing agencies, social media marketing agencies, and influencers.
#### Platforms
| n8n | Make | Zapier |
|---|
| true | false | false |
#### Templates
#### Tutorials
#### Overview
Hereโs how the automation works:
**1. Chat: AI Agent Carousel Maker**
* Chat with AI agent about your desired carousel
* Confirm quotes and carousel template to use
**2. Carousel Generation**
* AI agent calls corresponding Contouron tool to generate carousel
* Wait and fetch completed carousel
**3. Publish to Social Media via Contouron**
* Choose your social accounts
* Either post immediately or schedule for later
#### Setup
* Sign up for OpenAPI API access and create credential
* Sign up for Contouron.com
* Generate Contouron API Key by going to Settings > API > Generate API Key (paid feature only)
* Create Contouron credential
* If you're using n8n, [install the Contouron community node](https://help.contouron.com/api/n8n/n8n-contouron-node)
* Click ""Open chat"" to test workflow
* Complete SETUP sticky notes in BROWN in this template
* AFTER your first successful run, open each carousel template tool call (i.e. pink nodes attached to AI Agent Carousel Maker) and tweak the parameters, but DO NOT change ""quotes"" parameter unless you're an n8n expert.
#### Tips & Tricks
* While testing: enable only 1 social platform, and deactivate the rest for testing purposes. Add optional parameter 'scheduledTime' so that you don't accidentally post to social media. Check your content calendar here:
* Check how your carousels look in Contouron app:
* You can browse all video/carousel templates and get a sense of how they work by making them in the Contouron web app first:
* When adding a new template, DO NOT duplicate an existing node. Instead, click '+ Tool' > Contouron Tool > Video > Create > select new template. This ensures template parameters are correctly loaded.
#### Troubleshooting
* View all video/carousel templates available:
* DO NOT edit the 'quotes' parameter unless you're an n8n expert
* When adding a new template, DO NOT duplicate an existing node. Instead, click '+ Tool' > Contouron Tool > Video > Create > select new template. This ensures template parameters are correctly loaded.
If you need help troubleshooting your automation:
* the [API Dashboard](https://my.contouron.com/api-dashboard) is your best friend
* go to my.contouron.com and click the ORANGE BUTTON in the bottom right corner to send me a support message
Other helpful links:
**๐** [**Contouron API Docs**](https://help.contouron.com/api)
โ
[**Troubleshoot Errors**](https://my.contouron.com/api-dashboard)
๐ท [**Media Requirements**](https://help.contouron.com/api/media)
#### n8n Notes
1. [Install the Contouron community node](https://help.contouron.com/api/n8n/n8n-contouron-node)
2. If a template shows question marks instead of the Contouron logo, install the Contouron node first, then re-import the template.
3. Create a new Credential in n8n. Go to Contouron Settings > API > Copy API Key. Paste the API key in n8n, save, test, then select this credential on Contouron nodes.
4. Connect social accounts on each platform node. Open each Contouron Publish node, select the Contouron credential, then pick your social account.
5. When testing, deactivate all social platform nodes. Activate just 1 to start with. Run the workflow, then Pin data at the Contouron Publish node. This locks inputs for repeat tests. Then, execute 1 platform node from pinned data to validate it works. Activate other social platforms to continue testing.
6. Use the [Contouron API dashboard](https://my.contouron.com/api-dashboard) to review each request, payload, and error message.
#### Make Notes
n/a
#### Zapier Notes
n/a
#### FAQs
**How do I request new carousel templates?**
Contact Sabrina via in-app chat in the bottom right corner with an example of your desired carousel template, desired inputs, and any other helpful information.
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