How To Generate AI Videos In N8N Workflows Step By Step

• Zero editing overhead: Describe your video once; Scrptly’s agent does the rest — script, scenes, narration, and editing.
• Consistency for long-form: Provide context images to keep characters, products, and environments consistent across scenes.
• Works at scale: Use n8n triggers (webhook, schedule, forms, CRM events) to create videos programmatically and distribute them instantly.
• Developer-friendly: Scrptly offers an API, VDK, MCP interface, and a native n8n node.

• A production-ready n8n workflow that:

• n8n (self-hosted or cloud)
• A Scrptly account and API key: https://scrptly.com/
• Optional: Product or brand images for visual consistency

1. In n8n, go to Settings → Community Nodes → Install New
2. Search for: n8n-nodes-scrptly
3. Click Install
4. Confirm the installation and restart if prompted

1. Open the Credentials tab in the n8n editor
2. New Credential → choose Scrptly API
3. Paste your API key from your Scrptly account page
4. Save and select these credentials in your Scrptly node

• Trigger: Choose how the workflow starts.
• Scrptly node: Configure the AI video request.

Create a 45–60 second vertical UGC-style product ad introducing our new leather messenger bag. Keep a warm, cinematic vibe with soft window light. Structure:

1) Hook (first 3 seconds): quick tease about durability and style

2) Problem (scratched bags, awkward pockets)

3) Solution (close-ups of stitching, pockets, adjustable strap)

4) Social proof (voiceover mentions 1,000+ happy customers)

5) CTA: “Shop the new leather messenger bag today.”

Maintain consistent product visuals based on the provided context images. Include gentle foley + soft lo-fi background music. End with a clean product shot and a text overlay.

• Post-processing node(s): Decide where the generated video goes.

• In the Scrptly node → Context Images, provide URLs to key references:
• Scrptly’s agent uses these to maintain consistent visuals throughout the video — crucial for ads and multi-scene explainers.

• Wait For Completion = On: The Scrptly node holds until the video is ready, then passes the final file URL to downstream nodes. Ideal for simple flows.
• Wait For Completion = Off: The node returns immediately with a task ID so you can:

• Map the video URL payload from the Scrptly node to your distribution nodes. Common patterns:

• Be explicit about length and orientation: “60–75 seconds, vertical 9:16” or “landscape 16:9.”
• Specify pacing and structure: “hook → problem → solution → proof → CTA.”
• Name characters and places to keep continuity: “Ava (host), brick studio loft.”
• Match your brand mood: “soft cinematic color grade, warm highlights, modern minimalist typography.”
• For documentaries or explainers, ask for narration style: “clear, friendly, authoritative voice; subtle underscore.”

• Community node installation blocked: Enable “Allow Community Nodes” in n8n settings (admin-level permission may be required).
• Invalid API key: Re-check the value in Credentials; rotate the key from your Scrptly account if needed.
• Empty or broken context image URLs: Verify they’re publicly accessible or pass binary files in n8n.
• Exceeded token budget: Increase “Approve Up To” for complex prompts or shorten the requested length.
• Missing output mapping: Expand the Scrptly node output to locate the video URL and map it to your next node.

npm install scrptly

# or

yarn add scrptly

import Scrptly from 'scrptly';



Scrptly.setApiSettings({

  apiKey: process.env.SCRPTLY_API_KEY,

});



// See Scrptly's API/VDK docs for creating full videos programmatically.

// Tip: Mirror the same prompt you use in n8n for consistent results.

• Ecommerce drops: Webhook on “new product” → Scrptly video → S3/Drive → Slack approvals → social scheduler.
• Faceless YouTube: Scheduled topic list → Scrptly long-form explainer → auto-captioning → YouTube upload.
• Research/education: Publish cadence → documentary-style narratives with consistent visuals → email course drip.
• Agencies: Form intake (client/product/assets) → Scrptly → internal review → multi-channel publishing.

• Sign up for Scrptly: https://scrptly.com/
• Install the n8n node: Search for “n8n-nodes-scrptly” in Community Nodes
• Build your first workflow in under an hour and automate your next ad, explainer, or short film