Clone Viral TikTok & Instagram Reels with Apify & Gemini 2.5 Pro

This n8n workflow automates the forensic analysis of viral short-form videos from TikTok and Instagram Reels. Users input a public video URL via a web form, and the workflow uses Apify to scrape and download the video, converts it to base64 format, then leverages Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro vision API for an in-depth breakdown. The output is a 'Generative Manifest'—a comprehensive prompt detailing visual style, color grading, shot composition, camera movements, subjects, actions, and atmospheric elements, ideal for recreating videos with AI tools like Google Veo or Sora.

Benefits include time-saving reverse engineering for content creators, enabling precise replication of successful videos without manual frame-by-frame analysis. Digital marketers can dissect viral trends, while AI enthusiasts gain structured prompts for advanced video generation. It supports both platforms seamlessly, ensuring high-fidelity insights.

Use cases span content strategy (identifying hooks and techniques in top-performing Reels), AI video prototyping (feeding manifests into generative models), and competitive analysis (benchmarking production quality). Optional Slack integration shares results instantly. Requires Apify and Gemini API keys; works only on public videos.