Automate Faceless YouTube Shorts

Use the power of AI and video automation to create hundreds or even thousands of faceless YouTube Shorts. Whether you want to produce funny facts, entertaining stories, motivational videos, or any other type of short-form video content, running your YouTube channel on auto-pilot has never been easier.

Create faceless shorts in bulk
Create faceless shorts using no-code tools
Create faceless shorts by API

How to Automatically Create Faceless YouTube Shorts using AI?

The first step in automating faceless YouTube Shorts is to create a reusable design. Next, use AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL·E, ElevenLabs, and others to generate the content for each video. Depending on your needs, this process can be partially or fully automated. Here's a quick rundown:

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Start with a video template

A video template serves as the blueprint for all your YouTube Shorts. It consists of placeholder elements like text, images, and audio, which can be replaced with AI-generated content, allowing you to produce unlimited unique videos.

While there are many ready-made templates available, you may prefer creating your own designs. You can do this in the online template editor, which has lots of customization options for text animations and styles.

01	Spring Sale	Image 1	#4980f1
02	Summer Sale	Image 2	#4980f1
03	Autumn Sale	Image 3	#4980f1
…	…	…	…
99	Holiday Sale	Image 99	#4980f1

99 videos generated

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Choose your automation method

Once you have a template in place, it's time to automate. Here are three methods to do so:

Using a bulk generation spreadsheet. This is the easiest approach, allowing you to create hundreds of faceless YouTube Shorts at once. For example, if you want to make quote videos, you can ask ChatGPT to generate a CSV file with hundreds of quotes. Then, import this file into the spreadsheet. With the push of a button, all these quotes will be turned into short-form videos. Here's a tutorial with step-by-step instructions.
Using a no-code automation platform like Zapier or Make is another effective approach. Instead of creating a batch of videos at once, you can set up a fully automated workflow to generate faceless YouTube Shorts on autopilot. Both Zapier and Make support thousands of apps, allowing you to build custom automations that suit your specific needs. For instance, you can create videos whenever new records are added to your Airtable base or Google Sheets document, or at a specific time each day. Plus, the videos can be uploaded to YouTube automatically. Check out this Zapier tutorial or Make tutorial to get started.
Using the REST API. This is the most flexible approach, but also requires the most technical expertise. If you are a developer or have one on your team, you can create AI-generated YouTube shorts entirely from code. Here's a tutorial to help you get started.

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Auto-generate faceless YouTube Shorts

Typically, viral YouTube videos are shorts about interesting topics, featuring stunning background images, have a voice-over narration, and include eye-catching subtitles. Videos like these are ideal for automation, especially with the help of AI tools.

For example, you can set up an automation system where you only need to provide a topic for your videos. An AI text generator (like ChatGPT) will create a script and generate prompts for use with an image generator (such as DALL·E or Stable Diffusion). ElevenLabs, a text-to-speech tool, can then produce voiceovers for the script, and Creatomate's auto-transcription feature can create animated word-by-word subtitles. We've written a tutorial that combines all these AI techniques. It also shows you how to set up a scheduler to automatically post your YouTube Shorts whenever you want.

Here are some other tutorials you might find helpful:

👉 Create videos with ChatGPT
👉 Use DALL·E to create videos
👉 Use Stable Diffusion to create videos
👉 Create videos with AI voice overs
👉 Add subtitles to videos

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Frequently asked questions

Can I automate the creation of faceless Youtube Shorts?

Yes, definitely! Faceless YouTube Shorts often follow a similar design but differ in content, making them perfect for automation. Simply create a video design once and then set up an automation to input unique content for each video. This content can be generated by an AI tool of your choice.

How can I automatically create and post YouTube Shorts?

The easiest way to auto-generate faceless YouTube Shorts is by taking the spreadsheet approach, which lets you create hundreds of videos at once. You can then download the videos and use them however you like. If you also want to automatically publish the Shorts to your YouTube channel, it's best to set up a no-code automation using Zapier or Make.com.

What kind of AI tools can I use to auto-generate YouTube Shorts?

Most faceless YouTube Shorts consist of quizzes, quotes, stories, facts, top 5 lists, etc. You can generate the script for these videos using ChatGPT by simply entering a video topic. Typically, these videos have an AI-generated background image, created by tools like DALL·E or Stable Diffusion. You can use a text-to-speech tool to produce AI voice-overs, and many of these videos also feature animated subtitles. Here's a tutorial that explains how to do all of this.

How long does it take to set up?

Setting up an automation system using Zapier or Make can be done in as little as 15 minutes. Most of the work involves ideation. You need to decide what kind of faceless YouTube Shorts you want to produce, the way you want to use AI, and then create a reusable video design. But with our step-by-step tutorials, you'll be up and running in no time.

What are the best tools to automate faceless Youtube Shorts?

To automate faceless YouTube Shorts, you need both a video generation platform and AI tools to produce the content. Creatomate is a flexible video automation API that lets you create video designs for any type of YouTube Short. It integrates seamlessly with no-code platforms like Zapier and Make, allowing you to set up automation without technical skills.

Additionally, Creatomate provides native integration with industry-leading AI tools such as ElevenLabs for voiceovers, DALL·E for image generation, and Stable Diffusion for video generation. It also offers an auto-transcription feature to generate animated subtitles in any style commonly seen on social media.