Generate & Edit Images with OpenAI's GPT-Image-1 Model

n8n Content Creation Marketing Product

Contributed by Sabrina Ramonov 🍄. From the community directory at agents.sabrina.dev, republished with permission and full credit.

This template integrates OpenAI's image generation and editing endpoints via the GPT-Image-1 model to visually create and manipulate images based on prompts. It features base64 conversion, binary handling, and prompt chaining.

Perfect for marketing, design, product visuals, and creative workflows.

Requirements

- OpenAI account with access to gpt-image-1 (probably you need organization verifications for access to that model)

- OpenAI API credentials configured in n8n

- A self-hosted or cloud n8n instance

- Basic familiarity with the n8n UI (no programming required)

Step-by-step InstructionsStep 1: Manual Trigger

Starts the workflow on click. Ideal for testing the generation and edit logic.

Step 2: Generate Image

The Create image call node sends a prompt to OpenAI and returns a base64 image.

Example prompt:A cyberpunk city at night with flying cars and neon lightsStep 3: Convert to Binary

The base64 image is converted into a usable binary PNG file with the Convert json binary to File node.

Step 4: Edit the Image

The binary file is passed to OpenAI’s /images/edits endpoint. A new prompt applies changes to the image.

Example:Add a glowing robot in the foreground with a neon sword

Supports model: gpt-image-1

Requires binary file (not base64)Step 5: Final Conversion

Converts the final edited image from base64 to file so it can be downloaded or used in other nodes.

Real-World Use Cases

Artists & Creators: concept art and illustration variations

E-commerce: auto-generate product mockups

Marketing: create eye-catching blog or social visuals

Bonus Ideas

- Add a Telegram or Slack node to generate or edit images via chat

- Use a Webhook to feed prompts from a form or frontend

- Add a mask to restrict edits to specific areas (e.g., background only)

Tools used: OpenAI

Download the workflow template (JSON)

Original tutorial

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