Rip on Shit - Dry Wit Generator

Generate personalized dry, understated humor that rips on topics in your voice. Surgical sarcasm. Allergic to enthusiasm. Deeply suspicious of fluff.

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) -- you provide your own API credentials.

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Before You Start

This actor requires your own API credentials to fetch real data.

Where to get your key: Your OpenAI API key for generation (required)

You can test with Demo Mode first (free, no key needed) to see the output format before committing.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true,
  "linkedinProfileUrl": "https://example.com",
  "googleDocUrl": "https://example.com",
  "voiceSamplesUrl": "https://example.com"
}

Run with real data

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "outputStyle": "observation",
  "outputCount": 3,
  "intensityLevel": "standard",
  "linkedinProfileUrl": "https://example.com",
  "googleDocUrl": "https://example.com",
  "voiceSamplesUrl": "https://example.com",
  "addToKnowledgeBase": false,
  "analyzeVoice": true,
  "openaiApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "anthropicApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE",
  "aiModel": "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929",
  "webhookPlatform": "custom",
  "generateImage": true,
  "imageStyle": "surreal",
  "imageResolution": "1024x1024",
  "geminiApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
topic	string	-	No	What deserves your understated contempt today? (e.g., 'AI hype', 'corporate jargon', 'hustle culture')
topicContext	string	-	No	Any specific angles, recent events, or particular absurdities to focus on
outputStyle	string	"observation"	No	How should the wit be structured?
outputCount	integer	3	No	How many pieces of wit to generate
intensityLevel	string	"standard"	No	How pointed should this be?
linkedinProfileUrl	string	-	No	Optional: Your LinkedIn profile to analyze for voice enrichment
googleDocUrl	string	-	No	Optional: A Google Doc with writing samples to analyze your voice
additionalVoiceNotes	string	-	No	Any additional notes about your humor style or preferences
voiceSamples	string	-	No	Paste your actual writing samples here (posts, articles, comments). The AI will analyze these to match your voice. Separate multiple samples with '---'. The more samples, the better the voice match.
voiceSamplesUrl	string	-	No	URL to a text file containing voice samples (e.g., GitHub raw file, Cloud Storage URL). Samples should be separated by '---'. This is ideal for large sample collections that persist across runs.
voiceKnowledgeBaseName	string	-	No	Name of the Apify Key-Value Store to persist your voice profile. Use the same name across runs to build up your voice over time. Leave empty to use a one-time voice analysis.
addToKnowledgeBase	boolean	false	No	When enabled, new voice samples will be analyzed and added to your persistent knowledge base.
analyzeVoice	boolean	true	No	Use AI to analyze your writing samples and extract voice patterns (phrases, rhythms, humor style). This creates a more accurate voice profile but uses extra API calls.
openaiApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Your OpenAI API key for generation (required)
anthropicApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Your Anthropic API key (alternative to OpenAI)
aiModel	string	"claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"	No	Which model to use for generation
webhookUrl	string	-	No	Optional webhook to send results (Slack, Discord, Zapier, etc.)
webhookPlatform	string	"custom"	No	Select your webhook platform for proper formatting
demoMode	boolean	true	No	Show pre-written sample outputs to demonstrate the output format (no AI calls, ignores your topic). Disable this and provide an API key to generate content about YOUR specific topic.
generateImage	boolean	true	No	Generate an AI image for each piece of wit using Gemini 3 Pro (via nanobanana-pro actor). This creates a visual accompaniment that captures the absurdity or satire of the content.
imageStyle	string	"surreal"	No	Visual style for the generated image
imageResolution	string	"1024x1024"	No	Size of the generated image
geminiApiKey	string	-	Yes*	Your Google Gemini API key for image generation. Required if generateImage is enabled and you want live generation (otherwise uses nanobanana-pro demo mode).

*Required when Demo Mode is off.

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Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing:

Event	Description	Price
Content Generated	Each humorous content piece generated	$0.03

Demo mode is free -- no charges for sample data.

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Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

You have Demo Mode turned off but didn't provide an API key. Either:

• Turn Demo Mode on to test with sample data
• Add your API key in the input

"API error 403" or "Unauthorized"

Your API key is invalid, expired, or doesn't have access to this specific API endpoint. Double-check your key and account permissions.

"API error 429" or "Rate limit"

Too many requests. Wait a minute and try again, or reduce the number of items per run.

No results or empty dataset

Check the run log for error messages. Common causes:

• Invalid input format (check the examples above)
• API key without proper permissions
• The target data doesn't exist or is too small to track

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode in the input. This returns realistic sample data so you can verify the output format works for your workflow.

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Built by John Rippy | Actor Arsenal