# Advanced Medium API MCP server: n8n workflow template > Started by an event in a connected app. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/advanced-medium-api-mcp-server (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Setup and learning](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Setup+and+learning#library) # Advanced Medium API MCP server Started by an event in a connected app. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. 33 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live. Large [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fadvanced-medium-api-mcp-server) **33 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live **0** Branches: places the flow splits **0** Loops or waits **0** Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP ## The flow Starts it 1 Service 32 The steps in the order they run, from what starts it. - 1 **Get Welcome Message** Http Request Tool *Service* - 2 **Get Article Details** Http Request Tool *Service* - 3 **Get Article Content** Http Request Tool *Service* - 4 **Get Article Fans** Http Request Tool *Service* - 5 **Get Article Markdown** Http Request Tool *Service* - 6 **Get Related Articles** Http Request Tool *Service* - 7 **Get Article Responses** Http Request Tool *Service* - 8 **Get Latest Posts** Http Request Tool *Service* - 9 **Get Related Tags** Http Request Tool *Service* - 10 **Get Top Writers** Http Request Tool *Service* - 11 **Get Top Feeds** Http Request Tool *Service* - 12 **Get List Details** Http Request Tool *Service* - 13 **Get List Articles** Http Request Tool *Service* - 14 **Get List Responses** Http Request Tool *Service* - 15 **Get Publication ID** Http Request Tool *Service* - 16 **Get Publication Details** Http Request Tool *Service* - 17 **Get Publication Articles** Http Request Tool *Service* - 18 **Get Publication Newsletter** Http Request Tool *Service* - 19 **Search Articles** Http Request Tool *Service* - 20 **Search Lists** Http Request Tool *Service* - 21 **Search Publications** Http Request Tool *Service* - 22 **Search Tags** Http Request Tool *Service* - 23 **Search Users** Http Request Tool *Service* - 24 **Get User ID** Http Request Tool *Service* - 25 **Get User Details** Http Request Tool *Service* - 26 **Get User Articles** Http Request Tool *Service* - 27 **Get User Followers** Http Request Tool *Service* - 28 **Get User Following** Http Request Tool *Service* - 29 **Get User Interests** Http Request Tool *Service* - 30 **Get User Lists** Http Request Tool *Service* - 31 **Get User Publications** Http Request Tool *Service* - 32 **Get User Top Articles** Http Request Tool *Service* - 33 **Medium MCP Server** Mcp trigger *Starts it* ## How it's built - **Starts on:** An event in a connected app - **Steps:** 33 - **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live - **Connects to:** Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP - **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement ## Questions What does it need to run? An n8n account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included. What starts it? It starts on an event in a connected app. Does it use AI? No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time. How long does it take to set up? Take your time. At 33 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live. How do I import it? Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts. **Before you run it** Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 33 steps before you point it at anything that matters. ## Run it in n8n - **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n) - **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fadvanced-medium-api-mcp-server) - **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts. Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind. ## Workflows like it Also setup and learning, with the same services where possible, closest in size first. - [**Let AI agents run your CRM with Copper Tool MCP** 32 steps](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/let-ai-agents-run-your-crm-with-copper-tool-mcp) - [**Spotify tool MCP server all 30 operations** 31 steps](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/spotify-tool-mcp-server-all-30-operations) - [**Automate Coolify with Coolify MCP Server** 31 steps · calls a model](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-coolify-with-coolify-mcp-server) - [**Expose workflows as an MCP server for Claude and OpenAI agents** 36 steps · calls a model · n8n data table](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/expose-workflows-as-an-mcp-server-for-claude-and-openai-agen) - [**Instagram automation template in n8n** 30 steps · calls a model](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/template-de-automacao-instagram-no-n8n) - [**n8n Keyboard Shortcuts - Interactive tutorial** 29 steps](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/n8n-keyboard-shortcuts-interactive-tutorial)