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AI-generated LinkedIn posts with OpenAI and Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Sheets and LinkedIn. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 13 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 3Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  3. 3Get Data from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Generate Post ContentChain LlmModel
  5. 5Regenerate Post ContentChain LlmModel
  6. 6Data Formatting 1SetLogic
  7. 7Send Content ConfirmationGmailService
  8. 8Content Confirmation LogicSwitchLogic
  9. 9If Image ProvidedIfLogic
  10. 10Update Google SheetGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Get ImageHttp RequestService
  12. 12Post Without ImageLinked InService
  13. 13Post With ImageLinked InService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
13, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets, LinkedIn
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Sheets and LinkedIn accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 13 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

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 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.