# Automate LinkedIn posts with Google Sheets: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive, Google Sheets, LinkedIn and X. It hands the judgement calls to Claude.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automate-linkedin-posts-with-google-sheets (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Automate LinkedIn posts with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive, Google Sheets, LinkedIn and X. It hands the judgement calls to Claude. 23 steps, 1 loop or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: Claude

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fautomate-linkedin-posts-with-google-sheets)

**23 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**4** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 3 Logic 4 Service 14

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

- 1 **Structured Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 2 **Anthropic Chat Model** Lm Chat Anthropic *Model*
- 3 **Schedule** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 4 **X** Twitter *Service*
- 5 **Prepare Data for Instagram API** Set *Logic*
- 6 **Schedule 2** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 7 **Perplexity** Perplexity Tool *Service*
- 8 **Idea Generator** Agent *Model*
- 9 **Get Past Ideas** Google Sheets *Service*
- 10 **Create Instagram Media Container** Facebook Graph Api *Service*
- 11 **Get Ready Posts** Google Sheets *Service*
- 12 **Image Style** Google Drive *Service*
- 13 **Join Ideas** Code *Logic*
- 14 **Wait for Container Processing** Wait *Logic*
- 15 **Pick One** Limit *Logic*
- 16 **OpenAI Image** Http Request *Service*
- 17 **Publish Post to Instagram** Facebook Graph Api *Service*
- 18 **Download Image** Google Drive *Service*
- 19 **Convert to File** Convert To File *Service*
- 20 **Publish Post** Linked In *Service*
- 21 **Save Image** Google Drive *Service*
- 22 **Update Status** Google Sheets *Service*
- 23 **Save Post** Google Sheets *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 23, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Google Drive, Google Sheets, LinkedIn, X
- **Model:** Claude

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive, Google Sheets, LinkedIn and X accounts, and a key for Claude. 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 Claude. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 23 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 23 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%2Fautomate-linkedin-posts-with-google-sheets)
- **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.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=LinkedIn#library)[X](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=X#library)

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