# Automated press release distribution with OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by another system calling it, and works across Slack. 33 steps, 4 branches, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/automated-press-release-distribution-with-openai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Automated press release distribution with OpenAI

Started by another system calling it, and works across Slack. 33 steps, 4 branches, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

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

**4** Branches: places the flow splits

**4** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Logic 16 Service 15

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

- 1 **Schedule Trigger** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Webhook Trigger** Webhook *Starts it*
- 3 **Error Handler - DB** Code *Logic*
- 4 **Error Handler - Distribution** Code *Logic*
- 5 **Send Error Alert** Slack *Service*
- 6 **Log to Error Database** Http Request *Service*
- 7 **Merge Triggers** Merge *Logic*
- 8 **Get Scheduled Releases** Http Request *Service*
- 9 **Process Release Batches** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 10 **Classify Release Type** Switch *Logic*
- 11 **Requires Approval?** If *Logic*
- 12 **Financial Release Handler** Code *Logic*
- 13 **Send Approval Request** Slack *Service*
- 14 **Wait for Approval** Wait *Logic*
- 15 **GPT-4 Content Analysis** Http Request *Service*
- 16 **Check Approval Status** If *Logic*
- 17 **Parse GPT-4 Response** Code *Logic*
- 18 **Rejection Handler** Http Request *Service*
- 19 **Enrich Media Contacts** Http Request *Service*
- 20 **A/B Test Headlines** Code *Logic*
- 21 **Check Embargo Status** If *Logic*
- 22 **Distribute to Journalists** Http Request *Service*
- 23 **Distribute to Wire Services** Http Request *Service*
- 24 **Post to Company Newsroom** Http Request *Service*
- 25 **Prepare Social Media Distribution** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 26 **Wait for Embargo Lift** Wait *Logic*
- 27 **Merge Distribution Results** Merge *Logic*
- 28 **Post to Social Platform** Http Request *Service*
- 29 **Initialize Tracking** Http Request *Service*
- 30 **Update CRM Records** Http Request *Service*
- 31 **Schedule Follow-up Tracking** Code *Logic*
- 32 **Send Success Notification** Slack *Service*
- 33 **Queue Tracking Jobs** Http Request *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Another system calling it
- **Steps:** 33, with 4 branches, 4 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Slack
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Slack account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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%2Fautomated-press-release-distribution-with-openai)
- **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.

[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

## Workflows like it

Also alerts and monitoring, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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- [**Monitor and optimize carbon emissions for ESG with OpenAI** 32 steps · calls a model · Email, Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflow/monitor-and-optimize-carbon-emissions-for-esg-with-openai)