Automation library · Scheduling

Generate and schedule social media posts with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 19 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

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19 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 3Logic 5Service 9

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

  1. 1Daily 6AM TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2On Workflow ErrorError triggerStarts it
  3. 3Get Pending ContentGoogle SheetsService
  4. 4Prepare Error DataSetLogic
  5. 5Validate Required FieldsIfLogic
  6. 6Update Sheet - FailedGoogle SheetsService
  7. 7Process Each ItemSplit In BatchesLogic
  8. 8No Pending ContentNo OpLogic
  9. 9Send Error AlertSlackService
  10. 10Generate LinkedIn PostOpen AiModel
  11. 11Send Success SummarySlackService
  12. 12Generate Twitter PostOpen AiModel
  13. 13Generate Facebook PostOpen AiModel
  14. 14Collect All Platform PostsSetLogic
  15. 15Update Sheet - Content GeneratedGoogle SheetsService
  16. 16Schedule LinkedIn to BufferHttp RequestService
  17. 17Schedule Twitter to BufferHttp RequestService
  18. 18Schedule Facebook to BufferHttp RequestService
  19. 19Update Sheet - ScheduledGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
19, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Slack 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. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.