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Generate social media posts with OpenAI and Facebook

Started by a clock, and works across Postgres. 16 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

16 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 9Service 6

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

  1. 1Daily content generation at 10 AMSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Select content topic and typeCodeLogic
  3. 3Generate content with OpenAI GPT-4Http RequestService
  4. 4Parse AI response and extract contentCodeLogic
  5. 5Optimize content for each platformCodeLogic
  6. 6Split content for each platformSplit OutLogic
  7. 7Route to appropriate platformSwitchLogic
  8. 8Post to LinkedInHttp RequestService
  9. 9Post to Twitter/XHttp RequestService
  10. 10Post to FacebookHttp RequestService
  11. 11Aggregate all platform resultsAggregateLogic
  12. 12Prepare database recordCodeLogic
  13. 13Store post record in PostgreSQLPostgresService
  14. 14Prepare Slack notificationCodeLogic
  15. 15Log success and update statisticsCodeLogic
  16. 16Send confirmation to SlackHttp RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
16, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Postgres
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

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?

Plan an afternoon. 16 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 16 steps before you point it at anything that matters.