# Plan and publish LinkedIn posts from Google Sheets: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Email, Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI and OpenRouter.

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

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# Plan and publish LinkedIn posts from Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Email, Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI and OpenRouter. 24 steps, 3 branches, 1 loop or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI, OpenRouter

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

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

**3** Branches: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 5 Logic 5 Service 12

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

- 1 **Daily Publish Schedule** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **OpenRouter Primary** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 3 **Fallback Model** Lm Chat Open Router *Model*
- 4 **Post Structure** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 5 **Error Trigger** Error trigger *Starts it*
- 6 **Post Calendar** Google Sheets *Service*
- 7 **Draft Post Copy** Chain Llm *Model*
- 8 **Publish Failure Alert** Email Send *Service*
- 9 **Ready to Publish** Filter *Logic*
- 10 **Pending Approval Today?** If *Logic*
- 11 **Generate Post Image** Open Ai *Model*
- 12 **Approved and Due Today?** If *Logic*
- 13 **Request Approval on Telegram** Telegram *Service*
- 14 **Upload Post Image** Http Request *Service*
- 15 **Process Post** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 16 **Host Photo for LinkedIn** Http Request *Service*
- 17 **Load Brand Guide** Google Sheets *Service*
- 18 **Count Published Posts** Summarize *Service*
- 19 **Publish to LinkedIn** Upload Post *Service*
- 20 **Daily Publish Digest** Telegram *Service*
- 21 **Post Failed?** If *Logic*
- 22 **Admin Alert on Telegram** Telegram *Service*
- 23 **Mark as Published** Google Sheets *Service*
- 24 **Flag Post as Failed** Google Sheets *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 24, with 3 branches, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Email, Google Sheets, Telegram
- **Model:** OpenAI, OpenRouter

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email, Google Sheets and Telegram accounts, and a key for OpenAI and OpenRouter. 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 and OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 24 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 24 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%2Fplan-and-publish-linkedin-posts-from-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.

[Email](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Email#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Telegram#library)

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