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Post to Mastodon with Gmail and Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets. 36 steps, 2 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

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36 stepsLarge: read it before trusting it with anything live
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 9Service 25

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

  1. 1TwitterCronStarts it
  2. 2Edit FieldsSetLogic
  3. 3Set Parameter1SetLogic
  4. 4Post to MastodonHttp RequestService
  5. 5Lista as MSGGoogle SheetsService
  6. 6Send a message2GmailService
  7. 7Send a message7GmailService
  8. 8Seleciona AleatoriamenteFunctionLogic
  9. 9Seleciona as MSGLimitLogic
  10. 10PostadoGoogle SheetsService
  11. 11Post to Mastodon1Http RequestService
  12. 12Download Image5Google DriveService
  13. 13Download Image6Google DriveService
  14. 14Post to Mastodon6Http RequestService
  15. 15Send a message4GmailService
  16. 16Send a message9GmailService
  17. 17Picture N8N-USERHttp RequestService
  18. 18Picture N8N-USER1Http RequestService
  19. 19Picture N8N-USER2Http RequestService
  20. 20Send a message10GmailService
  21. 21Send a message11GmailService
  22. 22Edit Fields1SetLogic
  23. 23Edit Fields2SetLogic
  24. 24Edit Fields3SetLogic
  25. 25Post to Mastodon4Http RequestService
  26. 26WaitWaitLogic
  27. 27Wait1WaitLogic
  28. 28Send a message1GmailService
  29. 29Send a message5GmailService
  30. 30Post to Mastodon2Http RequestService
  31. 31Post to Mastodon3Http RequestService
  32. 32Send a message3GmailService
  33. 33Send a message8GmailService
  34. 34Send a messageGmailService
  35. 35Send a message6GmailService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
36, 2 loops or waits
Size
Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
Connects to
Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Drive and Google Sheets accounts. 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?

Take your time. At 36 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 36 steps before you point it at anything that matters.