# Post to Mastodon with Gmail and Google Drive: n8n workflow

> 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...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/postar-no-mastodon-with-gmail-and-google-drive (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**2** Loops or waits

**3** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Logic 9 Service 25

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

- 1 **Twitter** Cron *Starts it*
- 2 **Edit Fields** Set *Logic*
- 3 **Set Parameter1** Set *Logic*
- 4 **Post to Mastodon** Http Request *Service*
- 5 **Lista as MSG** Google Sheets *Service*
- 6 **Send a message2** Gmail *Service*
- 7 **Send a message7** Gmail *Service*
- 8 **Seleciona Aleatoriamente** Function *Logic*
- 9 **Seleciona as MSG** Limit *Logic*
- 10 **Postado** Google Sheets *Service*
- 11 **Post to Mastodon1** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Download Image5** Google Drive *Service*
- 13 **Download Image6** Google Drive *Service*
- 14 **Post to Mastodon6** Http Request *Service*
- 15 **Send a message4** Gmail *Service*
- 16 **Send a message9** Gmail *Service*
- 17 **Picture N8N-USER** Http Request *Service*
- 18 **Picture N8N-USER1** Http Request *Service*
- 19 **Picture N8N-USER2** Http Request *Service*
- 20 **Send a message10** Gmail *Service*
- 21 **Send a message11** Gmail *Service*
- 22 **Edit Fields1** Set *Logic*
- 23 **Edit Fields2** Set *Logic*
- 24 **Edit Fields3** Set *Logic*
- 25 **Post to Mastodon4** Http Request *Service*
- 26 **Wait** Wait *Logic*
- 27 **Wait1** Wait *Logic*
- 28 **Send a message1** Gmail *Service*
- 29 **Send a message5** Gmail *Service*
- 30 **Post to Mastodon2** Http Request *Service*
- 31 **Post to Mastodon3** Http Request *Service*
- 32 **Send a message3** Gmail *Service*
- 33 **Send a message8** Gmail *Service*
- 34 **Send a message** Gmail *Service*
- 35 **Send a message6** Gmail *Service*

## 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.

## 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%2Fpostar-no-mastodon-with-gmail-and-google-drive)
- **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.

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

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Also content, with the same services where possible, closest in size first.

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