# Send a direct message (DM) to new followers on Bluesky: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Baserow. 21 steps, 2 branches, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/send-a-direct-message-dm-to-new-followers-on-bluesky (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Send a direct message (DM) to new followers on Bluesky

Started by a clock, and works across Baserow. 21 steps, 2 branches, 4 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fsend-a-direct-message-dm-to-new-followers-on-bluesky)

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

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**4** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Logic 12 Service 8

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

- 1 **Run Daily at 9 AM** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Set Bluesky Credentials** Set *Logic*
- 3 **Create Bluesky Session** Http Request *Service*
- 4 **Get Latest Followers** Http Request *Service*
- 5 **Extract Followers Array** Code *Logic*
- 6 **Loop Followers** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 7 **Limit** Limit *Logic*
- 8 **Get Follower Record** Baserow *Service*
- 9 **Get All New Followers** Baserow *Service*
- 10 **If Follower Exists** If *Logic*
- 11 **Loop New Followers** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 12 **Create Follower Record** Baserow *Service*
- 13 **END OF WORKFLOW** No Op *Logic*
- 14 **Get Firstname** Code *Logic*
- 15 **Wait Follower Loop** Wait *Logic*
- 16 **Get ConvoId** Http Request *Service*
- 17 **Double Check If Welcome Has Already Been Sent** If *Logic*
- 18 **Update Follower Record to SentWelcome = TRUE** Baserow *Service*
- 19 **Create Welcome Message** Code *Logic*
- 20 **Wait New Follower Loop** Wait *Logic*
- 21 **Send Welcome Message** Http Request *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 21, with 2 branches, 4 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Baserow
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Baserow 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?

Take your time. At 21 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 21 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%2Fsend-a-direct-message-dm-to-new-followers-on-bluesky)
- **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.

[Baserow](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Baserow#library)

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

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