n8n Social Media Management Content Creation Productivity
Contributed by Sabrina Ramonov 🍄. From the community directory at agents.sabrina.dev, republished with permission and full credit.
Problem This Solves
Manually sharing Medium articles to LinkedIn daily can be repetitive and time-consuming. This automation:
- Fetches the latest Medium articles based on a tag (e.g., android)
- Posts them on LinkedIn twice daily
- Uses Airtable to prevent duplicates
- Sends a confirmation to Telegram once posted
Stay consistently active on LinkedIn without lifting a finger.
Who This Template Is For
Developers who write or follow Medium content
Tech creators or founders looking to grow an audience
Community or page managers needing regular curated posts
Busy professionals who want hands-free LinkedIn engagement
Workflow Breakdown
This automation runs at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM daily and performs these steps:
- Fetch articles from MediumAPI.com by tag
- Check Airtable to prevent reposting the same article
- Post on LinkedIn if it’s new
- Store the article ID in Airtable
- Send a Telegram message after successful posting
Step-by-Step Setup Instructions
1. Airtable Configuration
Create a base with:
Table Name: PostedArticles
Column: ArticleID (Single line text, to track posted articles)
2. MediumAPI Setup
Go to https://mediumapi.com
Sign up and generate your API key from the dashboard
Use this API endpoint in an HTTP node:
GET https://mediumapi.com/api/tag/YOUR_TAG/latest
Headers:
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Replace YOUR_TAG with a topic like android, ai, webdev, etc.
3. Telegram Bot Setup
Go to @BotFather and create a new bot
Save the bot token
Use @userinfobot to get your Telegram chat ID
Add a Telegram node in n8n with the token + chat ID
4. LinkedIn Setup
Create a LinkedIn Developer App
Connect it via OAuth2 in n8n
Choose to post on your profile or company page
5. n8n Workflow Structure
Node Type Description:
- Cron: Triggers the flow twice a day
- HTTP Request: Fetches articles from MediumAPI.com
- Airtable Search: Checks if article ID already exists
- IF Node: Skips duplicates
- LinkedIn Post: Publishes to your LinkedIn profile/page
- Airtable Create: Stores posted article ID
- Telegram Node: Sends success notification
Customization Tips
- Change the tag in the API URL to match your niche
- Add hashtags or personal comments to the LinkedIn message
- Schedule different posting times in the Cron node
- Filter Medium posts based on length or title keywords (optional)
Tools used: Airtable, LinkedIn, Telegram
Download the workflow template (JSON)
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