Perplexity AI to X Auto-Post Breaking News

The workflow JSON

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{
  "id": "v9K61fCQhrG6gt6Z",
  "meta": {
    "templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
  },
  "name": "Search news using Perplexity AI and post to X (Twitter)",
  "tags": [],
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      "position": [
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "hours",
              "hoursInterval": 21,
              "triggerAtMinute": "={{Math.floor(Math.random() * 60)}}\n"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
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        -340,
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      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
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            {
              "id": "4cfbc312-5dcd-444d-ae08-0bab417c084c",
              "name": "searchInput",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "What's the latest news in artificial intelligence?"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
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      "name": "Perplexity",
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      "position": [
        100,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"model\": \"llama-3.1-sonar-small-128k-online\",\n  \"messages\": [\n    {\n      \"role\": \"system\",\n      \"content\": \"You are a social media assistant summarizing tech news for Twitter/X. Only return one article. Your output must follow this exact format: a short, engaging headline (max 140 characters), followed by a single space, then the direct article link. Do not use markdown, hashtags, emojis, or line breaks. Keep the total output under 200 characters. Be precise, objective, and newsworthy.Example: Mastercard launches Agent Pay, allowing AI agents to make purchases for users. https://www.perplexity.ai/page/mastercard-unveils-agent-pay-e-qWXnaUEzQZWCqsxF4l43zA\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"role\": \"user\",\n      \"content\": \"{{ $('searchQuery').item.json.searchInput }}\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"temperature\": 0.3,\n  \"top_p\": 0.9,\n  \"return_citations\": true,\n  \"search_domain_filter\": [\n    \"perplexity.ai\"\n  ],\n  \"search_recency_filter\": \"day\",\n  \"return_images\": true,\n  \"return_related_questions\": false,\n  \"max_tokens\": 80,\n  \"stream\": false,\n  \"presence_penalty\": 0,\n  \"frequency_penalty\": 1\n}\n",
        "sendBody": true,
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "Authorization",
              "value": "=Bearer {{ $json.perplexityAPI }}"
            }
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        }
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      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "c1ed633d-d318-403c-9577-c3c63ac2e68e",
      "name": "set API key",
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      "parameters": {
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        "assignments": {
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              "name": "perplexityAPI",
              "type": "string",
              "value": "<yourPerplexityAPI>"
            }
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        }
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      "typeVersion": 3.4
    },
    {
      "id": "e228e352-2ddd-4e2c-a434-993910ced7be",
      "name": "Post to X",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.twitter",
      "position": [
        320,
        0
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "text": "={{ $json.choices[0].message.content }}",
        "additionalFields": {}
      },
      "credentials": {
        "twitterOAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    }
  ],
  "active": true,
  "settings": {
    "callerPolicy": "workflowsFromSameOwner",
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  "connections": {
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        []
      ]
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            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "set API key",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
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        [
          {
            "node": "Perplexity",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "searchQuery",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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• twitterOAuth2Api

About this workflow

Stay ahead of the curve and keep your followers informed—automatically. This n8n workflow uses Perplexity AI to generate insightful answers to scheduled queries, then auto-posts the responses directly to X (Twitter). Scheduled Trigger – Runs at set times (daily, hourly, etc.).…

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/3822/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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