Generate and Schedule Linkedin, X, and Instagram Posts with Openai Agents

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  "name": "Multi-Agent Social Media Content Factory",
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        "content": "## Multi-Agent Social Media Content Factory\n\nThis workflow orchestrates three specialized AI agents in sequence to research trends, generate platform-specific content (captions + images), and schedule posts across LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.\n\n### Who's it for\n\u2022 Social media managers handling multiple brands\n\u2022 Marketing teams needing consistent content pipelines\n\u2022 Creators automating their content calendar\n\u2022 Agencies managing high-volume posting schedules\n\n### How it works\n1. A topic/industry keyword is submitted via webhook or schedule\n2. **Agent 1 (Research):** Searches current trends, extracts insights & hashtags\n3. **Agent 2 (Content Gen):** Produces platform-specific captions + image prompts\n4. **Agent 3 (Scheduling):** Posts to LinkedIn, X, and Instagram via their APIs\n5. All activity is logged to a Google Sheet tracker\n\n### How to set up\n1. Import this workflow into n8n\n2. Set credentials: OpenAI, LinkedIn OAuth2, Twitter OAuth2, Instagram Graph API, Google Sheets OAuth2, SendGrid (optional alerts)\n3. Replace YOUR_SHEET_ID placeholder in the Google Sheet node\n4. Replace YOUR_INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID, YOUR_LINKEDIN_PERSON_URN placeholders\n5. Activate the workflow\n\n### Requirements\n\u2022 OpenAI API key (GPT-4.1 mini or better)\n\u2022 LinkedIn OAuth2 credentials\n\u2022 Twitter/X OAuth2 credentials\n\u2022 Instagram Graph API credentials (Business account)\n\u2022 Google Sheets OAuth2\n\u2022 Optional: Stable Diffusion / DALL-E for image generation\n\n### How to customize\n\u2022 Swap OpenAI model in all AI nodes\n\u2022 Adjust character limits per platform in Agent 2 prompt\n\u2022 Modify posting schedule in the Schedule Trigger node\n\u2022 Add Slack/email notifications on post confirmation\n\u2022 Extend the Google Sheet columns for additional metadata"
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        "content": "## 1. Trigger & Input\n\nAccepts a topic/industry keyword via:\n- POST webhook (manual/external trigger)\n- Scheduled cron (recurring content calendar)\n\nNormalizes input into a standard `{ topic, industry, targetAudience }` shape before passing downstream."
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        "content": "## 2. Agent 1 \u2014 Trend Research\n\nUses web search + AI to:\n- Fetch current trending topics for the given industry\n- Extract key insights, stats, and talking points\n- Identify platform-relevant hashtags (LinkedIn, X, Instagram)\n- Output a structured JSON trend report\n\nFails gracefully: if search fails, uses AI general knowledge as fallback."
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        "content": "## 3. Agent 2 \u2014 Content Generation\n\nReceives trend report and produces:\n- LinkedIn caption (\u22643000 chars, professional tone, 3-5 hashtags)\n- X/Twitter caption (\u2264280 chars, punchy, 2-3 hashtags)\n- Instagram caption (\u22642200 chars, engaging, 10-15 hashtags)\n- DALL-E image prompt for each platform\n- Structured JSON content bundle\n\nSkips scheduling if image generation fails (conditional gate)."
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        "content": "## 4. Agent 3 \u2014 Scheduling & Publishing\n\nReceives content bundle and:\n- Publishes to LinkedIn via Pages API\n- Posts to X via v2 Tweets API\n- Schedules Instagram via Graph API (create media \u2192 publish)\n- Logs post IDs, timestamps, and platform status to Google Sheet\n- Sends error alerts via SendGrid if any platform fails\n\nEach platform posts independently \u2014 one failure does NOT block others."
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              "value": "={{ $json.topic || $json.body?.topic || 'Artificial Intelligence' }}"
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              "value": "={{ $json.industry || $json.body?.industry || 'Technology' }}"
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              "value": "={{ $json.targetAudience || $json.body?.targetAudience || 'Business professionals and tech enthusiasts' }}"
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              "value": "={{ 'scf-' + Date.now().toString() }}"
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              "value": "={{ new Date().toISOString() }}"
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          "systemMessage": "You are a precise JSON-outputting research agent. Output ONLY valid JSON, no markdown, no preamble, no explanation. Use your web search capability to find current trends."
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        "text": "=You are an expert social media copywriter and content strategist. Using the trend research provided, create platform-optimized social media content.\n\nTrend Report:\n{{ JSON.stringify($json.trendReport, null, 2) }}\n\nBrand Voice: {{ $json.brandVoice || 'Professional, insightful, forward-thinking' }}\nTarget Audience: {{ $json.targetAudience || 'Business professionals and tech enthusiasts' }}\n\nCreate platform-specific captions AND image generation prompts.\n\nPlatform requirements:\n- LINKEDIN: \u22643000 chars, professional tone, storytelling hook, 3-5 hashtags at end, no emojis in first line\n- TWITTER/X: \u2264280 chars (strict), punchy/bold opening, 2-3 inline hashtags, optionally 1 emoji\n- INSTAGRAM: \u22642200 chars, conversational and engaging, strong hook, call-to-action, 10-15 hashtags in first comment section\n\nFor EACH platform also generate a DALL-E image prompt (photorealistic or modern graphic style, no text in image).\n\nRespond ONLY with a valid JSON object in this exact structure:\n{\n  \"contentBundle\": {\n    \"generationTimestamp\": \"ISO 8601 string\",\n    \"topic\": \"string\",\n    \"linkedin\": {\n      \"caption\": \"string (\u22643000 chars)\",\n      \"hashtags\": [\"#tag1\", \"#tag2\"],\n      \"imagePrompt\": \"string (detailed DALL-E prompt)\",\n      \"characterCount\": 0\n    },\n    \"twitter\": {\n      \"caption\": \"string (\u2264280 chars STRICT)\",\n      \"hashtags\": [\"#tag1\", \"#tag2\"],\n      \"imagePrompt\": \"string (detailed DALL-E prompt)\",\n      \"characterCount\": 0\n    },\n    \"instagram\": {\n      \"caption\": \"string (\u22642200 chars)\",\n      \"firstCommentHashtags\": \"string (all hashtags as single string for first comment)\",\n      \"imagePrompt\": \"string (detailed DALL-E prompt)\",\n      \"characterCount\": 0\n    },\n    \"contentStatus\": \"success\"\n  }\n}",
        "options": {
          "systemMessage": "You are a precise JSON-outputting content generation agent. Output ONLY valid JSON. Strictly enforce character limits \u2014 especially Twitter's 280-character hard limit. Count characters carefully."
        },
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        "builtInTools": {}
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      "credentials": {
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          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
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            "response": {
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        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
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      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.openai.com/v1/images/generations",
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            "response": {
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      "parameters": {
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        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "oAuth2Api"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "continueOnFail": true
    },
    {
      "id": "b5c4c94f-f548-424c-a2fe-328881e97082",
      "name": "Agent 3 - Post to X (Twitter)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        4368,
        512
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"text\": \"{{ $json.contentBundle.twitter.caption }}\",\n  \"media\": {\n    \"media_ids\": [\"{{ $json.contentBundle.twitter.mediaId || '' }}\"]\n  }\n}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "oAuth2Api"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "continueOnFail": true
    },
    {
      "id": "220b004b-1a73-4691-9922-50e74c32b451",
      "name": "Agent 3 - Create Instagram Container",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        4368,
        672
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/YOUR_INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID/media",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"image_url\": \"{{ $json.contentBundle.instagram.imageUrl }}\",\n  \"caption\": \"{{ $json.contentBundle.instagram.caption }}\",\n  \"access_token\": \"{{ $credentials.accessToken }}\"\n}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "continueOnFail": true
    },
    {
      "id": "e9abd925-347c-44a9-a19b-2355fc339ce8",
      "name": "Agent 3 - Publish Instagram Post",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        4592,
        672
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/YOUR_INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID/media_publish",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"creation_id\": \"{{ $json.id }}\",\n  \"access_token\": \"{{ $credentials.accessToken }}\"\n}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "continueOnFail": true
    },
    {
      "id": "59a67a7d-ee92-46c7-b7f9-6133c962dbda",
      "name": "JS - Build Publish Report",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        5008,
        512
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "mode": "runOnceForEachItem",
        "jsCode": "// Collect results from all three platform posts and build final status report\nconst item = $input.item.json;\n\nconst linkedinPostId = item.linkedinResult?.id || item.id || null;\nconst twitterPostId = item.twitterResult?.data?.id || item.data?.id || null;\nconst instagramPostId = item.instagramPublishResult?.id || item.id || null;\n\nconst linkedinStatus = linkedinPostId ? 'published' : (item.linkedinError ? 'failed' : 'unknown');\nconst twitterStatus = twitterPostId ? 'published' : (item.twitterError ? 'failed' : 'unknown');\nconst instagramStatus = instagramPostId ? 'published' : (item.instagramError ? 'failed' : 'unknown');\n\nconst publishedDate = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];\nconst publishedTimestamp = new Date().toISOString();\n\nreturn {\n  json: {\n    ...item,\n    publishReport: {\n      requestId: item.requestId,\n      topic: item.topic,\n      publishedDate,\n      publishedTimestamp,\n      platforms: {\n        linkedin: {\n          status: linkedinStatus,\n          postId: linkedinPostId,\n          url: linkedinPostId ? 'https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/' + linkedinPostId : null\n        },\n        twitter: {\n          status: twitterStatus,\n          postId: twitterPostId,\n          url: twitterPostId ? 'https://x.com/i/web/status/' + twitterPostId : null\n        },\n        instagram: {\n          status: instagramStatus,\n          postId: instagramPostId\n        }\n      },\n      overallStatus: [linkedinStatus, twitterStatus, instagramStatus].every(s => s === 'published')\n        ? 'all_published'\n        : [linkedinStatus, twitterStatus, instagramStatus].some(s => s === 'published')\n          ? 'partial_success'\n          : 'all_failed'\n    }\n  }\n};"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "a08d5361-4bfb-4874-8143-ce8eb4fa9662",
      "name": "Log to Google Sheet Tracker",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        5232,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets/YOUR_SHEET_ID/values/ContentLog!A1:append?valueInputOption=USER_ENTERED",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"values\": [[\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.publishedDate }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.topic }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.industry }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.platforms.linkedin.status }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.platforms.linkedin.postId || 'N/A' }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.platforms.twitter.status }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.platforms.twitter.postId || 'N/A' }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.platforms.instagram.status }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.platforms.instagram.postId || 'N/A' }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.overallStatus }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.publishReport.publishedTimestamp }}\",\n    \"{{ $json.requestId }}\"\n  ]]\n}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "oAuth2Api"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "b04c9fab-5cc4-45a8-9d94-432e17bc0a32",
      "name": "Filter - Any Platform Failed?",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
      "position": [
        5232,
        624
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "conditions": [
            {
              "operator": {
                "type": "string",
                "operation": "notEquals"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.publishReport.overallStatus }}",
              "rightValue": "all_published"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.2
    },
    {
      "id": "b1d6e460-99b1-4609-a2b4-ac521249fc11",
      "name": "Alert - Send Failure Email",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        5456,
        624
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/mail/send",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {},
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"personalizations\": [{\"to\": [{\"email\": \"your-alert-email@example.com\"}]}],\n  \"from\": {\"email\": \"alerts@yourdomain.com\", \"name\": \"Content Factory Alert\"},\n  \"subject\": \"[Content Factory] Partial/Failed Post - {{ $json.topic }}\",\n  \"content\": [{\n    \"type\": \"text/plain\",\n    \"value\": \"Post status for topic '{{ $json.topic }}' ({{ $json.requestId }}):\\n\\nLinkedIn: {{ $json.publishReport.platforms.linkedin.status }}\\nTwitter/X: {{ $json.publishReport.platforms.twitter.status }}\\nInstagram: {{ $json.publishReport.platforms.instagram.status }}\\n\\nOverall: {{ $json.publishReport.overallStatus }}\\nTimestamp: {{ $json.publishReport.publishedTimestamp }}\"\n  }]\n}",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "httpHeaderAuth": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "e6a7054c-1d47-4978-b57e-6e5b72a0e3e8",
      "name": "Respond - Webhook Success",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
      "position": [
        5456,
        400
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "respondWith": "json",
        "responseBody": "={{ JSON.stringify({ success: true, requestId: $json.requestId, overallStatus: $json.publishReport.overallStatus, platforms: $json.publishReport.platforms, publishedAt: $json.publishReport.publishedTimestamp }) }}"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "250bf7cf-aea2-48ff-97d3-026a8cbffd6c",
      "name": "Wait For Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
      "position": [
        4576,
        352
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "amount": 15
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "96013668-2ea6-4551-b59a-030a6881bb83",
  "connections": {
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      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Build Publish Report",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Normalize Input": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Agent 1 - Trend Research AI",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "OpenAI - Agent 1 Model": {
      "ai_languageModel": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Agent 1 - Trend Research AI",
            "type": "ai_languageModel",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "OpenAI - Agent 2 Model": {
      "ai_languageModel": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Agent 2 - Content Generation AI",
            "type": "ai_languageModel",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "JS - Build Publish Report": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Log to Google Sheet Tracker",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Filter - Any Platform Failed?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Wait - Rate Limit Agent 1": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Agent 2 - Content Generation AI",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Wait - Rate Limit Agent 2": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Agent 3 - Post to LinkedIn",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Agent 3 - Post to X (Twitter)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Agent 3 - Create Instagram Container",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Webhook - Content Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Normalize Input",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Agent 3 - Post to LinkedIn": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Wait For Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Agent 1 - Trend Research AI": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Parse & Validate Trend Report",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Log to Google Sheet Tracker": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Respond - Webhook Success",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Agent 3 - Post to X (Twitter)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Build Publish Report",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Filter - Any Platform Failed?": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Alert - Send Failure Email",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Agent 2 - Content Generation AI": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Parse & Validate Content Bundle",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "DALL-E - Generate Twitter Image": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Merge Image URLs into Bundle",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Agent 3 - Publish Instagram Post": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Build Publish Report",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "DALL-E - Generate LinkedIn Image": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Merge Image URLs into Bundle",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "DALL-E - Generate Instagram Image": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "JS - Merge Image URLs into Bundle",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "JS - Merge Image URLs into Bundle": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Wait - Rate Limit Agent 2",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "JS - Parse & Validate Trend Report": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Wait - Rate Limit Agent 1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Schedule Trigger - Content Calendar": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Normalize Input",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Agent 3 - Create Instagram Container": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Agent 3 - Publish Instagram Post",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Gate - Content Generation Succeeded?": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "DALL-E - Generate LinkedIn Image",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "DALL-E - Generate Twitter Image",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "DALL-E - Generate Instagram Image",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "JS - Parse & Validate Content Bundle": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Gate - Content Generation Succeeded?",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

Each integration node will prompt for credentials when you import. We strip credential IDs before publishing — you'll add your own.

• httpHeaderAuth
• oAuth2Api
• openAiApi

About this workflow

This workflow orchestrates three specialized AI agents in sequence to research trends, generate platform-specific content (captions + images), and schedule posts across LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/15162/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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