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{
"id": "XGFs5jZNCeURd4OT",
"meta": {
"templateCredsSetupCompleted": true
},
"name": "Publish Image Post to Bluesky",
"tags": [],
"nodes": [
{
"id": "afd666fc-8f79-488d-a295-4bfdd6883924",
"name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"position": [
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"parameters": {},
"typeVersion": 1
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{
"id": "d31bfe18-5acc-4f72-80d0-d85111dd62cc",
"name": "Create Bluesky Session",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.server.createSession",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={{ $('Define Credentials').item.json.credentials }}",
"sendBody": true,
"specifyBody": "json"
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
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{
"id": "514ac077-3c96-41f0-b178-afefe2f9faae",
"name": "Download Images",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "={{ $json.url }}",
"options": {}
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
"id": "67e77e91-3a53-44c3-a474-2cd3b4977cf2",
"name": "Code",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"jsCode": "return $input.all().map( item => ({\n alt: \"-\",\n image: {\n ...item.json.blob\n }\n}));"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "b8540b04-afe8-4455-8fec-fcab5ffff1ae",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
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"parameters": {
"color": 4,
"width": 391.0892880786254,
"height": 335.5179928232044,
"content": "## Define Your Post Caption Here\nYou can set\n* the text caption of your post (max 300 characters)\n* image URLs (max of 4 images at 1MB each)"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "2a6e60ef-4042-4648-85bb-143d226aa736",
"name": "Split Out",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitOut",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"fieldToSplitOut": "photos"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "5c3a6c2f-7b60-4448-9d85-4174e9f5f770",
"name": "Post to Bluesky",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
"url": "https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.createRecord",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"jsonBody": "={\n \"repo\": \"{{ $('Create Bluesky Session').item.json.did }}\",\n \"collection\": \"app.bsky.feed.post\",\n \"record\": {\n \"$type\": \"app.bsky.feed.post\",\n \"text\": \"{{ $('Set Caption').item.json['Post Text'].trim()}}\",\n \"createdAt\": \"{{ $now }}\",\n\"embed\": {\n\"$type\": \"app.bsky.embed.images\",\n\"images\":{{ $('Aggregate').item.json.data.toJsonString() }}\n}\n }\n}",
"sendBody": true,
"sendHeaders": true,
"specifyBody": "json",
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "=Bearer {{ $('Create Bluesky Session').item.json.accessJwt }}"
}
]
}
},
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{
"id": "266ef5cb-18df-45b0-b5c4-59782e571d40",
"name": "Sticky Note1",
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"parameters": {
"color": 3,
"width": 418.7983637184758,
"height": 440.36620487216396,
"content": "## Set Bluesky Credentials\nYou'll need to set 2 values...\n1. _Identifier_ \nThis is your Bluesky username, e.g. \"username.bsky.social\"\n2. _App Password_\nThis is _not_ your sign-in password, but something created in [your Bluesky account](https://bsky.app/settings/app-passwords)\n\n\nA Bluesky session is then opened for image uploading and posting."
},
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"name": "Sticky Note2",
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"parameters": {
"color": 7,
"width": 814.7806424732389,
"height": 269.1258097879526,
"content": "### Handling image attachments\nBluesky doesn't attach images directly to the post, they're first individually uploaded [then embedded in the post](https://docs.bsky.app/docs/tutorials/creating-a-post#images-embeds)."
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "aa7796b3-9cc7-4219-85af-a9ae3613f891",
"name": "Define Credentials",
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"parameters": {
"mode": "raw",
"options": {},
"jsonOutput": "{\"credentials\":\n {\n \"identifier\": \"username.bsky.social\",\n \"password\": \"XXXX-YYYY-ZZZZ-XXXX\"\n }\n}"
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
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{
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"name": "Aggregate",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"aggregate": "aggregateAllItemData"
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{
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"name": "Set Images",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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"parameters": {
"mode": "raw",
"options": {},
"jsonOutput": "{ \"photos\":[\n {\n \"url\":\"https://picsum.photos/800/600?random=234234\"\n },\n {\n \"url\":\"https://picsum.photos/800/600?random=676855\"\n },\n {\n \"url\":\"https://picsum.photos/800/600?random=4564\"\n },\n {\n \"url\":\"https://picsum.photos/800/600?random=12124\"\n }\n ]}"
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
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{
"id": "0d3a030e-1ac6-420d-a850-d267928f4072",
"name": "Post Image to Bluesky",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
"position": [
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"parameters": {
"url": "https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.uploadBlob",
"method": "POST",
"options": {},
"sendBody": true,
"contentType": "binaryData",
"sendHeaders": true,
"headerParameters": {
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Authorization",
"value": "=Bearer {{ $('Create Bluesky Session').item.json.accessJwt }}"
}
]
},
"inputDataFieldName": "data"
},
"typeVersion": 4.2
},
{
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"name": "Sticky Note3",
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"parameters": {
"width": 880.0000000000002,
"height": 207.9041916167665,
"content": "# Create a new post with images on Bluesky\nThis workflow will \n1. retrieve images from URLs you specify\n2. upload them 1 by 1 as blobs to BlueSky\n3. let you specify the basic text of a post\n3. use your Bluesky credentials to post to your feed"
},
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"name": "Set Caption",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
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"parameters": {
"options": {},
"assignments": {
"assignments": [
{
"id": "6135981d-82d9-47bb-9eb5-ce9a4220f108",
"name": "Caption Text",
"type": "string",
"value": "Here is the amazing content of my post, max of 300 characters!"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 3.4
}
],
"active": false,
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
},
"versionId": "86d8df08-3f73-40a5-9c5b-d2ebda3f3b13",
"connections": {
"Code": {
"main": [
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{
"node": "Aggregate",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Aggregate": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Post to Bluesky",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Split Out": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Download Images",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Images": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Split Out",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Set Caption": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Images",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Download Images": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Post Image to Bluesky",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Define Credentials": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Create Bluesky Session",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Post Image to Bluesky": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Code",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Create Bluesky Session": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Set Caption",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Define Credentials",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
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How this works
Effortlessly share your images on Bluesky without leaving your automation setup, saving time on manual uploads and ensuring consistent posting from any source. This workflow suits content creators, social media managers, or anyone managing Bluesky presence who wants to automate image distribution alongside other platforms. It hinges on a simple HTTP request to authenticate and post, pulling in images via another HTTP request before splitting and dispatching them seamlessly to Bluesky.
Use this when you need quick, event-driven image posts triggered by external events like file uploads or scheduled content drops, especially for batch handling multiple images at once. Avoid it for text-only updates or if you require advanced AI processing, as it focuses purely on image posting. Common variations include adding email notifications post-publish or integrating with Google Drive for direct image sourcing.
About this workflow
Publish Image Post to Bluesky. Uses manualTrigger, httpRequest, stickyNote, splitOut. Event-driven trigger; 15 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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