RSS Feed → Social Media Auto-post (ai Agent)

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{
  "name": "06 - RSS Feed \u2192 Social Media Auto-Post (AI Agent)",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {
              "field": "cronExpression",
              "expression": "0 9,14 * * 1-5"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "node-schedule",
      "name": "Schedule - Twice Daily Weekdays",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1.2,
      "position": [
        260,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://feeds.feedburner.com/TechCrunch",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-rss",
      "name": "RSS Feed - Tech/AI News",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedRead",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [
        480,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const items = $input.all();\nconst now = new Date();\nconst sixHoursAgo = new Date(now - 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000);\n\n// Filter to recent items only, pick top 3\nconst recent = items\n  .filter(item => {\n    const pubDate = new Date(item.json.pubDate || item.json.isoDate || 0);\n    return pubDate > sixHoursAgo;\n  })\n  .slice(0, 3);\n\nif (recent.length === 0) {\n  // If no recent, take the latest item\n  return [items[0]];\n}\n\n// Return first item for posting\nconst item = recent[0].json;\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    title: item.title || '',\n    link: item.link || '',\n    summary: (item.contentSnippet || item.content || item.summary || '').substring(0, 500),\n    pubDate: item.pubDate || item.isoDate || '',\n    author: item.creator || item.author || '',\n    categories: (item.categories || []).join(', ')\n  }\n}];"
      },
      "id": "node-filter-recent",
      "name": "Code - Filter Recent Articles",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        700,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "text",
        "operation": "message",
        "modelId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "value": "gpt-4o",
          "mode": "list"
        },
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            {
              "role": "system",
              "content": "You are a social media expert for an AI/tech brand. Create engaging posts for both Twitter/X and LinkedIn from the article provided. Return valid JSON:\n{\n  \"twitter\": \"tweet text (max 270 chars, include 2-3 relevant hashtags, no link - it will be appended)\",\n  \"linkedin\": \"linkedin post (150-300 words, professional tone, include 3-5 hashtags at end, no link - it will be appended)\",\n  \"hashtags\": [\"array\", \"of\", \"top\", \"5\", \"hashtags\"]\n}\nMake content insightful, add value beyond the headline. No clickbait. No emojis unless they add value."
            },
            {
              "role": "user",
              "content": "Article Title: {{ $json.title }}\n\nSummary: {{ $json.summary }}\n\nCategories: {{ $json.categories }}\n\nPublished: {{ $json.pubDate }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {
          "temperature": 0.7,
          "maxTokens": 600
        }
      },
      "id": "node-openai-write",
      "name": "OpenAI - Generate Social Posts",
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
      "typeVersion": 1.7,
      "position": [
        920,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "openAiApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const article = $('Code - Filter Recent Articles').first().json;\nconst aiRaw = $input.first().json.message?.content || '{}';\n\nlet posts;\ntry {\n  posts = JSON.parse(aiRaw);\n} catch (e) {\n  posts = { twitter: article.title.substring(0, 250), linkedin: article.title + '\\n\\n' + article.summary };\n}\n\nconst tweetText = (posts.twitter || article.title).substring(0, 270) + '\\n\\n' + article.link;\nconst linkedinText = (posts.linkedin || article.title + '\\n\\n' + article.summary) + '\\n\\n\ud83d\udd17 ' + article.link;\n\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    tweetText,\n    linkedinText,\n    hashtags: posts.hashtags || [],\n    articleTitle: article.title,\n    articleLink: article.link\n  }\n}];"
      },
      "id": "node-parse-posts",
      "name": "Code - Parse & Format Posts",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        1140,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "oAuth1Api",
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "text",
              "value": "={{ $json.tweetText }}"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-twitter-post",
      "name": "HTTP Request - Post to Twitter/X",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        1360,
        200
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth1Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://api.linkedin.com/v2/ugcPosts",
        "authentication": "genericCredentialType",
        "genericAuthType": "oAuth2Api",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "X-Restli-Protocol-Version",
              "value": "2.0.0"
            },
            {
              "name": "Content-Type",
              "value": "application/json"
            }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={\n  \"author\": \"urn:li:person:{{ $env['LINKEDIN_PERSON_ID'] }}\",\n  \"lifecycleState\": \"PUBLISHED\",\n  \"specificContent\": {\n    \"com.linkedin.ugc.ShareContent\": {\n      \"shareCommentary\": {\n        \"text\": {{ JSON.stringify($json.linkedinText) }}\n      },\n      \"shareMediaCategory\": \"ARTICLE\",\n      \"media\": [{\n        \"status\": \"READY\",\n        \"description\": { \"text\": \"{{ $('Code - Filter Recent Articles').item.json.summary.substring(0, 200) }}\" },\n        \"originalUrl\": \"{{ $('Code - Filter Recent Articles').item.json.link }}\",\n        \"title\": { \"text\": \"{{ $('Code - Filter Recent Articles').item.json.title }}\" }\n      }]\n    }\n  },\n  \"visibility\": {\n    \"com.linkedin.ugc.MemberNetworkVisibility\": \"PUBLIC\"\n  }\n}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-linkedin-post",
      "name": "HTTP Request - Post to LinkedIn",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [
        1360,
        400
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth2Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Schedule - Twice Daily Weekdays": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "RSS Feed - Tech/AI News",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "RSS Feed - Tech/AI News": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Code - Filter Recent Articles",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Code - Filter Recent Articles": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "OpenAI - Generate Social Posts",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "OpenAI - Generate Social Posts": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Code - Parse & Format Posts",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Code - Parse & Format Posts": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request - Post to Twitter/X",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request - Post to LinkedIn",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "social-media"
    },
    {
      "name": "rss"
    },
    {
      "name": "ai"
    },
    {
      "name": "content"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "description": "Runs twice daily, fetches the latest article from an RSS feed, uses GPT-4o to write platform-native Twitter/X and LinkedIn posts, then publishes both via their respective APIs.",
    "prerequisites": [
      "OpenAI API key",
      "Twitter/X Developer App with OAuth 1.0a credentials (tweet:write scope)",
      "LinkedIn OAuth2 app with w_member_social scope",
      "Set LINKEDIN_PERSON_ID env variable (get from LinkedIn API: GET /v2/me)",
      "Update RSS feed URL to your target publication",
      "Twitter API v2 access (Basic tier or above)"
    ],
    "testingScenario": {
      "happy_path": "Manually trigger \u2192 verify GPT generates posts, check Twitter/LinkedIn APIs return 201",
      "edge_cases": [
        "RSS feed has no items \u2192 error handling needed",
        "All articles older than 6 hours \u2192 falls back to latest item",
        "Twitter rate limit (300 tweets/3hrs) \u2192 exponential backoff not included, add retry node",
        "LinkedIn API returns 422 \u2192 check author URN format"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

• oAuth1Api
• oAuth2Api
• openAiApi

About this workflow

06 - RSS Feed → Social Media Auto-Post (AI Agent). Uses rssFeedRead, openAi, httpRequest. Scheduled trigger; 7 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/satmakuru222/TheAIStackk/blob/main/n8n-workflows/06-rss-social-media-auto-post.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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