Update Twitter Banner Using Http Request

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Start",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.start",
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        450,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://unsplash.com/photos/lUDMZUWFUXE/download?ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MXxhbGx8Mnx8fHx8fDJ8fDE2MzczMjY4Mjc&force=true",
        "options": {},
        "responseFormat": "file",
        "headerParametersUi": {
          "parameter": []
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "HTTP Request1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        650,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.twitter.com/1.1/account/update_profile_banner.json",
        "options": {},
        "requestMethod": "POST",
        "authentication": "oAuth1",
        "jsonParameters": true,
        "sendBinaryData": true,
        "binaryPropertyName": "banner:data"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "oAuth1Api": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "HTTP Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "On clicking 'execute'": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "HTTP Request",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

Credentials you'll need

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• oAuth1Api

About this workflow

This workflow demonstrates the use of the HTTP Request node to upload binary files for form-data-multipart type. This example workflow updates the Twitter banner.

Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/1338/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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