Templates / Publish a social media post with Swonkie

Publish a social media post with Swonkie

Ready for 3.0

by Swonkie · 98 views · created 2026-03-13 · Social Media

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 16 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

  1. Configure (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 8 fields: apiBase, apiId, apiKey…
  2. Create Media Entry (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
  3. Download & Attach Binary (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  4. Upload File to Blob (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PUT)
  5. Confirm Upload (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PATCH)
  6. Wait: waits 3 seconds
  7. Check Media Status (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  8. Media Ready? (Switch): routes items into 2 branches
  9. Create Post (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
  10. Media Processing Failed (Stop and Error): stops the run with an error

…plus 5 more steps. See the full node list below.

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (7)

From the author

🚀 What this workflow does Automate publishing social media posts through the Swonkie Public API. Given a media file URL, a caption, and a target profile, this workflow handles the full end-to-end flow: uploading the media, creating the post, validating it…

Excerpt from Swonkie's description on n8n.io.

View the original on n8n.io → Check your own copy

Get the weekly “what broke” email

New templates, newly broken ones, and n8n release changes. One short email a week.

Form not loading? Subscribe here.