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Auto-post breaking news content using Perplexity AI to X (Twitter)

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by Aitor | 1Node ✓ · 5,140 views · created 2025-05-01 · Social Media, Multimodal AI

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.

Nodes used (4)

X (Formerly Twitter)

What it does

Stay ahead of the curve and keep your followers informed—automatically. This n8n workflow uses Perplexity AI to generate insightful answers to scheduled queries, then auto-posts the responses directly to X (Twitter). --- ⚙️ What this workflow does 1. Scheduled Trigger – Runs at set times (daily, hourly, etc.). 2. searchQuery – Define what kind of trending or relevant insight you want (e.g. “latest AI trends”). 3. set API Key – Securely insert your Perplexity API key. 4. Perplexity API Call – Fetches a short, insightful response to your query. 5. Post to X – Automatically publishes the result as a tweet. --- 🧩 Requirements - An n8n account (self-hosted or cloud) - A Perplexity API key - A connected X (Twitter) account via n8n’s credentials --- ✅ Setup Steps 1. Add this workflow into your n8n account. 2. Edit the searchQuery node with a topic (e.g. “What’s new in ecommerce automation?”). 3. Paste your Perplexity API key into the set API key node. 4. Connect your X (Twitter) account in the final node. 5. Adjust the schedule timing to suit your content frequency. --- 💡 Ideas to Improve - 💬 Add a formatting step to shorten or hashtag the response. - 📊 Pull multiple trending questions and auto-schedule posts. - 🔁 Loop responses to queue a full week of content. - 🌐 Translate content before posting to reach a global audience. --- 🆘 Need help? Feel free to contact us at 1 Node. Get instant access to a library of free resources we created.

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