1 Post Everywhere

Description

This automation publishes to 9 social platforms daily! Manage your content in a simple Google Sheet. When you set a post's status to "Ready to Post" in your Google Sheet, this workflow grabs your image/video from Google Drive, posts to 9 social platforms, then updates the post status to "Posted".

Platforms

n8n	Make	Zapier

Templates

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YphrE-bclOAxsq33cVQ1Ku-NmhQ0dJxv?usp=drive_link

Tutorials

Overview

Here’s how the automation works:

1. Trigger: Check Every 3 Hours

• Check Google Sheet for posts with Status "Ready to Post"

• Return 1 post that is ready to go

2. Upload Media to Blotato

• Fetch unique Google Drive ID of your image/video

• Upload image/video to Blotato, using this required link structure: ​https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=18-UgDEaKG7YR7AewIDd_Qi4QCLCX5Kop (example)

3. Publish to Social Media via Blotato

• Connect your Blotato account

• Choose your social accounts

• Either post immediately or schedule for later

• Includes support for images, videos, slideshows, carousels, and threads

Setup

• Sign up for Blotato.com

• Generate Blotato API Key by going to Settings > API > Generate API Key (paid feature only)

• Ensure you have "Verified Community Nodes" enabled in your n8n Admin Panel. Install "Blotato" community node.

• Create credential for Blotato.

• Connect your Google Drive to n8n: https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/credentials/google/oauth-single-service

• Copy this sample Google Sheet. Do NOT change the column names, unless you know what you're doing: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v5S7F9p2apfWRSEHvx8Q6ZX8e-d1lZ4FLlDFyc0-ZA4/edit

• Make your Google Drive folder containing images/videos PUBLIC (i.e. Anyone with the link)

• Complete the 3 setup steps shown in BROWN sticky notes in this template

The templates run every 3 hours, which you can customize. It checks Google Sheets for rows where Status is “Ready to Post”, and return only the first matching row. This avoids spamming too many posts at the same time.

General Troubleshooting Checklist

• your Google Drive is public

• column names in your Google Sheet match the original example

• file size < 60MB; for large files, Google Drive does not work, use Amazon S3 instead

Tips & Tricks

You can pair this workflow with another automation that populates your Google Sheet and drops media into your Google Drive folder, so that you have a human-in-the-loop quality review check allowing you to edit content before posting. This is the approach I always advise, especially for beginner creators, as you want to ensure you’re sharing high-quality content.

Prepare a batch of rows with Status set to “In Progress” which means you’re still working on the content. Switch 1 row to “Ready to Post” when the ready to test posting.

The workflow processes 1 row per run, then checks again on the next schedule. Scale by adjusting the schedule interval. Shorter intervals increase throughput. Longer intervals spread posts out.

For issues, review the Blotato API dashboard request log and payload because it contains all error messages.

Other helpful links:

👉 Blotato API Docs

✅ Troubleshoot Errors

📷 Media Requirements

n8n Notes

1. Install the Blotato community node. Open your n8n instance’s Admin Panel and enable Verified Community Nodes, then open any workflow.

2. Click “+” to add a node, search for Blotato, then install it.

3. If a template shows question marks instead of my pink manatee logo, enable Verified Community Nodes first, install the Blotato node, then re-import the n8n template.

4. Create a new Credential in n8n. Go to Blotato Settings > API > Copy API Key. Paste the API key in n8n, save, test, then select this credential on Blotato nodes.

5. Connect social accounts on each platform node. Open each Blotato Publish node, select the Blotato credential, then pick Tiktok, Linkedin, Facebook Page, Instagram, X, Youtube, Threads, Bluesky, or Pinterest. For Pinterest, add the Board ID. In Blotato, create a sample Pinterest post, click Publish, choose a board, and copy the Board ID from the dropdown.

6. When testing, deactivate all social platform nodes. Activate just 1 to start with. Run the workflow, then Pin data at the UPLOAD to BLotato node. This locks inputs for repeat tests. Then, execute 1 platform node from pinned data to validate it works. Activate other social platforms to continue testing.

7. Use the Blotato API dashboard to review each request, payload, and error message.

Make Notes

1. Open the scenario and set the schedule at the bottom bar to run every 3 hours, or 180 minutes, as a safe starting point.

2. Connect to your Google Sheet and query rows where Status is “Ready to Post”. Limit to 1 row returned to avoid spamming.

3. Create a Blotato connection, choose each platform, then select your target social media account. Advanced parameters exist for slideshows, music, and other options, though your 1st run needs no changes. For Pinterest, remember to add your Board ID.

4. When testing, make sure to “Disable Route” to all social platform modules. Enable just 1 route to start with. If it’s successful, then activate other social platforms one at a time to continue testing.

Zapier Notes

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