AI-Generated LinkedIn Posts with OpenAI, Google Sheets, & Email Approval Workflow

### How it works This workflow automates the process of creating, approving, and optionally posting LinkedIn content from a Google Sheet. Here's a high-level overview: 1. **Scheduled Trigger**: Runs automatically based on your defined time interval (daily, weekly, etc.). 2. **Fetch Data from Google Sheets**: Pulls the first row from your sheet where Status is marked as Pending. 3. **Generate LinkedIn Post Content**: Uses OpenAI to create a professional LinkedIn post using the Post Description and Instructions from the sheet. 4. **Format & Prepare Data**: Formats the generated content along with the original instruction and post description for email. 5. **Send for Approval**: Sends an email to a predefined user (e.g., marketing team) with a custom form for approval, including a dropdown to accept/reject and an optional field for edits. 6. **(Optional) Image Fetch**: Downloads an image from a URL (if provided in the sheet) for future use in post visuals. ### Set up steps You'll need the following before you start: - A Google Sheet with the following columns: Post Description, Instructions, Image (URL), Status - Access to an OpenAI API key - A connected Gmail account for sending approval emails - Your own Google Sheets and Gmail credentials added in n8n ### Steps: 1. **Google Sheet Preparation**: - Create a new Google Sheet with the mentioned columns (Post Description, Instructions, Image, Status, Output, Post Link). - Add a row with test data and set Status to Pending. 2. **Credentials**: - In n8n, create OAuth2 credentials for: a. Google Sheets b. Gmail c. OpenAI (API Key) - Assign these credentials to the respective nodes in the JSON. 3. **OpenAI Model**: - Choose a model like gpt-4o-mini (used here) or any other available in your plan. - Adjust the prompt in the Generate Post Content node if needed. 4. **Email Configuration**: - In the Gmail node, set the recipient email to your own or your team's address. - Customize the email message template if necessary. 5. **Schedule the Workflow**: - Set the trigger interval (e.g., every morning at 9 AM). 6. **Testing**: - Run the workflow manually first to confirm everything works. - Check Gmail for the approval form, respond, and verify the results.

Platform

n8n

Category

Marketing

Price

Free

Creator

Aryan Shinde

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