Auto-Post Dev.to Articles to LinkedIn with Airtable Tracking & Telegram Alerts

**Problem This Solves:** For developers and creators, consistently posting quality content on LinkedIn can be time-consuming. This workflow automates the process by: - Fetching the latest Dev.to articles - Posting them to LinkedIn twice daily - Preventing duplicates using Airtable - Sending success alerts to Telegram This ensures you're always active on LinkedIn, with zero manual effort. **Who This Template Is For** - Developers who want to build their presence on LinkedIn - Tech creators or solo founders looking to grow an audience - Community/page managers who want regular, curated content - Busy professionals aiming for consistent LinkedIn engagement without doing it manually **Workflow Breakdown** This automation runs twice a day (9:00 AM and 7:00 PM) and performs the following steps: - Fetches Dev.to articles based on a tag - Checks Airtable to avoid reposting the same article - Posts to LinkedIn if it's new - Sends a Telegram message after posting successfully **Step-by-Step Setup Instructions** 1. **Airtable Configuration** Create a new base in Airtable with just one table and one column: Table Name: PostedArticles Column: - ArticleID (Single line text - stores the unique ID of each Dev.to article posted) This column is used to track posted articles and prevent duplicates. 2. **Dev.to API Setup** Use the following endpoint in the HTTP Request node: ``` https://dev.to/api/articles?tag=YOUR_TAG_HERE&per_page=10 ``` Replace YOUR_TAG_HERE with a tag like android, webdev, ai, etc. 3. **Telegram Bot Setup** Open @BotFather in Telegram and create a new bot Save the bot token Get your chat ID using @userinfobot or via Telegram API Add a Telegram node in n8n using this token and chat ID This will notify you when a post is successfully published. 4. **LinkedIn Setup** Create a LinkedIn Developer App Use OAuth2 to connect it in n8n Choose to post on either a user profile or a company page 5. **n8n Workflow Structure** Here's the basic structure of the workflow: - Cron Node - Triggers at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM daily - HTTP Request - Fetches latest articles from Dev.to - Airtable Search - Checks if ArticleID already exists - IF Node - Filters new vs. already-posted articles - LinkedIn Post - Publishes new article - Airtable Create - Saves the new ArticleID - Telegram Message - Sends success confirmation **Customization Tips** - Change the Dev.to tag in the API URL - Modify LinkedIn post format (add hashtags, emojis, personal notes) - Adjust posting times in the Cron node - Use additional filters (e.g., only post articles with a cover image or certain word count)