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New blog post to AI-drafted social posts, queued after approval

What it automates

Each new post in your RSS feed gets AI-drafted LinkedIn, X and Facebook posts that are emailed to you. Approved drafts go to a posting-queue sheet; nothing is published automatically.

Last updated

Tested on: Not yet tested

Download n8n workflow (JSON)

The flow

STARTS WHENNew post in your RSS feedAI DRAFTSAI drafts three postsYOU APPROVEYou approve or decline by emailRESULTAdd to posting-queue sheet

Who it is for

Businesses that publish a blog but rarely promote each post.

Human approval

All three drafts are emailed to you with Approve and Decline buttons. Approve adds them to your queue sheet as Ready to schedule; nothing is posted to any network by this workflow.

When something fails

If the AI step fails you get the post link by email. If the sheet rejects the row after 3 tries you get the drafts to copy by hand.

Apps and accounts you need

  • RSS feeddetects new posts (your blog's feed)
  • OpenAI APIdrafts text (billed per token by OpenAI) · official page
  • Gmailsends you the approval email · official page
  • Google Sheetsapproved-post queue · official page
  • n8nruns the workflow (n8n Cloud or self-hosted)

Running cost estimate

At 12 new blog posts a month: 12 executions a month fit n8n Cloud Starter (2,500 executions a month): €20/mo billed annually. Last verified on n8n's pricing page.

One run is one n8n execution, however many steps or waits it has. The cost of the apps themselves is separate. Make: no estimate until the Make version exists, because Make bills per module action.

Check n8n pricing on the official site

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Setup overview

  1. In n8n, open Workflows, choose Import from File, and select n8n.json.
  2. Open Configure me and set your brand voice, email and Google Sheet ID; put your feed URL in New blog post.
  3. Create a sheet tab named Approved posts with headers: Date, Article, Link, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Status.
  4. Create credentials: OpenAI, Gmail and Google Sheets.
  5. In Draft posts with AI, choose a current OpenAI model (the model ID in the file is a placeholder).
  6. Run one test with your own data, check every step's output, then switch the workflow to Active.

Known limits

  • The X draft is checked against 280 characters and flagged in the approval email, not shortened automatically.

Platform status

n8n
Workflow file ready. n8n-mcp 2.94.0 validate_workflow (strict profile): 0 errors (Oct 17, 2026). Validation is not a live run.
Make
Make version in progress: blueprints are published only after they pass Make's own validator.

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