This article provides a complete, practical walkthrough of the Code Http Automation Webhook n8n agent. It connects HTTP Request, Webhook across approximately 1 node(s). Expect a Intermediate setup in 15-45 minutes. One‑time purchase: €29.

What This Agent Does

This agent orchestrates a reliable automation between HTTP Request, Webhook, handling triggers, data enrichment, and delivery with guardrails for errors and rate limits.

It streamlines multi‑step processes that would otherwise require manual exports, spreadsheet cleanup, and repeated API requests. By centralizing logic in n8n, it reduces context switching, lowers error rates, and ensures consistent results across teams.

Typical outcomes include faster lead handoffs, automated notifications, accurate data synchronization, and better visibility via execution logs and optional Slack/Email alerts.

How It Works

The workflow uses standard n8n building blocks like Webhook or Schedule triggers, HTTP Request for API calls, and control nodes (IF, Merge, Set) to validate inputs, branch on conditions, and format outputs. Retries and timeouts improve resilience, while credentials keep secrets safe.

Third‑Party Integrations

• HTTP Request
• Webhook

Import and Use in n8n

1. Open n8n and create a new workflow or collection.
2. Choose Import from File or Paste JSON.
3. Paste the JSON below, then click Import.
4. Show n8n JSON

   **Title:**  
   Automate Your Entire Social Media Publishing Workflow with n8n and Blotato
   
   **Meta Description:**  
   Discover how this powerful n8n automation integrates Airtable, OpenAI, and Blotato to schedule and publish videos and images across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more—all from one central workflow.
   
   **Keywords:**  
   n8n, Blotato, Airtable, OpenAI, social media automation, video publishing, content workflow automation, TikTok scheduling, YouTube Shorts title generator, Pinterest API, publish to Threads, multi-platform automation
   
   **Third-Party APIs Used:**
   
   1. Airtable API  
   2. OpenAI GPT-4 API  
   3. Blotato API (https://backend.blotato.com/v2/posts, /v2/media)
   
   ---
   
   ## Article:
   
   ### Automating Social Media Publishing with n8n and Blotato: A Seamless Multi-Platform Workflow
   
   In the modern content landscape, brands and creators often juggle several platforms—YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X (formerly Twitter), Threads, and now even Bluesky. Managing tailored content for each while still meeting publishing deadlines can be exhausting.
   
   That problem is exactly what the “Publish Videos & Images - Blotato” n8n workflow aims to solve. Built on top of the automation powerhouse n8n, this workflow integrates Airtable, OpenAI’s GPT API, and Blotato's content publishing API to streamline the process of publishing multimedia content at scale across nine of today’s most influential social networks.
   
   Let’s break down how it all works — and how you can replicate or tailor this workflow for your own automation needs.
   
   ---
   
   ### Step 1: Data-Driven Content Management with Airtable
   
   Everything begins in Airtable, which acts as the central command hub for the content calendar. The workflow pulls image and video URLs, caption text, scripts, and platform-specific metadata like account and page IDs straight from an Airtable base titled “Social Media System.”
   
   Each record corresponds to a unique piece of media content—either a video or image with platform-specific hint texts like YouTube keywords and Twitter captions. These enable highly contextual media tailored for distribution on each network.
   
   ---
   
   ### Step 2: Preparing Content for Distribution
   
   After retrieving the relevant Airtable record via its internal record ID, the workflow performs a few crucial preprocessing steps:
   
   - It ensures video titles meet platform constraints—especially critical for platforms like YouTube Shorts that restrict titles to 100 characters. OpenAI’s GPT-4.1-mini is embedded via LangChain to rewrite user-provided titles for virality, optimizing them per YouTube’s recommended practices.
   
   - It conditionally chooses between short-form and long-form text based on the destination platform. Platforms like Threads, X (Twitter), and TikTok receive shorter captions, while LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube benefit from longer written narratives.
   
   ---
   
   ### Step 3: Uploading Media to Blotato
   
   Before a post gets published, associated media must be hosted somewhere accessible. That’s where Blotato’s media services come in.
   
   The workflow uploads both image and video files to Blotato's backend, which returns media URLs accepted by all major networks. These media URLs are then slotted into each social media request payload.
   
   Blotato’s API acts as a unified content dispatcher — a powerful abstraction layer over direct platform APIs that isolates publish logic from each platform’s requirements.
   
   ---
   
   ### Step 4: Multi-Platform Publication at Scale
   
   Once media is uploaded and texts are formatted, the magic moment happens.
   
   A single n8n workflow publishes synchronized posts to:
   
   - Instagram (via Blotato)
   - YouTube (Shorts video, using titles re-optimized by GPT-4)
   - TikTok (with fine-grained options like privacy level, duet/stitch controls)
   - Facebook (posting to a designated page)
   - LinkedIn 
   - Twitter/X
   - Threads
   - Pinterest (requires board ID)
   - Bluesky
   
   Each HTTP request triggers a POST to Blotato’s unified /v2/posts endpoint with platform-specific targeting, text, and media. Platform quirks are handled contextually—for example, Facebook and LinkedIn only accept text-based posts, while TikTok supports advanced settings like branded content toggles.
   
   This system effectively centralizes multi-platform publishing into one parallel execution tree.
   
   ---
   
   ### Step 5: Real-Time Debugging and Status Tracking
   
   The workflow includes optional debugging support:
   
   - A set of sticky notes offers convenient links to check if the post succeeded on each platform.
   - Web links are pre-loaded for quick QA.
   - There’s even a fallback link to review failed posts inside the Blotato dashboard: https://my.blotato.com/failed
   
   Additionally, the workflow updates Airtable once posting is complete by marking the content as "Completed" or "In Progress" for post status tracking.
   
   ---
   
   ### Special Feature: Pinterest Board Sleuth Mode™
   
   Pinterest presents a unique challenge: you can’t post without a valid board ID. The workflow includes a built-in Pinterest "Page Sleuth," a form-driven feature allowing users to paste a Pinterest board link and instantly extract the board ID via HTML parsing and JSON scraping.
   
   This extra tooling makes onboarding Pinterest accounts significantly easier — even for users with minimal dev skills.
   
   ---
   
   ### Final Thoughts: A No-Code Marketing Revolution
   
   This workflow is a shining example of what’s possible when no-code tools like n8n and productized APIs like Blotato join forces. Gone are the days of logging into five different social platforms just to publish one video. With the right credentials, structured metadata, and a bit of logic, marketing and content teams can go from concept to cross-platform publishing in minutes.
   
   Whether you're an indie creator or an enterprise marketer, this automation elegantly solves one of the most time-consuming bottlenecks in digital marketing today.
   
   ---
   
   Want to try it yourself?
   - Start with a prebuilt Airtable base (linked via workflow note)
   - Generate an API key for Blotato (available at https://blotato.com/?ref=max)
   - Connect your social accounts one by one
   - Tweak the workflow for your branding
   
   Spin up your automation studio and start publishing smarter, not harder.
   
   📌 Workflow built by: @AIwithApex  
   🔗 Blotato Referral Link: [https://blotato.com/?ref=max](https://blotato.com/?ref=max)  
   📚 Learn more about n8n: [https://n8n.io](https://n8n.io)
   
   --- 
   
   Let n8n and Blotato bring your content strategy into hyperdrive. 🚀

5. Set credentials for each API node (keys, OAuth) in Credentials.
6. Run a test via Execute Workflow. Inspect Run Data, then adjust parameters.
7. Enable the workflow to run on schedule, webhook, or triggers as configured.

Tips: keep secrets in credentials, add retries and timeouts on HTTP nodes, implement error notifications, and paginate large API fetches.

Validation: use IF/Code nodes to sanitize inputs and guard against empty payloads.

Why Automate This with AI Agents

AI‑assisted automations offload repetitive, error‑prone tasks to a predictable workflow. Instead of manual copy‑paste and ad‑hoc scripts, your team gets a governed pipeline with versioned state, auditability, and observable runs.

n8n’s node graph makes data flow transparent while AI‑powered enrichment (classification, extraction, summarization) boosts throughput and consistency. Teams reclaim time, reduce operational costs, and standardize best practices without sacrificing flexibility.

Compared to one‑off integrations, an AI agent is easier to extend: swap APIs, add filters, or bolt on notifications without rewriting everything. You get reliability, control, and a faster path from idea to production.

Best Practices

• Credentials: restrict scopes and rotate tokens regularly.
• Resilience: configure retries, timeouts, and backoff for API nodes.
• Data Quality: validate inputs; normalize fields early to reduce downstream branching.
• Performance: batch records and paginate for large datasets.
• Observability: add failure alerts (Email/Slack) and persistent logs for auditing.
• Security: avoid sensitive data in logs; use environment variables and n8n credentials.

FAQs

Can I swap integrations later? Yes. Replace or add nodes and re‑map fields without rebuilding the whole flow.

How do I monitor failures? Use Execution logs and add notifications on the Error Trigger path.

Does it scale? Use queues, batching, and sub‑workflows to split responsibilities and control load.

Is my data safe? Keep secrets in Credentials, restrict token scopes, and review access logs.