Automate RSS to social media pipeline with AI, Airtable & GetLate for multiple platforms
## Overview
Automates your complete social media content pipeline: sources articles from Wallabag RSS, generates platform-specific posts with AI, creates contextual images, and publishes via GetLate API. Built with 63 nodes across two workflows to handle LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky—with easy expansion to more platforms.
**Ideal for**: Content marketers, solo creators, agencies, and community managers maintaining a consistent multi-platform presence with minimal manual effort.
## How It Works
**Two-Workflow Architecture:**
1. **Content Aggregation Workflow**
* Monitors Wallabag RSS feeds for tagged articles (#to-share-linkedin, #to-share-instagram, etc.)
* Extracts and converts content from HTML to Markdown
* Stores structured data in Airtable with platform assignment
2. **AI Generation & Publishing Workflow**
* Scheduled trigger queries Airtable for unpublished content
* Routes to platform-specific sub-workflows (LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky)
* LLM generates optimized post text and image prompts based on custom brand parameters
* Optionally generates AI images and hosts them on Imgbb CDN
* Publishes via GetLate API (immediate or draft mode)
* Updates Airtable with publication status and metadata
**Key Features:**
* Tag-based content routing using Wallabag's native system
* Swappable AI providers (Groq, OpenAI, Anthropic)
* Platform-specific optimization (tone, length, hashtags, CTAs)
* Modular design—duplicate sub-workflows to add new platforms in \~30 minutes
* Centralized Airtable tracking with 17 data points per post
## Set Up Steps
**Setup time**: \~45-60 minutes for initial configuration
1. **Create accounts and get API keys** (\~15 min)
* Wallabag (with RSS feeds enabled)
* GetLate (social media publishing)
* Airtable (create base with provided schema—see sticky notes)
* LLM provider (Groq, OpenAI, or Anthropic)
* Image service (Hugging Face, [Fal.ai](http://Fal.ai), or Stability AI)
* Imgbb (image hosting)
2. **Configure n8n credentials** (\~10 min)
* Add all API keys in n8n's credential manager
* Detailed credential setup instructions in workflow sticky notes
3. **Set up Airtable database** (\~10 min)
* Create "RSS Feed - Content Store" base
* Add 19 required fields (schema provided in workflow sticky notes)
* Get Airtable base ID and API key
4. **Customize brand prompts** (\~15 min)
* Edit "Set Custom SMCG Prompt" node for each platform
* Define brand voice, tone, goals, audience, and image preferences
* Platform-specific examples provided in sticky notes
5. **Configure platform settings** (\~10 min)
* Set GetLate account IDs for each platform
* Enable/disable image generation per platform
* Choose immediate publish vs. draft mode
* Adjust schedule trigger frequency
6. **Test and deploy**
* Tag test articles in Wallabag
* Monitor the first few executions in draft mode
* Activate workflows when satisfied with the output
**Important**: This is a proof-of-concept template. Test thoroughly with draft mode before production use. Detailed setup instructions, troubleshooting tips, and customization guidance are in the workflow's sticky notes.
## Technical Details
* **63 nodes**: 9 Airtable operations, 8 HTTP requests, 7 code nodes, 3 LangChain LLM chains, 3 RSS triggers, 3 GetLate publishers
* **Supports**: Multiple LLM providers, multiple image generation services, unlimited platforms via modular architecture
* **Tracking**: 17 metadata fields per post, including publish status, applied parameters, character counts, hashtags, image URLs
## Prerequisites
* n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud)
* Accounts: Wallabag, GetLate, Airtable, LLM provider, image generation service, Imgbb
* Basic understanding of n8n workflows and credential configuration
* Time to customize prompts for your brand voice
*Detailed documentation, Airtable schema, prompt examples, and troubleshooting guides are in the workflow's sticky notes.*
## Category Tags
`#social-media-automation`, `#ai-content-generation`, `#rss-to-social`, `#multi-platform-posting`, `#getlate-api`, `#airtable-database`, `#langchain`, `#workflow-automation`, `#content-marketing`
