Notion to LinkedIn

This workflow automates the retrieval of the day's content from the Notion database, processes it through aggregation and formatting, and schedules the publication of articles and accompanying images to the LinkedIn homepage. The entire process is highly automated, eliminating the tediousness of manual copying and pasting, thereby improving the efficiency and timeliness of content publishing. Additionally, it automatically updates the content status in Notion, facilitating management and tracking, making it suitable for content creators and social media operators.

Workflow Diagram
Notion to LinkedIn Workflow diagram

Workflow Name

Notion to LinkedIn

Key Features and Highlights

This workflow automatically retrieves the current day's content from a Notion database, aggregates and formats the content, and then schedules automatic publishing of articles along with accompanying images to a LinkedIn personal or company page. The entire process is fully automated, eliminating manual copy-pasting, improving content publishing efficiency, and ensuring timely posts.

Core Problems Addressed

  • Resolves the cumbersome and repetitive publishing process between the content management tool (Notion) and the social media platform (LinkedIn).
  • Automatically filters content for the current day to prevent omissions or duplicate postings.
  • Automatically formats text and processes images to make published content more visually appealing and professional.
  • Automatically updates the publication status in the Notion database, facilitating content management and tracking.

Use Cases

  • Content creators and marketers who plan and edit social media content in Notion can use this workflow to schedule and publish high-quality content on LinkedIn, enhancing personal or brand influence.
  • Corporate social media teams can automatically sync internal content repositories with external promotional channels, ensuring timely and consistent information dissemination.
  • Users who need to regularly publish professional articles or updates can achieve content publishing automation.

Main Workflow Steps

  1. Scheduled Trigger: Automatically initiates the workflow at a fixed time daily (e.g., 3 PM).
  2. Content Filtering: Selects articles from the specified Notion database created or updated on the current day.
  3. Retrieve Content Blocks: Fetches all content blocks from the article pages.
  4. Content Aggregation: Consolidates text and image URLs.
  5. Text Formatting: Uses a code node to format text according to publishing standards.
  6. Image Downloading: Downloads article images in preparation for posting.
  7. Content Merging: Combines formatted text and images.
  8. Publish to LinkedIn: Posts the organized content to the designated LinkedIn personal or company account.
  9. Status Update: Marks the article status as “Published” in Notion to complete archiving.

Involved Systems and Services

  • Notion: Content management and storage, serving as the content source.
  • LinkedIn: Social media publishing platform.
  • n8n Nodes: Including Schedule Trigger, HTTP Request (for image downloading), Code Node (for text formatting), Aggregate Node, Merge Node, etc.

Target Users and Value

  • Suitable for content creators, social media operators, and marketing teams, especially those relying on Notion for content planning and management.
  • Saves users time and effort by automating manual content publishing tasks, improving publishing efficiency.
  • Ensures content publishing consistency and compliance, reducing human errors.
  • Facilitates team collaboration and content tracking through automatic status updates.

This workflow creates a seamless, highly automated connection between Notion and LinkedIn, empowering users to efficiently manage and publish professional social content.