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Publish Image Post to Bluesky

This workflow is designed to automate the posting of image-based updates on the Bluesky platform. Users only need to provide the image URL and custom text, and the process will automatically download the images, upload them one by one, and publish the updates, simplifying the complex publishing process. By automatically managing session authentication, this workflow enhances publishing efficiency, making it particularly suitable for content creators and social media operators, helping them save time and improve the accuracy of content publishing.

Workflow Diagram
Publish Image Post to Bluesky Workflow diagram

Workflow Name

Publish Image Post to Bluesky

Key Features and Highlights

This workflow automates the process of publishing image posts on the Bluesky platform. It supports batch downloading images from specified URLs, uploading each image individually to Bluesky as attachments, and posting them with custom text content. The workflow manages Bluesky session authentication automatically, ensuring secure and convenient image uploads and post publishing.

Core Problem Addressed

Bluesky’s image posting process is relatively complex, requiring images to be uploaded separately as blobs before embedding their references in the post. This workflow automates image downloading, uploading, aggregation, and publishing, significantly simplifying manual operations and improving posting efficiency and accuracy.

Use Cases

  • Content creators who need to schedule or batch publish Bluesky posts with multiple images.
  • Social media operations automation to enhance content publishing efficiency.
  • Developers or businesses looking to integrate Bluesky image-and-text posting functionality through automation tools.

Main Workflow Steps

  1. Manually trigger the workflow to start.
  2. Set Bluesky account credentials and establish a session connection.
  3. User defines the post text content and up to 4 image URLs.
  4. Parse the image list and download each image sequentially.
  5. Upload each image individually as a Bluesky blob resource.
  6. Run code nodes to format the image data.
  7. Aggregate all uploaded image information.
  8. Use the Bluesky session credentials to publish a post containing the text and embedded images.

Involved Systems or Services

  • Bluesky official API (for session creation, image upload, and post publishing)
  • HTTP request nodes (for image downloading and API calls)
  • Built-in n8n nodes (manual trigger, code processing, data aggregation, parameter configuration)

Target Users and Value

  • Social media managers and content creators, saving time on cumbersome posting steps.
  • Developers aiming to integrate automated posting features into business systems.
  • Users seeking to improve Bluesky posting efficiency and automate content management.

This workflow streamlines the steps for publishing image-and-text posts on Bluesky through automation, ideal for users who frequently publish multimedia content, enabling efficient and reliable content delivery.