Automatically post scheduled promotions with media to Mastodon

On a set schedule, the system pulls a ready message and image from your files and posts it to Mastodon automatically.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Parallel Split (2)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceA record or sheetEvery pathResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationSpreadsheet & Database OpsProject & Task ManagementFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
MastodonGoogle SheetsGoogle DriveGmail

The problem it solves

You're juggling a queue of promotional posts and images, trying to remember what's already gone out. Manually uploading media and writing each post takes time, and it's easy to accidentally repeat a post or miss one.

Who it fits

Small businesses or marketers managing a regular Mastodon posting schedule.

How it works

  1. A recurring schedule starts the process
  2. An unposted message is selected from a tracking spreadsheet
  3. Its image or video is downloaded from your files
  4. The media is uploaded and the post is published to Mastodon
  5. The spreadsheet is updated and a confirmation email is sent
What you get

Promotions that post themselves on schedule

Your scheduled promotions go out on Mastodon with the right message and image, right on time, every time.

What you get

A published Mastodon post with image or video, plus a confirmation email and an updated tracking spreadsheet.

What you need

A Mastodon account, a Google account for Sheets and Drive, and an email account such as Gmail.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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