Schedule LinkedIn posts from Google Sheets with Telegram approval

Automatically posts scheduled content to LinkedIn from your spreadsheet, but only after you approve it on Telegram.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; a person has to approve before it continues.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Starts itA personA record or sheetOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

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

Business functions
Social Media ManagementMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsReporting & AnalyticsScheduling & CalendarFile & Cloud Storage
Connects
Google SheetsGoogle DriveLinkedInTelegram

The problem it solves

Keeping LinkedIn active means logging in daily to write, format, and schedule posts, and it is easy to let days slip by with no new content. You end up either posting inconsistently or spending time each morning manually copying captions and images into LinkedIn.

Who it fits

Social media managers and content creators who need to keep a LinkedIn page active without daily manual posting.

How it works

  1. Each day at a set time, the system checks your Google Sheet for the next unposted item
  2. It pulls the matching image from Google Drive
  3. It sends you a preview with the image and caption on Telegram for approval
  4. If you approve, it posts to LinkedIn immediately; if not, it marks the post as declined
  5. It updates the sheet with the final status and timestamp, and confirms the result on Telegram
What you get

Posts that go live only after your nod

You plan LinkedIn posts in a spreadsheet, approve them from your phone, and they publish automatically at the right time.

What you get

An updated posting log in Google Sheets and a confirmation message showing what was posted or declined.

What you need

A Google Workspace account (Sheets and Drive), a LinkedIn account, and a Telegram bot.

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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