Automated social media posting

Purpose

 1.1. Automatedly schedule and publish posts across multiple social media platforms for book launches, author updates, events, publicity campaigns, and sales.
 1.2. Automate consistent branding, maximize reach, and maintain audience engagement without manual intervention.
 1.3. Automating multi-format content (text, image, video, links) and promotional tracking while aligning with editorial calendars.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. New book release or upcoming launch date entered in the publishing calendar.
 2.2. Author or marketing team uploads post content to asset management system.
 2.3. Specific time/date reached as per campaign scheduler for automated publishing.
 2.4. Content approval status is changed to “approved” for posts in workflow pipeline.
 2.5. External events, like trending topics or industry dates, detected via automatable monitoring tools.

Platform Variants

 3.1. Facebook
  • Feature/Setting: Use Graph API `/me/feed` or `/page-id/feed` endpoint for posting; schedule via `published` parameter. Sample: Configure API connection with page token and set post time.
 3.2. Twitter (X)
  • Feature/Setting: v2 endpoint `POST /tweets` automates posting. Schedule with third-party scheduler or add automation for posting from queue.
 3.3. Instagram
  • Feature/Setting: Graph API endpoint `/user-id/media` followed by `/user-id/media_publish` automates image/video posts. Schedule via content calendar automation.
 3.4. LinkedIn
  • Feature/Setting: Share API `POST /ugcPosts` automates company or personal feed posts with rich media; configure access via LinkedIn developer dashboard.
 3.5. YouTube
  • Feature/Setting: YouTube Data API `videos.insert` automates upload of book trailers or promos; set publishing time and tags in request body.
 3.6. Pinterest
  • Feature/Setting: Pinterest API `POST /v5/pins` for automating visual post to boards; configure board ID and media asset URL.
 3.7. TikTok
  • Feature/Setting: TikTok developer platform API for automating video uploads using `/post/publish/` endpoint with description and scheduled time.
 3.8. Reddit
  • Feature/Setting: API `POST /api/submit` automates subreddit posts; automate flair assignment and crossposts with API options.
 3.9. Mastodon
  • Feature/Setting: API `POST /api/v1/statuses` automates posting to instance timeline; use token-based authentication.
 3.10. Tumblr
  • Feature/Setting: API `POST /v2/blog/{blog-identifier}/post` automates queued or instant posts; configure queue flag for scheduled automation.
 3.11. Buffer
  • Feature/Setting: Buffer API `POST /updates/create` automates queued/scheduled posting for multi-account publishing; configure profiles.
 3.12. Hootsuite
  • Feature/Setting: Hootsuite API `POST /messages` automates posts; set target networks and schedule time.
 3.13. Medium
  • Feature/Setting: Medium API `POST /users/{userId}/posts` automates article publishing; automate tag and publish status fields.
 3.14. VKontakte (VK)
  • Feature/Setting: VK API `POST /wall.post` automates posts to public and private pages; automate time and attachment fields.
 3.15. WeChat
  • Feature/Setting: WeChat Official Accounts API `POST /cgi-bin/message/mass/sendall` automates push notifications of book news; requires template setup.
 3.16. SnapChat
  • Feature/Setting: SnapKit API automates Snap publishing; configure lens and attachment automation on supported campaigns.
 3.17. Discord
  • Feature/Setting: Discord API `POST /channels/{channel.id}/messages` automates community updates; automate post scheduling with bots.
 3.18. Google My Business
  • Feature/Setting: GMB API `POST /locations/{locationId}/localPosts` automates book events and news as local posts; automate targeting by location.
 3.19. Slack
  • Feature/Setting: Slack API `POST /chat.postMessage` automates internal marketing and promo alerts; configure channel ID and post body automation.
 3.20. Trello
  • Feature/Setting: Trello API `POST /cards` automates scheduling and tracking social posts via card creation; automate labels for campaign tracking.
 3.21. Zapier
  • Feature/Setting: Webhooks and app connections automate multi-platform posting and cross-channel triggers; automate with schedule or queue.
 3.22. RSS Feeds
  • Feature/Setting: Automate publishing via scheduled parsing of publishing feed and automated posting to social channels through integrated API endpoints.

Benefits

 4.1. Automates consistency, frequency, and timing of social engagement for every book campaign.
 4.2. Automation reduces manual errors, increases productivity, and saves time in the book publishing workflow.
 4.3. Automating multi-platform posting boosts reach, brand awareness, and campaign analytics across all channels.
 4.4. Automator ensures compliance, approval control, and traceability for all published content in a central platform.
 4.5. Automatedly enables agile response to industry trends and actionable data for marketing optimizations.