Automated Twitter Banner Updater from Unsplash

Unlock Effortless Twitter Profile Updates with this Workflow

This n8n workflow automates the task of updating your Twitter profile banner. It fetches a specific image directly from Unsplash (you can customize the image URL) and then seamlessly uploads it as your new Twitter banner. It's a straightforward time-saver for anyone managing a Twitter presence, especially solopreneurs, founders, and marketing teams looking to maintain a fresh look or promote specific visuals without manual intervention.

Key Features & Benefits

• Automated Banner Updates: Set your Twitter banner automatically, saving you manual clicks and uploads.
• Direct Unsplash Integration: Pulls high-quality images directly from Unsplash.
• Customizable Image Source: Easily change the Unsplash URL in the workflow to point to any image you prefer.
• Time-Saving Automation: Frees you up from a repetitive task, allowing you to focus on core business activities.
• Simple OAuth1 Authentication: Securely connects to your Twitter account using standard OAuth1.

• An n8n instance (Cloud or self-hosted).
• Twitter Developer account with API v1.1 access.
• Twitter OAuth1 credentials configured in n8n (Consumer Key, Consumer Secret, Access Token, Access Token Secret).

1. Download the n8n workflow JSON file.
2. Import the workflow into your n8n instance.
3. In the 'HTTP Request' node (targeting Unsplash), you can change the URL to any direct Unsplash download link or other image URL that provides a file. The current URL downloads a specific photo.
4. In the 'HTTP Request1' node (the one posting to Twitter):
   • Under 'Authentication', select 'OAuth1'.
   • Select or create your Twitter OAuth1 credentials. You'll need your Twitter API Key (Consumer Key), API Secret Key (Consumer Secret), Access Token, and Access Token Secret from your Twitter Developer App.
   • Ensure the 'Binary Property' field (under 'Options' > 'Body Content Type' > 'Binary File') is set to banner or banner:data (depending on your n8n version and how you wish to name it, banner:data is shown in the original example implying the previous node outputs to data and the Twitter API expects banner). The provided workflow has banner:data for binaryPropertyName.
5. Test the workflow by clicking 'Execute Workflow' on the 'On clicking 'execute'' node.
6. (Optional) To run this automatically, replace the 'On clicking 'execute'' trigger with a 'Schedule' trigger and configure your desired frequency.