n8n-nodes-late

An n8n community node for the LATE API - the professional social media management platform.

Schedule and manage social media posts across multiple platforms:

• 🐦 Twitter/X - Posts, threads, and automation
• 📸 Instagram - Posts, Stories, Reels with Business account support
• 👤 Facebook - Page management and posting
• 💼 LinkedIn - Personal and company page posting
• 🎵 TikTok - Direct video posting with privacy controls
• 📹 YouTube - Videos and Shorts with custom thumbnails
• 🧵 Threads - Meta's social platform

Version History

• 1.0.0 - Initial release with comprehensive LATE API integration

Installation

From n8n Community Nodes Panel (Recommended)

1. Go to Settings → Community Nodes in your n8n instance
2. Select Install and enter n8n-nodes-late
3. Click Install and restart n8n
4. The LATE node will appear in your node palette

From npm

npm install n8n-nodes-late

From Source

git clone https://github.com/getlatedev/n8n-nodes-late.git
cd n8n-nodes-late
npm install
npm run build

Prerequisites

1. LATE Account: Sign up at getlate.dev
2. API Key: Generate an API key from your LATE dashboard
3. Social Accounts: Connect your social media accounts to LATE profiles

Credentials Setup

1. Add a new credential in n8n
2. Search for "LATE API"
3. Enter your API key from the LATE dashboard

Quick Start

1. Create a Profile

Profiles organize your social media accounts by brand, client, or purpose.

{
  "resource": "profiles",
  "operation": "create",
  "name": "Personal Brand",
  "description": "My personal social media accounts",
  "color": "#4ade80"
}

2. Connect Social Accounts

Connect your social media platforms to the profile:

{
  "resource": "connect",
  "operation": "connect",
  "platform": "twitter",
  "profileId": "profile_123_abc"
}

3. Schedule a Post

Create posts across multiple platforms:

{
  "resource": "posts",
  "operation": "create",
  "content": "Hello, world! 🌍 #automation",
  "platforms": [
    {"platform": "twitter", "accountId": "twitter_account_123"},
    {"platform": "linkedin", "accountId": "linkedin_account_456"}
  ],
  "scheduledFor": "2024-01-15T16:00:00",
  "timezone": "America/New_York"
}

Supported Operations

Profiles

• List - Get all profiles
• Create - Create new profile (subject to plan limits)
• Update - Update profile details
• Delete - Delete profile (must be empty)

Posts

• List - Get posts with pagination and filters
• Get - Get specific post details
• Create - Schedule or publish posts
• Update - Edit draft/scheduled posts
• Delete - Delete posts (published posts cannot be deleted)
• Retry - Retry failed posts

Media

• Upload - Upload images/videos up to 5GB

Social Accounts

• List - View connected accounts
• Delete - Disconnect accounts

Connect Platform

• Connect - Initiate OAuth for new platforms

Usage Statistics

• Get Stats - Monitor usage against plan limits

Facebook Management

• List Pages - Get available Facebook pages
• Select Page - Connect specific page
• Update Page - Change active page

LinkedIn Management

• Update Organization - Switch between personal/company posting

Clone Connection

• Clone Connection - Reuse OAuth across profiles

Advanced Features

Platform-Specific Settings

Twitter/X Threads

Create multi-tweet threads:

{
  "platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "twitter",
      "accountId": "twitter_account_123",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "threadItems": [
          {"content": "Tweet 1 - Introduction 🧵"},
          {"content": "Tweet 2 - Details"},
          {"content": "Tweet 3 - Conclusion"}
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Instagram Stories

Post to Instagram Stories:

{
  "platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "instagram", 
      "accountId": "instagram_account_123",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "contentType": "story"
      }
    }
  ],
  "mediaItems": [
    {"type": "image", "url": "https://your-story-image.jpg"}
  ]
}

TikTok Privacy Settings

Control TikTok post privacy:

{
  "platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "tiktok",
      "accountId": "tiktok_account_123", 
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "tiktokSettings": {
          "privacy_level": "PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE",
          "allow_comment": true,
          "allow_duet": true,
          "allow_stitch": true
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

YouTube Settings

Add custom thumbnails and first comments:

{
  "platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "youtube",
      "accountId": "youtube_account_123",
      "platformSpecificData": {
        "firstComment": "Thanks for watching! Don't forget to like and subscribe! 🎥"
      }
    }
  ],
  "mediaItems": [
    {
      "type": "video", 
      "url": "https://your-video.mp4",
      "thumbnail": "https://your-custom-thumbnail.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "tags": ["tutorial", "automation", "n8n"]
}

Media Upload

Upload files before using in posts:

{
  "resource": "media",
  "operation": "upload",
  "files": [
    {
      "filename": "image.jpg",
      "data": "base64_encoded_data"
    }
  ]
}

For large files (>4MB), use the @vercel/blob client-upload method as described in the LATE API documentation.

Platform Requirements

• Instagram: Business account required (Personal/Creator accounts not supported)
• Facebook: Must be admin of Facebook pages
• LinkedIn: Company pages require admin access
• TikTok: Creator account recommended
• YouTube: Channel access required
• Twitter/X: Standard account
• Threads: Standard account

Plan Limits

LATE enforces usage limits based on your plan:

• Free: 10 uploads/month, 2 profiles
• Basic: 120 uploads/month, 10 profiles
• Professional: Unlimited uploads, 50 profiles
• Advanced: Unlimited uploads, 150 profiles
• Enterprise: Unlimited uploads, 250 profiles

Monitor usage with the Usage Statistics operation.

Error Handling

The node handles various error scenarios:

• 403: Plan limits exceeded
• 401: Invalid API key
• 400: Invalid request data
• 404: Resource not found

Check the node output for detailed error messages and upgrade suggestions.

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• TypeScript
• n8n development environment

Setup

git clone https://github.com/getlatedev/n8n-nodes-late.git
cd n8n-nodes-late
npm install
npm run build

Linting

npm run lint        # Check for issues
npm run lintfix     # Fix automatically

Support

• Documentation: LATE API Docs
• Dashboard: getlate.dev/dashboard
• Email: miki@getlate.dev
• Issues: GitHub Issues

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines and submit pull requests.

Made with ❤️ by the LATE team

Website • Documentation • Dashboard