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Overview

The node enables updating social media posts across multiple platforms using the LATE social media management platform. It allows users to modify existing posts by changing their content, scheduling time, visibility, attached media, and platform-specific settings. This is useful for social media managers who want to maintain consistent messaging across various channels like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Threads without manually updating each platform.

Practical examples:

  • Correcting or enhancing the text of a scheduled post before it goes live.
  • Adding or removing media attachments from an already created post.
  • Changing the scheduled publishing time or making a draft post live immediately.
  • Adjusting visibility settings to control who can see the post on different platforms.

Properties

Name Meaning
Post ID The unique identifier of the post to update. Required to specify which post to modify.
Content The main text content of the post, used across all selected platforms. Supports emojis and hashtags. Note platform character limits (e.g., Twitter: 280, LinkedIn: 3000).
Platforms JSON array specifying target platforms and corresponding account IDs where the post should be updated. Supported platforms include twitter, instagram, facebook, linkedin, tiktok, youtube, threads.
Scheduled For Date/time when the post should be published. Leave empty to publish immediately. Should be a future date/time.
Timezone Timezone name (e.g., "America/New_York") for interpreting the scheduled publishing time. Defaults to UTC if not specified.
Publish Now Boolean flag to publish the post immediately, ignoring any scheduled time.
Is Draft Boolean flag to save the post as a draft instead of scheduling or publishing. Drafts do not count toward upload limits and can be edited later.
Visibility Controls who can see the post. Options: Public (everyone), Private (followers/connections only), Unlisted (not in public feeds but accessible via direct link). Not all platforms support all options; platform defaults apply otherwise.
Tags JSON array of tags/keywords for the post, mainly used by YouTube for search optimization. Limited to ~15 tags and 500 characters total.
Media Items JSON array of media files (images, videos, GIFs) to attach to the post. Files must be uploaded beforehand; supports up to 5GB per file.
Platform Specific Data JSON object containing advanced platform-specific settings such as TikTok privacy options, Instagram story types, Twitter thread items, YouTube first comments, etc. Nested inside each platform in the platforms array.

Output

The node outputs JSON data representing the updated post details as returned by the LATE API. This typically includes confirmation of the update, the final post content, scheduled time, visibility status, attached media information, and platform-specific metadata.

If the node supports binary data output (not explicitly shown here), it would relate to media files attached to the post, but this is not indicated in the provided code or properties.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for authenticating with the LATE platform's API.
  • The node communicates with the LATE API at https://getlate.dev/api/v1.
  • Users must have valid social media accounts linked via LATE to specify account IDs.
  • Media files must be uploaded beforehand using the platformā€™s media upload operation to obtain URLs for attachment.

Troubleshooting

  • Invalid Post ID: If the specified Post ID does not exist or is incorrect, the API will likely return an error indicating the post was not found. Verify the Post ID from list or create operations.
  • Scheduling Errors: Scheduling a post in the past or with an invalid timezone may cause errors. Ensure the scheduled time is in the future and the timezone string is valid.
  • Unsupported Visibility Option: Some platforms may not support certain visibility settings; in such cases, platform defaults are applied. If unexpected visibility occurs, check platform capabilities.
  • Media Attachment Issues: Attaching media files that exceed size limits or are not properly uploaded will cause failures. Confirm media URLs are valid and files are within size constraints.
  • API Authentication Failures: Missing or invalid API credentials will prevent communication with the LATE API. Ensure the API key credential is correctly configured in n8n.

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