n8n-nodes-socialrails

n8n community node for SocialRails — schedule social media posts, view analytics, generate AI content, and manage connected accounts from your n8n workflows.

Features:

• Schedule and manage posts across 9 social platforms
• Generate AI-powered content (captions, tweets, articles)
• View posting analytics and performance metrics
• List and manage connected social accounts
• Full support for media attachments, platform settings, and batch posting

Installation

Method 1: Community Nodes UI (Recommended)

1. Open your n8n instance
2. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
3. Enter n8n-nodes-socialrails
4. Click Install

Method 2: npm CLI

cd ~/.n8n/nodes
npm install n8n-nodes-socialrails

Then restart n8n.

Method 3: Docker

Add to your Dockerfile:

RUN cd /home/node/.n8n/nodes && npm install n8n-nodes-socialrails

Or set the environment variable:

EXTRA_NODE_MODULES=n8n-nodes-socialrails

Authentication

1. Log in to your SocialRails dashboard
2. Navigate to Settings > API Keys
3. Click Create API Key and select the scopes you need:
   • read — list posts, accounts, analytics, workspace info
   • write — create, update, delete posts and upload media
   • ai — generate AI content (costs 2 credits per request)
4. Copy the key (starts with sr_live_)
5. In n8n, add a new SocialRails API credential and paste the key

API access is available on all paid plans (Creator, Business, Agency).

Operations Reference

Post > Create

Create a new social media post (draft or scheduled).

Inputs:

Output example:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "content": { "all": "Hello from n8n!" },
    "platform": "twitter",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "scheduled_for": "2026-03-15T14:30:00.000Z",
    "created_at": "2026-03-04T10:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

Post > List

List posts with optional filters.

Inputs:

Output example:

{
  "data": [
    { "id": "...", "content": { "all": "..." }, "platform": "twitter", "status": "scheduled" }
  ],
  "pagination": { "total": 42, "limit": 50, "offset": 0 }
}

Analytics > Get

Retrieve posting analytics for your workspace.

Inputs:

Output example:

{
  "data": {
    "period": "30d",
    "total_posts": 127,
    "by_platform": [
      { "platform": "twitter", "posts_published": 45 },
      { "platform": "linkedin", "posts_published": 32 }
    ]
  }
}

AI > Generate

Generate AI-powered social media content. Costs 2 AI credits per request.

Inputs:

Output example:

{
  "data": {
    "content": "Excited to share our latest feature! We've been working hard to make social media management effortless.",
    "platform": "linkedin",
    "tone": "excited"
  }
}

Account > List

List all connected social media accounts.

Output example:

{
  "data": [
    { "id": "...", "provider": "twitter", "name": "myhandle", "status": "connected" },
    { "id": "...", "provider": "linkedin", "name": "My Company", "status": "connected" }
  ]
}

Workflow Examples

Content Calendar Automation

Automatically schedule posts for the week:

1. Schedule Trigger — fires every Monday at 9 AM
2. SocialRails: AI Generate — create content for each weekday
3. SocialRails: Post Create — schedule each post with a date

AI-Powered Social Scheduling

Generate and schedule an AI post when a new blog article is published:

1. RSS Feed Trigger — watch your blog RSS
2. SocialRails: AI Generate — prompt: "Summarize this blog post for Twitter: {{$json.title}} - {{$json.description}}"
3. SocialRails: Post Create — schedule the generated content for Twitter

Cross-Platform Publishing

Post the same content across all connected platforms:

1. Webhook Trigger — receive content from your CMS
2. SocialRails: Account List — get all connected platforms
3. Loop — for each account, create a post with platform-appropriate settings

Platform Notes

Troubleshooting

Links

• SocialRails Dashboard
• Full API Documentation
• API Endpoints Reference
• Platform Settings Guide
• OpenAPI Spec

License

MIT