How to Automate Twitter Posts with Make.com (Because, Who Has the Time?)

Author: dhanush | Published: Tue Dec 31 2024

Keywords: twitter,make.com.automation

Why Make.com?

  • It’s Not Zapier: No shade, but Make.com just makes more sense. (Pun intended).
  • The Free Tier is So Generous, It’s Almost Suspicious: You can do so much without paying a dime, it feels like they accidentally left the door open.
  • No Servers, No Crons, No Pain: Leave the server setup to the hardcore coders; you’ve got memes to browse.

The Plan: Lazy Genius Edition

Here’s the grand scheme to become the tech-news guru of Twitter without lifting a finger (much):

  1. Find News: Use a free API to get the latest tech scoops.
  2. Summarize the Article: Let AI do the hard part.
  3. Tweet Like a Pro: Post witty, concise insights, or even threads.
  4. Watch the Follows Roll In: Then go back to doing literally anything else.

Step-by-Step Guide to Twitter Automation Nirvana

Step 1: Fetch News URLs

First, connect a free news API (like NewsAPI). It’s like having a tech-savvy intern who works for free.

  • Endpoint: GET /v2/top-headlines
  • Parameters: Add fancy stuff like category=technology and language=en.

Pro Tip: Set it to fetch news at 5 a.m. so you look like you’re awake, hustling early.

Step 2: Parse the Articles

Now, grab the juicy details from those URLs. Imagine stripping an article of all its fancy clothes (HTML) to get to the good stuff—like the text. You can use Make.com’s parsing tools or integrate third-party services.

Fun Fact: Parsing isn’t illegal. It just sounds like it.

Step 3: Summarize with AI (Because You’re Not Doing That Yourself)

Here’s where the magic happens. Send the article text to Grok (or any AI with a massive appetite for context) along with a custom prompt like:

"Write me a thread so witty Elon Musk himself would be jealous."

AI will return a series of snappy tweets. Some might even be funny. (AI’s getting better, promise.)

Step 4: Post to Twitter Like a Boss

Here’s the fun part—posting! Make.com has a Twitter module for posting single tweets, but if you’re aiming for threads, you’ll need to bring in some reinforcements.

  • Option A: Use the built-in Twitter module to post your AI-generated gems.
  • Option B: For threads, deploy a simple serverless function to handle sequential tweets.

const Twitter = require('twitter-lite');

exports.handler = async (event) => {
  const client = new Twitter({
    subdomain: "api",
    version: "2",
    consumer_key: "your-consumer-key",
    consumer_secret: "your-consumer-secret",
    access_token_key: "your-access-token",
    access_token_secret: "your-access-token-secret",
  });

  const tweets = JSON.parse(event.body).tweets;

  let lastTweetId = null;
  for (const tweet of tweets) {
    const response = await client.post("statuses/update", {
      status: tweet,
      in_reply_to_status_id: lastTweetId,
    });
    lastTweetId = response.id_str;
  }

  return {
    statusCode: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify({ message: "Thread posted successfully!" }),
  };
};

            

Deploy it on a platform like AWS Lambda or Vercel, and let it do the heavy lifting. All you need to do is call this bad boy from Make.com using an HTTP module.