Buffer + Google Docs + Writer

Draft social media copy for your blog post and add them to your Buffer queue

Promoting new content is an often-neglected part of the job, but with this automation, it's easy. Just add your finished draft to a folder in Google Docs, then Zapier will have Writer create social media copy based on your article, and send it to Buffer for you to post.

When this happens...
New Document in FolderTriggers when a new document is added to a specific folder (but not its subfolders).
TriggerPolling
automatically do this...
Send PromptSends a prompt to Writer and generate a completion.
ActionWrite
then do this!
Add to QueueAdd an item to your queue or send an update immediately to any of your Buffer channels.
ActionWrite

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New Document
Triggers when a new document is added (inside any folder).
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Document
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive containing the template document
- Folder containing the template document
- Template Document
  Required
- New Document Name
  Required
- Drive
- Folder for new Document
- Sharing Preference
- Organization Domain
- Unused Fields Preference
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Find text
  Required
- Replace text
- Match case
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Image URL
  Required
- Insert position (Index)
  Required
- Width (points)
- Height (points)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write

- Document Name
  Required
- Document Content
  Required
- Drive
- Folder
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Background color (hex)
- Page width (points)
- Page height (points)
- Top margin (points)
- Bottom margin (points)
- Left margin (points)
- Right margin (points)
- Page number start
- Use different first page header and footer
- Use different even page header and footer
Action
Write

- Drive
- Folder
- Document Name
  Required
Action
Search
- Document ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Drive
- Folder
- Document Name
  Required
- Document Content
  Required
- Export Formats
- Insert Inline Image (Image URL)
- Image location (Segment ID)
- Image location (Index)
- Image location (tabId)
Action
Search or write
- Model
  Required
- Prompt
  Required
- Temperature
- Max Tokens
Action
Write
- Job ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Organization
  Required
- Channel
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
- Channel
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
- Tag
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
Action
Write
- Organization
  Required
- Tags
- Channel
  Required
- Method
  Required
Action
Write

- Drive
- Folder
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- Document Name
  Required
- Text to Append
  Required
- Append Text on New Line?
Action
Write
- File
  Required
- Specify Document Name
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Start position (Index)
  Required
- End position (Index)
  Required
- Formatting Options
- Link URL
- Font size (points)
- Font family
- Text color (hex)
- Background color (hex)
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Text to insert
  Required
- Insert position (Index)
  Required
- Segment ID
- Tab ID
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Select which image to replace
  Required
- New image URL
  Required
- Select which tab the image is in
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Document
  Required
- Text to Find
  Required
- Match Case
- Return All Matches
Action
Search
- Document ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Application
  Required
- Async_job_copy
- Use Async Job
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Organization
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
- Channel
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
- Channel
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
- Tag
  Required
- Post status
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Organization
  Required
- Channel
  Required
- Paused
  Required
Action
Write

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Manage your social media marketing together with Buffer's tools to schedule posts, analyze performance, and publish to a half-dozen social networks from one app.

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