How to Automatically Post Daily Using Zapier and OpenAI (GPT-3.5)
A Zapier account: https://zapier.com
An OpenAI API key: https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys
A platform to post to (e.g., WordPress, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Notion, etc.)
Step 1: Get Your OpenAI API Key
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Sign up or log in at https://platform.openai.com
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Click “+ Create new secret key”
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Copy the API key — you’ll need this in Zapier
Step 2: Create a Zap in Zapier
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Click “Create Zap”
Step 3: Set the Trigger – Schedule Daily
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Choose App:
Schedule by Zapier -
Trigger Event:
Every Day -
Choose time (e.g., 9:00 AM)
This sets your zap to run daily.
Step 4: Generate Content Using OpenAI
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Action App:
OpenAI (GPT-3, DALL·E) -
Event:
Send Prompt -
Connect your OpenAI account using the API key
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Prompt Example:
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Set model to
gpt-3.5-turbo -
Choose
textoutput field for later steps
Step 5: Post the Content
Example: Post to WordPress
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Action App:
WordPress -
Event:
Create Post -
Fill in:
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Title: “{{today’s date}} – Your Daily Productivity Boost”
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Content: Use OpenAI response output
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Status: Published or Draft
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Example: Tweet It
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Action App:
Twitter (X) -
Event:
Create Tweet -
Content: Output from OpenAI (trimmed to 280 chars)
Optional: Customize It More
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Add filters to skip weekends
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Randomize topics from a list
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Store generated posts in Google Sheets
That’s It!
Now, every day, Zapier will trigger OpenAI to generate content and post it where you want — no manual input needed. This is great for:
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Bloggers automating daily posts
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Social media managers posting regular updates
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Productivity nerds who want content on autopilot
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