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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Automation

To start automating your social media posts, you need to access Pabbly Connect. Open your browser and navigate to pabbly.com/connect. Here, you will find two options: “Sign In” for existing users and “Sign Up Free” for new users.

If you are new, click on “Sign Up Free” to create an account and receive 100 free tasks every month. Once you’re signed in, you’ll see all Pabbly apps. Click on “Access Now” under Pabbly Connect to enter the dashboard where automation begins.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

To create a workflow in Pabbly Connect, click on the option to create from scratch or use AI. Name your workflow, for example, “Build this Free Gemini Agent for Social Media Automation”. Select a folder to organize your workflow.

  • Choose a workflow name.
  • Select your desired folder.
  • Decide between the classic or beta workflow builder.

After naming your workflow, you will need to set a trigger for your automation. A trigger specifies when the automation will run. For this tutorial, we will set the trigger to schedule the workflow daily at a specific time using the “Scheduled by Pabbly” feature.

3. Setting Up the Trigger in Pabbly Connect

In this section, we will set up the trigger in Pabbly Connect. Select “Schedule Workflow” as the app event and choose how often you want your workflow to run. For daily automation, select “Once Every Day” and set the time to 10 AM.

After configuring the trigger, click “Save”. You should receive a successful response indicating that your trigger is set. This means that your automation will now run daily at the specified time.

  • Select “Schedule Workflow” as the app event.
  • Choose “Once Every Day” for the frequency.
  • Set the time for automation to run.

With the trigger set up, we can now move on to generating content for our social media posts using Gemini, another powerful tool integrated with Pabbly Connect.

4. Generating Content with Gemini AI

Next, we will generate content using Gemini AI through Pabbly Connect. Add an action step and select Gemini as the application. Choose “Generate Content” as the app event. You will need to create a new connection by providing your API key from your Google AI Studio account.

Once connected, input the relevant prompt for the AI to generate post content. Select the model as “Gemini 2.5 Flash” and click on “Save and Send Test Request”. You should receive a successful response with the caption generated by AI.

  • Select Gemini as the action application.
  • Input your prompt for AI content generation.
  • Click “Save and Send Test Request” to get the generated caption.

With the caption ready, we will now generate a relatable image using Gemini AI, further enhancing our social media posts through the automation provided by Pabbly Connect.

5. Sharing Posts on Social Media

Finally, we will share the generated content on social media platforms using Pabbly Connect. Start by shortening the URL of the generated image using the “File Uploader by Pabbly” feature. Select “Upload File” as the app event and map the file URL received from the AI.

Next, you will publish the post on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. For Instagram, select “Create and Publish Photo” and map the shortened URL and caption. Repeat the process for LinkedIn and Facebook, ensuring you map the correct URLs and captions.

  • Select “Create and Publish Photo” for Instagram.
  • Map the shortened URL and caption for each platform.
  • Click on “Save and Send Request” to publish the post.

After successfully posting on all platforms, you will have automated your social media posting process using Pabbly Connect and Gemini AI, making your digital marketing efforts more efficient and effective.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to automate social media posts using Pabbly Connect and Gemini AI. By setting triggers and actions, you can streamline your content creation and posting process, enhancing your digital marketing efforts.