Obsidian BulkPublish

Publish to social media from Obsidian

Write in Obsidian, publish from Obsidian. The BulkPublish plugin turns the note you are in, or just a selection of it, into a social post, with the markdown stripped, embedded images and videos attached, and the result written back into the note once it goes out.

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What Obsidian can do

The plugin can use 15 operations, sorted below into 5 areas. The list is read from the plugin’s own code rather than written by hand.

Area	Operations
Channel sets	List channel sets
Channels	Get platform-specific options for a channel,List channels
Media	Abort multipart upload,Complete multipart upload,Start multipart upload (large videos, up to 1GB),Upload media (single request)
Posts	Approve a pending post,Create post,Get post,List posts,Publish immediately,Reject a pending post
Utilities	Get quota usage,X (Twitter) API spend

Where the posts go

Whatever Obsidian schedules can go to any of these 15 networks, to one account or to all of them at once. Each one links to its own page with its limits and post types.

Setting up Obsidian

Install it from Settings, then Community plugins, by searching for BulkPublish, and turn it on. Paste the API key under Settings, then BulkPublish. Frontmatter can preselect the channels, a time or an approval request for each note, so a note can carry its own publishing instructions.

Create a BulkPublish account and connect the channels you want to publish to. The free plan connects three channels and does not ask for a card.
Install the BulkPublish plugin in Obsidian from Obsidian Community Plugins, using the link further down, and turn it on.
In BulkPublish, open Settings, then Developer, and make an API key.
Open the plugin settings in Obsidian and paste the key.
Publish something. Every operation in the table above is available from inside Obsidian.

Ways teams use this

Made for writers who draft in their vault and do not want a second app for social, and for teams that keep their content calendar as notes. Each note records where it went and when, so the vault stays the record of what was published.

Bulk upload a month of posts in one pass, then let the queue send them out at the times you set.
Write once and cross-post everywhere. One post, adapted per network, goes to every connected channel together.
Turn a blog or podcast RSS feed into automatic posts the moment a new item appears.
Read the numbers back. Impressions, engagement and link clicks come back the same way the posts went out.

Details

The practical facts about Obsidian in one place, for setting it up now or checking something later.

Detail	Value
Authentication	API key, made under Settings then Developer
Get it from	Obsidian Community Plugins
Operations	15 operations
Networks	15 networks

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Frequently asked questions

What people usually want to know before they connect Obsidian.

What does the Obsidian plugin do?

It lets you publish to your social accounts from inside Obsidian. The caption is filled in from what you are writing, and you can publish straight away, schedule it, or hold it for a teammate to approve.

Which networks can it publish to?

All 15 of them. Connect your accounts once in BulkPublish and every one of them shows up in the plugin.

How does it sign in?

With an API key, made under Settings then Developer. Use a key just for this plugin, so you can revoke it on its own without touching anything else.

Does Obsidian have to stay open for a scheduled post to go out?

No. Once a post is scheduled it publishes at its time, whether Obsidian is open or not.

Is it free?

Yes. The plugin is free and works on every plan, including the free one. Posts you send from it count against your plan exactly like posts written in the app.

Still stuck? The Help Center walks through it step by step.

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Start publishing

Create an account, connect your channels, and your first post can be scheduled a couple of minutes later. Free plan, no card, cancel whenever you like.

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