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How do I schedule LinkedIn or Twitter posts hourly from Google Sheet rows?

  • September 18, 2023
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Hi. I’m a beginner and I think this is an easy task but I'm suck here for several days. 

I'm receiving multiple rows in a batch coming from an Google Spreadsheet. Then I want to publish them in Linkedin/TW one by one. The problem: I want to schedule the publication of each one of the rows: difference +1h each one, specific time, etc. But now all the rows I receive are published instantly at the same time. I've tried different options/zaps but can't find the way.

 

Any help is really appreciated. Thanks. 

 

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Troy Tessalone
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  • September 18, 2023

Hi @jumabe 

Good question.

To help us have more context, please post detailed screenshots with how your Zap steps are configured.

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  • September 20, 2023

Thanks for your reply.

Sure, here have the set up. Following Zapier Support advise I’ve added a delay step with the formula {{zap_meta_human_now_unix + (3600 * loop.index)}} to add 1 hour to the current time for each row. But still it’s not working and all the rows are being posted at the same time.

 

 

Troy Tessalone
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  • September 20, 2023

@jumabe 

That is not a valid value for the Date/Time Delayed Until

 

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  • September 20, 2023

@jumabe 

For dynamic system generated timestamps: https://zapier.com/help/create/customize/insert-the-time-your-zap-runs-into-a-field

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  • September 20, 2023

@jumabe 

Info about date/time modifiers:

 

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@jumabe 

If you are trying to do calculations, then you will likely need to add a step:

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