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Post → Get Post by ID

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Overview

This node interacts with the Substack API to retrieve a specific post by its ID. It is useful for scenarios where you need to fetch detailed information about a particular post from a Substack publication, such as displaying post content, metadata, or for further processing in an automation workflow.

Use Case Examples

  1. Retrieve a post by its ID to display its content on a website.
  2. Fetch post details to analyze engagement or perform content updates.

Properties

Name Meaning
Post ID The ID of the post to retrieve, used to specify which post to fetch from Substack.

Output

JSON

  • data - The detailed information of the retrieved post from Substack.
  • error - Error message if the retrieval fails.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for Substack API authentication.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues include providing an invalid or empty Post ID, which will result in an error indicating the post could not be found.
  • Errors related to API authentication failure if the Substack API credentials are missing or incorrect.
  • Network or API rate limit errors may occur, causing the node to fail unless 'Continue On Fail' is enabled.

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