🎯 Articles & Long-Form Content

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Articles & Long-Form Content

Browser automation for publishing and managing long-form articles on X/Twitter. Requires Premium+ subscription.

Script Selection

Goal File Navigate to
Publish or draft an article src/articlePublisher.js x.com/compose/article
List published articles src/articlePublisher.js x.com/USERNAME/articles
Get article analytics src/articlePublisher.js Article URL

Article Publisher

File: src/articlePublisher.js

Puppeteer-based module for creating, drafting, listing, and analyzing long-form articles.

Functions

Function Purpose
publishArticle(page, { title, body, coverImage? }) Publish with optional cover image
saveDraft(page, { title, body }) Save article as draft
getArticles(page, username) List all published articles for a user
getArticleAnalytics(page, articleUrl) Get likes, reposts, views for an article

How It Works

  1. Navigates to x.com/compose/article
  2. Types title into the title field, body into the rich text editor
  3. Optionally uploads a cover image via file chooser
  4. Clicks Publish or Save Draft
  5. Returns success status with metadata (title, body length, timestamp)

Usage (Node.js / Puppeteer)

import { publishArticle, saveDraft } from './src/articlePublisher.js';

await publishArticle(page, {
  title: 'My Article',
  body: 'Full article content...',
  coverImage: '/path/to/cover.jpg', // optional
});

await saveDraft(page, { title: 'Draft', body: 'Content...' });

DOM Selectors

Element Selector
Title input [data-testid="articleTitle"]
Body editor [data-testid="articleBody"]
Publish button [data-testid="articlePublish"]
Save draft [data-testid="articleSaveDraft"]
Cover image [data-testid="articleCoverImage"]
Article card [data-testid="articleCard"]

Prerequisites & Limits

  • Premium+ subscription ($16/mo) required for article publishing
  • Cover images: JPEG/PNG, under 5MB
  • 3s delay after navigation, 5s wait after publish to confirm

Troubleshooting

Problem Solution
"Premium+ required" error Article compose requires Premium+ subscription
Cover image upload fails Check file format (JPEG/PNG) and size (< 5MB)
Article not appearing in feeds May take a few minutes to surface
Empty title/body error Both fields are required to publish

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