# Medium automation: post new articles

Paste a Medium profile or publication address and Heropost imports each new article with its title, summary, link and picture. Works with medium.com profiles and custom-domain publications.

Last checked: Oct 8, 2026 on the live app. Source: https://heropost.ai/docs/automations/medium/

## How it works

Medium publishes a public feed for every author and publication. Paste the profile or publication address, and Heropost reads its feed: there's no Medium login. Each new article becomes an item you can post, or that Heropost posts for you.

## Set it up

1. Open the author profile or publication on Medium and copy the address, for example `https://medium.com/@your-profile`. Use the profile or publication, not a single article.
2. In Heropost, click **Automations** in the left menu, then **Create Automation**.
3. On the **Medium** card, press **Add Automation**.
4. Paste the address in **Medium Profile or Publication URL** and press **Save**. Heropost shows "Medium automation created! Your items are being imported and will appear shortly."
5. Press **Settings** on the new automation, select your accounts, choose **Read from Source** or **Publish Immediately**, and press **Save**.

[Screenshot: The Add New Medium Automation window with the Medium Profile or Publication URL field]

| You paste | Heropost reads |
|---|---|
| `https://medium.com/@your-profile` | `https://medium.com/feed/@your-profile` |
| `https://medium.com/your-publication` | `https://medium.com/feed/your-publication` |
| `https://blog.yourcompany.com` (custom domain) | `https://blog.yourcompany.com/feed` |

## What each item contains

| Part | From the feed |
|---|---|
| Title | The article's title. |
| Description | Its summary as plain text, or its text when there's no summary. |
| Link | The article's address. |
| Picture | One picture: the first picture in the article, or its preview picture. |

## Settings that work well

- **Preferred Post Type:** **Link**, **Backup Post Type:** **Image**.
- **Caption:** **Custom** with `{{title}} {{link}}`: Medium articles are long, and **Default** can be over some networks' limits.

All settings: [Automations: how they work](/docs/automations/automations/#settings).

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| "Invalid URL" | The address isn't complete. | Paste the full address, starting with https://. |
| "An unexpected error occurred while processing your request." when you save | Heropost couldn't read a feed at that address, usually because it's a single article or the profile name is mistyped. | Paste the profile or publication address. Open the feed address from the table above in a private browser window to check it. |
| A post reached only some networks | The article's text was over a network's limit. | Set **Caption** to **Custom** with a short template. |

## Questions

**Can I follow a publication I write for?**

Yes. Paste the publication's address to get every new article in it, or your profile's address to get only yours.