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#
- 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. - In Heropost, click Automations in the left menu, then Create Automation.
- On the Medium card, press Add Automation.
- 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."
- Press Settings on the new automation, select your accounts, choose Read from Source or Publish Immediately, and press Save.
| 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.
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.