📤 outputs⁂

the x post action provides the following output:

using the post-id output⁂

the post-id output can be used in subsequent steps of your workflow to reference the created post.

example: accessing the post-id⁂

jobs:
  post:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: post to x
        id: x_post
        uses: captradeoff/x-post-action@v1
        with:
          appKey: ${{ secrets.X_APP_KEY }}
          appSecret: ${{ secrets.X_APP_SECRET }}
          accessToken: ${{ secrets.X_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
          accessSecret: ${{ secrets.X_ACCESS_SECRET }}
          message: 'new release!'

      - name: use post id
        run: |
          echo "post created with id: ${{ steps.x_post.outputs.post-id }}"
          # use the post id for other operations

potential uses⁂

• link to the post from other platforms
• track engagement metrics for the post
• add the post to twitter lists
• reference the post in subsequent api calls