Medium Integration Troubleshooting
Connection
- 401 Unauthorized: verify Integration Token and re-generate if needed
- 403 Forbidden: confirm publication permissions and role
- Timeouts: retry later and check Medium status
Publishing
- Draft only: ensure your workflow promotes drafts after review
- Images missing: use accessible image URLs and supported formats
- Tags rejected: use lowercase tags without special characters
Rate Limits
- Reduce schedule frequency
- Stagger publishing across platforms
Browser Automation and Paywall
- Paywall not enabled: ensure Paid Medium Account is set to Yes and Browser Automation is enabled
- Magic link invalid: use the email sign-in flow and copy the URL starting with https://medium.com/m/callback/email?token=...
- Magic link expired: request a new email link and update the integration
- Captcha or login challenges: retry later; automation will re-attempt login
- Publication selection fails: verify you have publication access and the publication is active
Steps to Diagnose
- Re-test integration in Bloggy AI
- Check recent logs for error code and message
- Re-authenticate token
- Try a minimal post without images
- If using automation, re-generate and paste a fresh magic link
Help
Contact support with the error code, timestamp, and integration target