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+# node-red-contrib-micropub
+
+[Node-RED](http://nodered.org/) nodes to create new posts on Micropub weblogs.
+
+
+## Run the following command in the root directory of your Node-RED install
+
+    npm install node-red-node-google
+
+## Usage
+
+### Micropub Create
+
+Create a new entry on a weblog.
+
+The incoming message should provide the follwoing properties.
+
+* **payload** - an MF2 formatted object
+