Automate Instagram Carousel Posts With Google Drive & Sheets
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Streamline your Instagram marketing by automatically creating and publishing carousel posts. This workflow pulls image sources from Google Drive and content details from Google Sheets, making social media content creation effortless.
About This Workflow
This n8n workflow is designed to revolutionize your Instagram content strategy by automating the creation and publishing of carousel posts. Leveraging the power of Google Sheets and Google Drive, you can easily schedule and manage your visual content. The workflow is triggered on a schedule, checking your Google Sheet for posts marked as 'ToDo' and of type 'Carousel'. It then retrieves images from a specified Google Drive folder, uploads them to Cloudinary for optimized delivery, and finally publishes them as a compelling Instagram carousel post via the Instagram Graph API. This significantly reduces manual effort and ensures consistent posting for your brand.
Key Features
- Automated Carousel Creation: Effortlessly generate Instagram carousel posts without manual intervention.
- Google Sheets Integration: Manage your content schedule, image folder links, and captions directly within a familiar Google Sheet.
- Google Drive Image Source: Easily organize and access your carousel images in a dedicated Google Drive folder.
- Cloudinary Optimization: Uploads images to Cloudinary for efficient storage and delivery, ensuring optimal performance.
- Scheduled Publishing: Set up automatic posting at your desired intervals, ensuring consistent social media presence.
- Customizable Workflow: Easily adapt the workflow to your specific needs and preferred scheduling.
How To Use
- Prepare Your Content:
- Organize your carousel images into a dedicated folder in Google Drive. Ensure this folder is shared publicly (anyone with the link can view).
- Create or update your master Google Sheet. Add a new row for each carousel post you want to schedule.
- In your Google Sheet, include columns for:
Folder(the shareable link to your Google Drive folder),Expected content(this will be used as your caption),Status(set to"ToDo"), andType(set to"Carousel").
- Configure Cloudinary:
- Sign up for a Cloudinary account if you don't have one.
- Note your Cloud Name and Upload Preset. Update the
<your-cloud-name>and<your_upload_preset>placeholders in the Upload images to Cloudinary node with your specific credentials.
- Set Up Instagram API:
- Obtain an Instagram Access Token and your Instagram Business ID.
- Update the
<your-instagram-access-token>and<your-ig_user_id>placeholders in the Setup for Instagram node with your obtained credentials.
- Configure n8n Nodes:
- Schedule Trigger: Set your desired interval for checking the Google Sheet (e.g., every 5 minutes).
- Get Execution for Carousel: Connect this node to your master Google Sheet. Ensure the
Document IDandSheet Name(GID) are correctly set. - Get image list from a Google Drive folder: This node will automatically fetch the
FolderID from the output of theGet Execution for Carouselnode. Ensure your Google Drive credentials are set up. - Upload images to Cloudinary: This node is pre-configured to upload files from the previous Google Drive node. Verify your Cloudinary credentials are correct.
- Publish Instagram Carousel: (This node is not detailed in the snippet but would follow Cloudinary upload) This node would take the Cloudinary URLs and publish them as a carousel post. You will need to configure this node with your Instagram API credentials and ensure it correctly formats the media IDs for the carousel.
- Activate and Monitor:
- Save your n8n workflow.
- Activate the workflow and monitor its execution. Check your Google Sheet and Instagram profile to ensure posts are being published as expected.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "730c12f1-84eb-4b3c-a404-8209f984d955",
"name": "Automate Instagram Carousel Posts With Google Drive & Sheets",
"nodes": 10,
"category": "Marketing",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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