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n8n Instagram API

Workflow Examples & Recipes

Workflow Examples & Recipes

Here are common automation recipes and workflows you can build with n8n and this node.

1. Automated Instagram Comment Auto-Responder with AI

Automatically analyze comments on your recent posts using an LLM and reply with personalized responses.

graph LR
  Schedule[Schedule Trigger: Hourly] --> GetPosts[Instagram: Get Recent Media]
  GetPosts --> GetComments[Instagram: Get Comments]
  GetComments --> FilterSpam[Filter: Unreplied & Not Spam]
  FilterSpam --> AI[OpenAI / Gemini: Generate Reply]
  AI --> Reply[Instagram: Reply to Comment]

Steps:

  1. Trigger on a schedule (e.g. every 15 minutes).
  2. Fetch top 5 recent posts and their comments.
  3. Use an LLM node to generate a friendly, context-aware reply.
  4. Call Instagram > Comment > Reply to Comment.

2. Cross-Posting from Notion / Airtable to Instagram Reels

Publish videos stored in Notion or Airtable directly to Instagram Reels with status checking.

graph LR
  DB[Notion / Airtable Trigger] --> Validate[Check Video URL & Caption]
  Validate --> Upload[Instagram: Publish Video / Reels]
  Upload --> Log[Update Notion: Set Status to Published]

Steps:

  1. Trigger when a database record status changes to Ready to Publish.
  2. Extract the public video asset URL and caption text.
  3. Call Instagram > Media > Publish Video (with Media Type: REELS).
  4. Update the Notion record with the newly generated Instagram Media ID.

3. Daily Analytics Digest to Slack / Telegram / Discord

Send a summary of yesterday’s follower growth, reach, impressions, and top-performing post to your team’s Slack channel every morning.

graph LR
  Morning[Cron Trigger: 08:00 AM] --> Insights[Instagram: Get Account Insights]
  Insights --> Format[Code Node: Format Markdown Report]
  Format --> Slack[Slack / Telegram: Send Message]