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Auto-download Reddit memes to Google Drive with Telegram

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive, Reddit and Telegram. 17 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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17 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 10Service 6

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1CronSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2SettingsSetLogic
  3. 3Get random subredditCodeLogic
  4. 4Get Reddit postsRedditService
  5. 5Keep only imagesFilterLogic
  6. 6Loop PostsSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7Keep only new imagesFilterLogic
  8. 8Wait between requestsWaitLogic
  9. 9Aggregate new imagesAggregateLogic
  10. 10Image variablesSetLogic
  11. 11Have new images?IfLogic
  12. 12Search image in driveGoogle DriveService
  13. 13Notify on TelegramTelegramService
  14. 14Send no new images textTelegramService
  15. 15Is a new image?IfLogic
  16. 16Download imageHttp RequestService
  17. 17Upload image to driveGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
17, with 2 branches, 2 loops or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Reddit, Telegram
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive, Reddit and Telegram accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 17 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 17 steps before you point it at anything that matters.