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Automate Instagram reel downloads with Google Drive

Started by another system calling it, and works across Google Drive, Google Sheets and Telegram. 9 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
3Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 3Service 4

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

  1. 1WebhookWebhookStarts it
  2. 2IfIfLogic
  3. 3If Sender is MeIfLogic
  4. 4Respond to WebhookRespond To WebhookStarts it
  5. 5Get Timestamp CodeCodeLogic
  6. 6Get ReelHttp RequestService
  7. 7Upload fileGoogle DriveService
  8. 8Update Sheet with the ReelGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9MessageTelegramService

How it's built

Starts on
Another system calling it
Steps
9, with 2 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive, Google Sheets, Telegram
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on another system calling it.

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. 9 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 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.