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Automate Instagram stories publishing from Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 14 steps, 2 branches, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

14 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 7Service 5

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

  1. 1๐Ÿš€ Manual StartManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2โฐ Auto ScheduleSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3โš™๏ธ Configuration HubSetLogic
  4. 4๐Ÿ“Š Fetch Videos from SheetGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5๐ŸŽฒ Randomize OrderSortLogic
  6. 6๐Ÿ”„ Process Each VideoSplit In BatchesLogic
  7. 7โ“ Already Posted CheckIfLogic
  8. 8๐ŸŽฏ Prepare Video DataSetLogic
  9. 9๐Ÿ“ค Create Story ContainerHttp RequestService
  10. 10๐Ÿ” Check Processing StatusHttp RequestService
  11. 11โœ… Ready to Publish?IfLogic
  12. 12๐ŸŽ‰ Publish to InstagramFacebook Graph ApiService
  13. 13โฐ Wait 30 SecondsWaitLogic
  14. 14โœ๏ธ Mark as PostedGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

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

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets account. 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. 14 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 14 steps before you point it at anything that matters.