Automation library · Data collection

Automated Instagram comment response with Google Sheets

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets. 12 steps, 2 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 6Service 4

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

  1. 1Start MonitoringManual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3Configure Post & MessageSetLogic
  4. 4Read Contacted UsersGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Get Post CommentsHttp RequestService
  6. 6Filter New CommentsCodeLogic
  7. 7Check If Has New CommentsIfLogic
  8. 8Send Reply to CommentHttp RequestService
  9. 9Generate SummaryCodeLogic
  10. 10Check Reply SuccessIfLogic
  11. 11Record Contacted UserGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12Log Failed ReplyCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
12, with 2 branches
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. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.