# Build a Reels swipe file from Instagram with Apify and Groq: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to Groq.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/build-a-reels-swipe-file-from-instagram-with-apify-and-groq (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Build a Reels swipe file from Instagram with Apify and Groq

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and Telegram. It hands the judgement calls to Groq. 18 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium Calls a model: Groq

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**18 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**2** Branches: places the flow splits

**1** Loop or waits

**2** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Model 2 Logic 11 Service 3

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

- 1 **Every Monday morning** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **When clicking 'Test workflow'** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Groq chat model** Lm Chat Groq *Model*
- 4 **Config** Set *Logic*
- 5 **Label the hook and rewrite it** Information Extractor *Model*
- 6 **Creators, one per item** Code *Logic*
- 7 **Build one row per reel** Code *Logic*
- 8 **Loop over creators** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 9 **Column order** Set *Logic*
- 10 **Reel rows only (skip the run summary)** If *Logic*
- 11 **Transcribe this creator's reels** Http Request *Service*
- 12 **Append the new rows to Google Sheets** Google Sheets *Service*
- 13 **Only reels we have not seen before** Remove Duplicates *Logic*
- 14 **Collect the new reels** Aggregate *Logic*
- 15 **Any new reels?** If *Logic*
- 16 **Write the Telegram digest** Code *Logic*
- 17 **Nothing new this week** No Op *Logic*
- 18 **Send the digest to Telegram** Telegram *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 18, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Google Sheets, Telegram
- **Model:** Groq

## Questions

What does it need to run?

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

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Groq. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 18 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 18 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fbuild-a-reels-swipe-file-from-instagram-with-apify-and-groq)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Telegram](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Telegram#library)

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