Automation library · Lead generation

Generate qualified Instagram leads from hashtags with Apify

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Google Sheets. 12 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 8Service 3

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

  1. 1When clicking ‘Execute workflow’Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2Get list of HashtagsGoogle SheetsService
  3. 3Aggregate HashtagsAggregateLogic
  4. 4make hashtag linksCodeLogic
  5. 5Scrape instagram hashtag postsHttp RequestService
  6. 6Format captions, usernames and dataCodeLogic
  7. 7IF, Hashtags OnlyIfLogic
  8. 8Remove Duplicate UsernamesRemove DuplicatesLogic
  9. 9IF, English OnlyIfLogic
  10. 10Combine all usernamesAggregateLogic
  11. 11Scrape instagram ProfilesHttp RequestService
  12. 12If followers are in a certain range continueIfLogic

How it's built

Starts on
An event in a connected app
Steps
12, with 3 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 an event in a connected app.

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.